1414958.12A-NYCSR03A - MSW TRANSACTION AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company AND FMC Corporation _______________________ Dated as of March 31, 2017
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TRANSACTION AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
AND
FMC Corporation
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Dated as of March 31, ▇▇▇▇
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................1
Section 1.1 Definitions....................................................................................................1
Section 1.2 Defined Terms ...........................................................................................26
ARTICLE II CLOSING .................................................................................................................36
Section 2.1 Closing .......................................................................................................36
Section 2.2 Closing Date...............................................................................................36
Section 2.3 Acquired Ag Assets ...................................................................................39
Section 2.4 Excluded Ag Assets ...................................................................................40
Section 2.5 Assumed Ag Liabilities..............................................................................42
Section 2.6 Retained Ag Liabilities ..............................................................................44
Section 2.7 Ag Acquisition Inventory Adjustment .......................................................45
Section 2.8 Certain Ag Business Prorations .................................................................46
Section 2.9 Ag Allocation .............................................................................................47
Section 2.10 Acquired H&N Assets ...............................................................................48
Section 2.11 Excluded H&N Assets ...............................................................................49
Section 2.12 Assumed H&N Liabilities..........................................................................51
Section 2.13 Retained H&N Liabilities ..........................................................................52
Section 2.14 H&N Acquisition Working Capital Adjustment........................................53
Section 2.15 Certain H&N Business Prorations .............................................................54
Section 2.16 H&N Allocation .........................................................................................55
Section 2.17 Transferred Ag Subsidiaries ......................................................................56
Section 2.18 Transferred H&N Subsidiaries ..................................................................56
Section 2.19 Works Council Matters ..............................................................................56
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DESCARTES .........................59
Section 3.1 Organization, Standing and Power ............................................................59
Section 3.2 Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability ...................................59
Section 3.3 Transferred Ag Subsidiaries ......................................................................60
Section 3.4 No Conflicts; Consents ..............................................................................61
Section 3.5 Proceedings ................................................................................................61
Section 3.6 Financial Statements ..................................................................................62
Section 3.7 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities ...........................................................62
Section 3.8 Absence of Changes or Events ..................................................................62
Section 3.9 Sufficiency of Assets; Title ........................................................................63
Section 3.10 Intellectual Property ...................................................................................64
Section 3.11 Registrations ..............................................................................................64
Section 3.12 Real Property .............................................................................................65
Section 3.13 Contracts ....................................................................................................66
Section 3.14 Compliance with Applicable Laws; Permits..............................................68
Section 3.15 Environmental Matters...............................................................................69
Section 3.16 Taxes ..........................................................................................................70
Section 3.17 Labor Relations; Employees and Employee Benefit Plans........................72
Section 3.18 Intercompany Arrangements ......................................................................74
Section 3.19 Import/Export Compliance ........................................................................74
Section 3.20 Product Liability and Product Warranty ....................................................74
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Section 3.21 Customers and Suppliers............................................................................75
Section 3.22 Brokers .......................................................................................................76
Section 3.23 No Other Representations or Warranties ...................................................76
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FERMAT ...............................77
Section 4.1 Organization, Standing and Power ............................................................77
Section 4.2 Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability ...................................78
Section 4.3 Transferred H&N Subsidiaries ..................................................................78
Section 4.4 No Conflicts; Consents ..............................................................................79
Section 4.5 Proceedings ................................................................................................80
Section 4.6 Financial Statements ..................................................................................80
Section 4.7 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities ...........................................................81
Section 4.8 Absence of Changes or Events ..................................................................81
Section 4.9 Sufficiency of Assets; Title ........................................................................81
Section 4.10 Intellectual Property ...................................................................................82
Section 4.11 Registrations ..............................................................................................83
Section 4.12 Real Property .............................................................................................83
Section 4.13 Contracts ....................................................................................................84
Section 4.14 Compliance with Applicable Laws; Permits..............................................86
Section 4.15 Environmental Matters...............................................................................87
Section 4.16 Taxes ..........................................................................................................88
Section 4.17 Labor Relations; Employees and Employee Benefit Plans........................89
Section 4.18 Intercompany Arrangements ......................................................................91
Section 4.19 Import/Export Compliance ........................................................................92
Section 4.20 Product Liability and Product Warranty ....................................................92
Section 4.21 Customers, Suppliers and Distributors ......................................................92
Section 4.22 Brokers .......................................................................................................93
Section 4.23 Healthcare Regulatory Matters ..................................................................94
Section 4.24 Financial Capability ...................................................................................94
Section 4.25 No Other Representations or Warranties ...................................................95
ARTICLE V COVENANTS..........................................................................................................96
Section 5.1 Certain Governmental Approvals ..............................................................96
Section 5.2 Covenants Relating to Conduct of Ag Business ......................................100
Section 5.3 Covenants Relating to Conduct of H&N Business ..................................103
Section 5.4 Confidentiality .........................................................................................107
Section 5.5 Access to Information ..............................................................................109
Section 5.6 Production of Witnesses and Individuals .................................................112
Section 5.7 Publicity ...................................................................................................113
Section 5.8 Ag Employee Matters ..............................................................................114
Section 5.9 H&N Employee Matters ..........................................................................123
Section 5.10 Shared Contracts ......................................................................................132
Section 5.11 Obligations Regarding Non-Assignable Assets. ......................................135
Section 5.12 Names Following Closing........................................................................139
Section 5.13 Pre-Closing Restructuring ........................................................................141
Section 5.14 Mail and Other Communications; Payments ...........................................141
Section 5.15 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation ........................................................142
Section 5.16 Restriction on Use of Concerto Data .......................................................145
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Section 5.17 Intercompany Agreements .......................................................................145
Section 5.18 Audited Financial Statements; Cooperation Regarding Pro Forma
Financial Statements ................................................................................147
Section 5.19 Transfer of Permits. .................................................................................150
Section 5.20 Financial Assurance .................................................................................151
Section 5.21 Guarantees................................................................................................151
Section 5.22 Conflicts; Privileges .................................................................................156
Section 5.23 Site Access/Lease/Services Agreements..................................................157
Section 5.24 Wrong Pockets .........................................................................................158
Section 5.25 Financing Cooperation .............................................................................159
Section 5.26 Financing Obligation ...............................................................................160
Section 5.27 Recordation of Transfers of Certain Acquired Assets .............................161
Section 5.28 Other Covenants.......................................................................................162
Section 5.29 Essential Systems and Services ...............................................................165
Section 5.30 Further Assurances...................................................................................171
Section 5.31 Acquisition Documents ............................................................................171
ARTICLE VI CERTAIN TAX MATTERS ................................................................................172
Section 6.1 Tax Indemnification by Descartes ...........................................................172
Section 6.2 Tax Indemnification by Fermat ...............................................................172
Section 6.3 Straddle Periods .......................................................................................173
Section 6.4 Tax Returns ..............................................................................................174
Section 6.5 Tax Contests.............................................................................................178
Section 6.6 Cooperation and Exchange of Information ..............................................181
Section 6.7 Tax Sharing Agreements..........................................................................181
Section 6.8 Certain Tax Elections ...............................................................................181
Section 6.9 Additional Post-Closing Covenants .........................................................182
Section 6.10 Transfer Taxes .........................................................................................182
Section 6.11 Value Added Taxes ..................................................................................183
Section 6.12 Certain Tax Benefits, Refunds, Credits and Carrybacks .........................183
Section 6.13 Timing of Payments .................................................................................185
Section 6.14 Tax Matters Coordination ........................................................................185
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING ...........................................185
Section 7.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations to Close .....................................185
Section 7.2 Conditions to Obligations of Fermat to Close .........................................186
Section 7.3 Conditions to Obligations of Descartes to Close .....................................187
Section 7.4 Frustration of Closing Conditions ............................................................188
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION; EFFECT OF TERMINATION .............................................188
Section 8.1 Termination ..............................................................................................188
Section 8.2 Effect of Termination ...............................................................................189
Section 8.3 Notice of Termination ..............................................................................189
ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION ..........................................................................................190
Section 9.1 Survival ....................................................................................................190
Section 9.2 Indemnification by Descartes ..................................................................190
Section 9.3 Indemnification by Fermat .......................................................................191
Section 9.4 Procedures ................................................................................................192
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Section 9.5 Exclusive Remedy and Release ...............................................................193
Section 9.6 Environmental, Health and Safety Procedures ........................................194
Section 9.7 Additional Indemnification Provisions ....................................................199
Section 9.8 Limitation on Liability .............................................................................199
Section 9.9 Indemnity Payments.................................................................................199
ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS.....................................................................................200
Section 10.1 Entire Agreement .....................................................................................200
Section 10.2 Assignment ..............................................................................................200
Section 10.3 Amendments and Waivers .......................................................................201
Section 10.4 No Third Party Beneficiaries ...................................................................201
Section 10.5 Notices .....................................................................................................201
Section 10.6 Specific Performance ...............................................................................202
Section 10.7 Governing Law and Jurisdiction ..............................................................202
Section 10.8 Waiver of Jury Trial .................................................................................204
Section 10.9 Severability ..............................................................................................204
Section 10.10 Counterparts .............................................................................................204
Section 10.11 Expenses ..................................................................................................204
Section 10.12 Interpretation; Absence of Presumption ..................................................204
Section 10.13 No Recourse .............................................................................................206
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 Form of Ag General Assignment and ▇▇▇▇ of Sale
Exhibit A-2 Form of H&N General Assignment and ▇▇▇▇ of Sale
Exhibit A-3 Form of Aria Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit A-4 Form of Concerto Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit B-1 Form of Ag Cross Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit B-2 Form of H&N Cross Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit C-1 Form of Ag IP Cross License Agreement
Exhibit C-2 Form of H&N IP Cross License Agreement
Exhibit D-1 Form of Ag Regulatory License Agreement
Exhibit D-2 Form of Ag Regulatory Transfer and Support Agreement
Exhibit D-3 Form of Picoxystrobin Data Cost Sharing Agreement
Exhibit E-1 Form of AI Reverse Supply and Manufacturing Agreement
Exhibit E-2 Form of Ag Repackaging Agreement
Exhibit E-3 Form of Ag Reverse Repackaging Agreement
Exhibit E-4 Form of Manufacturing Agreement (Retained Ag Sites)
Exhibit E-5 Form of Manufacturing Agreement (Descartes Retained Products)
Exhibit E-6 Delayed Site Term Sheet
Exhibit G-1 The Ag Step Plan
Exhibit G-2 The H&N Step Plan
Exhibit H French Offer Letter
Exhibit I-1 Ag Accounting Principles
Exhibit I-2 H&N Accounting Principles
Exhibit J Form of Descartes Financial Statements Certificate
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TRANSACTION AGREEMENT
Transaction Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2017 (this “Agreement”), by and between
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a Delaware corporation (“Descartes”) and FMC
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Fermat”).
WHEREAS, to comply with Descartes’s obligations under the EC Commitments,
Descartes desires to sell to Fermat, and Fermat desires to purchase from Descartes, certain assets
related to the Ag Business, and Fermat desires to acquire such assets and to assume certain
liabilities related to the Ag Business, in each case upon the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement (the “Ag Acquisition”);
WHEREAS, Fermat desires to sell to Descartes, and Descartes desires to purchase from
Fermat, certain assets related to the H&N Business, and Descartes desires to acquire such assets
and to assume certain liabilities related to the H&N Business, in each case upon the terms and
conditions contained in this Agreement (the “H&N Acquisition”); and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, on the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. As used herein, the following terms have the meanings set
forth below:
“Acquired Ag Data Package” means the Transferred Ag Registration Data and the
Licensed Ag Registration Data.
“Acquired Ag Leased Real Property” means all leasehold or subleasehold estates in any
land, buildings, structures, improvements or fixtures held by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries
set forth in Section 1.1(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule.
“Acquired Ag Owned Real Property” means all of the real property owned by Descartes
or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in Section 1.1(b) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule.
“Acquired H&N Leased Real Property” means all leasehold or subleasehold estates in
any land, buildings, structures, improvements or fixtures held by Fermat or any of its
Subsidiaries set forth in Section 1.1(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule.
“Acquired H&N Owned Real Property” means all of the real property owned by Fermat
or any of its Subsidiaries set forth in Section 1.1(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule.
“Acquisition Documents” means the Ag Acquisition Documents and the H&N
Acquisition Documents.
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“Acquisitions” means the Ag Acquisition and the H&N Acquisition.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with
correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with
respect to any Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of
voting securities, by Contract or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, as of and after the
Closing, (a) none of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of Descartes
and (b) none of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of Fermat.
“Ag Acquisition Documents” means this Agreement, the Ag IP Cross License
Agreement, the Ag Cross Transition Services Agreement, the Ag General Assignment and ▇▇▇▇
of Sale, the Aria Assignment and Assumption Agreement, the Concerto Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, the French Offer Letter, the Ag Foreign Closing Documents, the Ag
Regulatory Transfer and Support Agreement, the Ag Regulatory License Agreement, the
Picoxystrobin Data Cost Sharing Agreement, the Ag IP Transfer Documents, the Ag Site Access
Agreement/Lease/Services Agreements and the Ag Manufacturing Agreements.
“Ag Active Registrations” means any and all Registrations for the Transferred Ag Active
Ingredients and the Transferred Ag Formulated Products (excluding the Excluded Products)
whether in the form of technical active ingredient, manufacturing use product, or end-use
formulations or mixtures, filed or obtained by Descartes, any of its Subsidiaries or any third
party distributor on behalf of Descartes or its Subsidiaries in any country where Descartes, any of
its Subsidiaries or any third party distributor on behalf of Descartes or its Subsidiaries has, within
the five (5) year period ending on the Closing Date, manufactured, sold, imported, exported or
distributed such products, including all Registrations listed on Section 3.11(a)(i) of the Descartes
Disclosure Schedule.
“Ag Adjustment Amount” means an amount, which may be positive or negative, equal to
(a) the Closing Ag Inventory Amount minus (b) the Target Ag Inventory Amount.
“Ag Benefit Plan” means each employee benefit plan, arrangement or agreement,
whether or not written, including any employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of
Section 3(1) of ERISA (whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA), any employee pension
benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (whether or not such plan is subject to
ERISA), and any bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, vacation, stock purchase, stock or
stock-based, severance, retention, employment, change of control or fringe benefit plan, program
or agreement that is or has been sponsored, maintained or contributed to or by Descartes or any
of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates, for the benefit of any Ag Business Employees (and any
employees of the Ag Business who, but for their termination of employment, would have been
an Ag Business Employee), but excluding any of the foregoing maintained by any Governmental
Entity to which contributions are required by applicable Law.
“Ag Business” means (a) as conducted by Descartes and its Subsidiaries as of the date
hereof and at the Closing, the entire business of developing, synthesizing, packaging and selling
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the Transferred Ag Active Ingredients and the Transferred Ag Formulated Products, (b) the Ag
R&D Platform and (c) the Picoxystrobin License.
“Ag Business Employee” means any employee of Descartes or its Subsidiaries who is
set forth on Section 1.1(c) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (by employee identification
number and job title), which (a) shall be updated by Descartes prior to the Closing Date to reflect
(i) terminations of employment, and employees hired or transferred to replace employees set
forth on Section 1.1(c) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule, in each case, as permitted by
Section 5.2(b)(vi) and Section 5.2(b)(vii) and (ii) the addition of any employee as mutually
agreed upon by the parties (it being understood that Descartes will consider in reasonable good
faith any requests by Fermat, made in reasonable good faith at least forty-five (45) days prior to
the Closing Date, to add (A) employees who provide functional support to the Ag Business, and
(B) employees located in India who are set forth on Section 3.17(g) of the Descartes Disclosure
Schedule and who dedicate fifty percent (50%) or more of their business time to the Ag
Business), and (b) is inclusive of each employee who, immediately prior to the Closing, is
Related to the Ag Business.
“Ag Business Material Adverse Effect” means any fact, change, circumstance, event,
occurrence, condition, development, effect or combination of the foregoing that, individually or
in the aggregate, is or could reasonably be expected to (a) be materially adverse to the business,
properties, financial condition or results of operations of the Ag Business taken as a whole or (b)
prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Ag Acquisition and the other transactions
contemplated hereby; provided that no such event, effect or change resulting or arising from or in
connection with any of the following matters shall be deemed by itself or by themselves, either
alone or in combination, to constitute or contribute to an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect:
(i) the general local, regional, national or international conditions in the industries or markets in
which the Ag Business operates, including competition in any of the geographic areas in which
the Ag Business operates; (ii) general political, economic, financial or capital market conditions
(including the prevailing interest rates or credit markets, exchange rates or the prices of
commodities or raw materials used in the Ag Business); (iii) any act of civil unrest, war,
sabotage, cyber-attack or terrorism, including an outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving
the United States or any other country or the declaration by the United States or any other
country of a national emergency or war; (iv) any failure to meet internal or external budgets,
forecasts, projections or predictions or analysts’ expectations or projections for any future period
(whether related to the Ag Business or otherwise), changes in credit ratings or changes in the
trading price or volume of Descartes’s common stock (it being understood that the underlying
causes of (A) any such failure to meet budgets, forecasts, projections, predictions or
expectations, (B) any such change in credit ratings or (C) any such change in trading price or
volume of Descartes’s common stock shall be taken into account in determining whether an Ag
Business Material Adverse Effect has occurred, unless such causes are otherwise excepted under
this proviso); (v) any actions taken to which Fermat has consented; (vi) any actions required to
be taken by Descartes or any of its Affiliates pursuant to Section 5.1; (vii) the execution,
announcement or pendency of this Agreement, the Ag Acquisition or the other transactions
contemplated hereby (other than for purposes of Section 3.4 and Section 3.17(e) to the extent the
purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the consequences resulting from the
execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Ag Acquisition and the other
transactions contemplated hereby); (viii) acts of God (including hurricanes, floods, tornados,
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earthquakes and other natural disasters) or other calamities; (ix) any labor strike, slow down,
lockage or stoppage, pending or threatened, affecting the Ag Business or any Ag Business
Employee; or (x) changes in any Law or GAAP or other applicable accounting principles or
standard or any interpretations thereof, unless, in the cases of clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (viii) or (x)
above, such events, effects or changes would reasonably be expected to have a materially
disproportionate impact on the business, properties, financial condition or results of operations of
the Ag Business, taken as a whole, relative to other affected participants in the industries in
which the Ag Business operates.
“Ag Cross Transition Services Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the
form set forth on Exhibit B-1.
“Ag Dormant Registrations” means any and all Registrations for the Transferred Ag
Active Ingredients and the Transferred Ag Formulated Products (excluding the Excluded
Products) whether in the form of technical active ingredient, manufacturing use product, or end-
use formulations or mixtures, filed or obtained by Descartes, any of its Subsidiaries or any third
party distributor on behalf of Descartes or its Subsidiaries in any country where none of
Descartes, any of its Subsidiaries or any third-party distributor on behalf of Descartes or its
Subsidiaries has, within the five (5) year period ending on the Closing Date, manufactured, sold,
imported, exported or distributed such products.
“Ag General Assignment and ▇▇▇▇ of Sale” means the General Assignments and
Assumptions and Bills of Sale for the Acquired Ag Assets and Assumed Ag Liabilities, in the
form attached as Exhibit A-1 hereto.
“Ag Intercompany Agreements” means all Contracts between or among Descartes and/or
any of its Subsidiaries (excluding any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries), on the one hand, and
any Transferred Ag Subsidiary, on the other hand.
“Ag IP Cross License Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the form set
forth on Exhibit C-1.
“Ag Leased Real Property” means all leasehold or subleasehold estates in any land,
buildings, structures, improvements or fixtures held by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries and
Related to the Ag Business.
“Ag Manufacturing Agreements” means, collectively, the Ag Repackaging Agreements,
the Manufacturing Agreement (Retained Ag Sites), the Manufacturing Agreement (Descartes
Retained Products), the AI Reverse Supply and Manufacturing Agreement and any applicable
Delayed Site Agreements.
“Ag Owned Real Property” means all of the real property owned by Descartes or any of
its Subsidiaries and Related to the Ag Business.
“Ag R&D Pipeline” means all compounds and their analogues currently being evaluated
and developed by the R&D Organization, including the Compound Library and Specified
Pipeline Products, but excluding the Retained Descartes Pipeline, in each case regardless of stage
on the Closing Date.
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“Ag R&D Platform” means the R&D Organization and the Ag R&D Pipeline.
“Ag Regulatory Approvals” means all Approvals from antitrust and other Governmental
Entities that are required under applicable Law to permit the consummation of the Ag
Acquisition.
“Ag Regulatory License Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the form set
forth on Exhibit D-1.
“Ag Regulatory Transfer and Support Agreement” means an agreement in substantially
the form set forth on Exhibit D-2.
“Ag Repackaging Agreements” means the Ag Repackaging Agreement, in substantially
the form set forth on Exhibit E-2 and the Ag Reverse Repackaging Agreement, in substantially
the form set forth on Exhibit E-3.
“AI Reverse Supply and Manufacturing Agreement” means a AI Reverse Supply and
Manufacturing Agreement in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit E-1.
“Approvals” means the approval, authorization or consent of, filing with, notification to,
or granting or issuance of any license, order, waiver or permit by, any third party or
Governmental Entity.
“Approved Employment Terms” means (a) a base salary or wage rate and target
incentive compensation no less favorable than, respectively, the base salary or wage rate and
target incentive compensation in effect with respect to such individual immediately before the
Closing Date, provided that the value attributable to equity-based incentive compensation need
not be provided in the form of equity and may be provided in the form of incentive compensation
or additional base pay or wage rate or a combination thereof, (b) (i) in respect of any individual
employed in a national jurisdiction where fewer than ten (10) individuals will by reason of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement transfer employment from one party hereto or its
respective Affiliates to the other party hereto or its respective Affiliates, other benefits that are
consistent with prevailing market practice from time to time in such jurisdiction and (ii) in the
case of all other individuals, other benefits (determined, subject in all cases to Section 1.1(d) of
the Descartes Disclosure Schedule and Section 1.1(c) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule, without
regard to nonqualified defined contribution plans, retiree medical plans and retiree life insurance
plans and, with respect to International Ag Business Employees and International H&N Business
Employees, without regard to qualified and nonqualified defined benefit pension plans and, with
respect to U.S. Ag Business Employees and U.S. H&N Business Employees, without regard to
nonqualified defined benefit pension plans) that are no less favorable in the aggregate than those
in effect with respect to such individual immediately before the Closing Date and (c) severance
benefits (after giving effect to the provisions of Section 5.8(g) or Section 5.9(g), as the case may
be) equal in value to the greater of (i) those that such individual would have received upon a
severance-qualifying termination of employment under the terms of the severance plan or
program applicable to and as in effect in respect of such individual immediately prior to the
Closing Date and (ii) (A) for Ag Business Employees, those that a similarly situated employee of
Fermat or any of its Affiliates would have received upon a severance-qualifying termination of
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employment under the terms of the severance plan or program applicable to and as in effect in
respect of such employee on the Closing Date and (B) for H&N Business Employees, those that
a similarly situated employee of Descartes or any of its Affiliates would have received upon a
severance-qualifying termination of employment under the terms of the severance plan or
program applicable to and as in effect in respect of such employee on the Closing Date; provided
that, in each case, in respect of individuals whose principal work location is outside the United
States, all terms and conditions shall be no less favorable than the terms and conditions otherwise
required by Law; provided, further, that the terms and conditions for any Transferred Ag
Business Employees subject to an Ag Labor Agreement shall be in accordance with the
applicable Ag Labor Agreement and subsequent negotiations between Fermat and collective
bargaining representatives, to the extent required by applicable Law or Contract, and the terms
and conditions for any Transferred H&N Business Employees subject to a H&N Labor
Agreement shall be in accordance with the applicable H&N Labor Agreement and subsequent
negotiations between Descartes and collective bargaining representatives, to the extent required
by applicable Law or Contract.
“Aria” means Tessenderlo ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Inc.
“Aria Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means the Partial Assignment and
Assumption Agreement (Aria) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-3 to be entered into by
Descartes and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and Fermat and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable,
at the Closing.
“Aria Rights” means the licenses and rights granted to Aria pursuant to the agreements
listed on Section 1.1(e) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule.
“Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee” means any Ag Business Employee who,
as of immediately prior to the Closing, is employed by Descartes or one of its Subsidiaries and
will transfer to Fermat or its applicable Subsidiary as of the Closing automatically by operation
of Law pursuant to the Transfer Regulations.
“Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee” means any H&N Business Employee
who, as of immediately prior to the Closing, is employed by Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries
and will transfer to Descartes or its applicable Subsidiary as of the Closing automatically by
operation of Law pursuant to the Transfer Regulations.
“Benefit Continuation Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and
ending on the later of (a) the first anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) December 31, 2018.
“Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday, or day on which
commercial banks are required or authorized to be closed in New York, New York.
“Cash Amounts” means all cash checks, money orders, marketable securities, short-term
instruments and other cash equivalents, demand deposits or similar accounts, funds in time and
any evidence of Indebtedness issued or guaranteed by any Governmental Entity.
“Cash Balancing Amount” means $1,200,000,000.
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“Cereal Field” means the application of a commercial herbicide product on any Cereal
after emergence to control, deter, prevent the growth of and/or kill any broadleaf weeds;
provided, that the Cereal Field shall not include the application of any commercial herbicide
product prior to, or at the time of, planting of any commercial crop (including, but not limited,
any Cereal) or to a fallow field.
“Cereals” means, collectively, the following crops: wheat, rye, barley, oat, triticale, and
spelt.
“Citibank Receivables Agreements” means, collectively, as amended, (a) the Supplier
Agreement, dated July 26, 2016, by and between Fermat International and each and any of
Citibank, N.A., its branches and subsidiaries and affiliates and the particular Citibank entity
acting as purchaser of “Receivables” and “Paying Agent” from time to time as set out in the
current “Pricing Schedule” thereunder (as such terms are defined therein) and (b) the Supplier
Agreement, dated May 27, 2016, by and between Fermat BioPolymer AS and each and any of
Citibank, N.A., its branches and subsidiaries and affiliates and the particular Citibank entity
acting as purchaser of “Receivables” and “Paying Agent” from time to time as set out in the
current “Pricing Schedule” thereunder (as such terms are defined therein).
“Closing Ag Inventory Amount” means the value of the Ag Inventory as of immediately
prior to the Closing, calculated according to the Ag Accounting Principles.
“Closing H&N Working Capital Amount” means the H&N Working Capital as of
immediately prior to the Closing.
“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Compound Library” means the discovery library comprised of physical samples of
compounds that is stored in the ▇▇▇▇▇ Haystack compound storage unit, including all Intellectual
Property related thereto, but excluding (a) all Excluded Ag Assets, and any samples,
manufacturing standards, impurity standards, regulatory samples and other materials related to
such Excluded Ag Assets and (b) for clarity, all Intellectual Property with respect to any
compounds for which the physical samples are contained in the Compound Library solely to the
extent related to current or previously marketed products of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than Transferred Ag Active Ingredients and Transferred Ag Formulated Products) or the
Retained Descartes Pipeline.
“Concerto” means Bayer CropScience AG.
“Concerto Assignment and Assumption Agreement” means the Partial Assignment and
Assumption Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-4 to be entered into by
Descartes and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and Fermat and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable,
at the Closing.
“Concerto Data” means, collectively, Concerto Formulated Product Data and the
Concerto Technical Data.
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“Concerto Formulated Product Data” means the Registration Data listed on Section
1.1(f) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule.
“Concerto Rights” means the licenses and rights granted to Concerto pursuant to the
agreements listed on Section 1.1(g) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule.
“Concerto Technical Data” means the Registration Data listed on Section 1.1(h) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule.
“Contamination” means the emission, discharge or release of any Hazardous Substance
to, on, onto or into the environment.
“Contract” means any written or oral contract, lease, license, commitment, customer
order, customer marketing program, loan or credit agreement, indenture, agreement, instrument
or other commitment that is binding on any Person or entity or any part of its property under
applicable Law, other than a Permit.
“Controlled Group Liability” means any and all liabilities (a) under Title IV of ERISA,
(b) under Section 302 of ERISA, (c) under Sections 412, 430 and 4971 of the Code, (d) as a
result of a failure to comply with the continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq.
of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code or (e) under corresponding or similar provisions of
foreign laws.
“Delayed Transfer Ag Business Employee” means (a) to the extent that the France
Closing occurs following the Closing, any French Ag Business Employees and (b) any Ag
Business Employee who Descartes and Fermat have determined in good faith may not transfer
employment as of the Closing Date because the applicable visa or immigration process that
would permit such Ag Business Employee to transfer employment to Fermat and its Affiliates
will not be completed as of the Closing Date.
“Delayed Transfer H&N Business Employee” means any H&N Business Employee who
Fermat and Descartes have determined in good faith may not transfer employment as of the
Closing Date because the applicable visa or immigration process that would permit such H&N
Business Employee to transfer employment to Fermat and its Affiliates will not be completed as
of the Closing Date.
“Descartes Certificates” means the Descartes Financial Statements Certificate and the
certificates to be delivered by Descartes to Fermat pursuant to Section 5.29 and Section 7.2(c).
“Descartes Disclosure Schedule” means the Descartes Disclosure Schedule dated as of
the date of this Agreement, provided by Descartes to Fermat.
“Descartes Group” means Descartes and its Subsidiaries (other than any Transferred Ag
Subsidiary).
“Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Assets” means the aggregate fair market value of the
assets of Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Plans which are transferred to employee benefit plans
maintained by Fermat or its Affiliates in accordance with Section 5.8(u).
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“Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount” means the amount, whether positive or
negative, of the Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Assets minus the Descartes Non-U.S. Pension
Liabilities.
“Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Liabilities” means the projected benefit obligations under
all Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Plans which are transferred to employee benefit plans
maintained by Fermat or its Affiliates in accordance with Section 5.8(u). Such projected benefit
obligations will be determined on the basis of the methodology and assumptions utilized in the
balance sheet of the audited financial statements of Descartes for the year ending December 31,
2016, the actual demographics as of the Closing Date and with regard to creditable service
performed on or before the Closing Date.
“Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Plan” means each International Ag Benefit Plan that is a
defined benefit pension plan.
“Dirac” means The Dow Chemical Company, a Delaware corporation.
“Dirac/Descartes Merger” means the transactions contemplated by the Dirac/Descartes
Merger Agreement, including (a) the merger of Diamond Merger Sub, Inc. with and into Dirac
and (b) the merger of Orion Merger Sub, Inc. with and into Descartes.
“Dirac/Descartes Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
as of December 11, 2015, by and among Diamond-Orion HoldCo, Inc. (n/k/a DowDuPont Inc.),
Dirac, Diamond Merger Sub, Inc., Orion Merger Sub, Inc. and Descartes.
“Drug Master Files” means Type IV Drug Master Files (as that term is used in 21 CFR
314.420(a)(4)), including all cover letters and amendments.
“EC Commitments” means the commitments submitted by Dirac and Descartes pursuant
to Article 8(2) of Council Regulation (EC) 139/2004 on February 7, 2017 and adopted by the
European Commission in its decision of March 27, 2017 in Case M.7932.
“Environmental Laws” means, collectively, any and all Laws and Judgments relating to
Contamination or protection of human health or safety or the environment, including Laws
relating to the exposure to, or Release, threatened Release or the presence of Hazardous
Substances, or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, transport or handling of Hazardous Substances and all Laws with regard to
recordkeeping, notification, disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous
Substances.
“Environmental Permit” means any permit, license, approval or other authorization
under any applicable Law or of any Governmental Entity relating to Environmental Laws or
Hazardous Substances.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
“ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity,
trade or business that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of a group described in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇(▇), (▇), (▇) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes or included the
first entity, trade or business, or that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of the same
“controlled group” as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of
ERISA.
“Excluded Ag Formulations Assets” means (a) Registrations of those agrochemical end-
use formulations listed on Section 1.1(i) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule and (b) (i) the
product chemistry, acute toxicology, ecotoxicological, residue, analytical methods, seed
application, flowability and crop efficacy (related to non-cereals crops in the case of the
herbicide Transferred Ag Active Ingredients and related to Seed Treatment in the case of the
insecticide Transferred Ag Active Ingredients) Registration Data and (ii) Intellectual Property, in
each case which are primarily or exclusively related to such formulations.
“Excluded Ag R&D Assets” means the research and development operations and
organization for the Excluded Descartes Businesses. The Excluded Ag R&D Assets shall
include, for the avoidance of doubt, the research and development operations and organizations
primarily or exclusively related to (a) nematicides, Seed Treatment products, the Retained
Descartes Pipeline; (b) all other Excluded Ag Assets and Excluded Descartes Businesses
including marketed products other than Acquired Ag Assets and (c) the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lab.
“Excluded Ag Taxes” means any (a) Taxes imposed on or with respect to the Transferred
Ag Subsidiaries, the Acquired Ag Assets, the Assumed Ag Liabilities or the Ag Business for any
Pre-Closing Period; (b) Taxes of any other Person (other than a Transferred Ag Subsidiary) for
which a Transferred Ag Subsidiary is liable under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or
under any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) as a result of such Transferred Ag
Subsidiary having been a member of an affiliated, consolidated, unitary or combined group prior
to the Closing; (c) Taxes of any other Person (other than a Transferred Ag Subsidiary) for which
a Transferred Ag Subsidiary is liable (A) pursuant to any contract entered into prior to the
Closing (other than Liabilities for such Taxes arising after the Closing pursuant to ordinary
course commercial agreements no principal purpose of which relates to Taxes) or (B) as a
transferee or successor as a result of a transaction or event that occurred prior to the Closing;
(d) Taxes arising out of any breach of any representation or warranty contained in Section
3.16(h), (i) or (k) (disregarding for these purposes any qualification or exception for, or reference
to, materiality set forth therein); (e) Taxes arising out of or relating to any breach of any
covenant or agreement of Descartes contained in this Agreement; (f) Taxes (other than Transfer
Taxes or VAT) required to be withheld from any payment or deemed payment made by Fermat
or any of its Subsidiaries to Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement (to
the extent such Taxes are not actually withheld from any amount otherwise payable to Descartes
or any of its Subsidiaries); (g) Transfer Taxes for which Descartes is responsible under Section
6.10 of this Agreement or VAT for which Descartes is responsible under Section 6.11 of this
Agreement; (h) Taxes imposed with respect to any transaction pursuant to Section 2.17, Section
5.24(a)(i) or Section 5.24(b)(i); (i) Taxes imposed with respect to any transaction undertaken
pursuant to Section 5.13(a) or Section 5.17(a); and (j) Taxes imposed with respect to any amount
required to be included under Section 951(a) of the Code (and any deemed dividend pursuant to
Sections 78 and 960(a)(1) of the Code attributable to such amount) with respect to the portion of
a Straddle Period of a Transferred Ag Subsidiary that is a Pre-Closing Period, which amount
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(and any associated foreign Taxes allowed as a credit), shall be determined based on a “closing
of the books” of such Transferred Ag Subsidiary as of the end of the Closing Date.
“Excluded Descartes Businesses” means all businesses and other activities conducted by
Descartes and its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof other than the Ag Business, including for the
avoidance of doubt, (a) those related to the Retained Descartes Pipeline, the Excluded Products
and the Excluded Ag Assets, (b) those related to Seed Treatment, nematicides and fungicides,
and (c) those related to marketed products that do not contain any Transferred Ag Active
Ingredients.
“Excluded Fermat Businesses” means all businesses and other activities conducted by
Fermat and its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof other than the H&N Business.
“Excluded H&N Taxes” means any (a) Taxes imposed on or with respect to the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries, the Acquired H&N Assets, the Assumed H&N Liabilities or the
H&N Business for any Pre-Closing Period; (b) Taxes of any other Person (other than a
Transferred H&N Subsidiary) for which a Transferred H&N Subsidiary is liable under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or under any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) as a
result of such Transferred H&N Subsidiary having been a member of an affiliated, consolidated,
unitary or combined group prior to the Closing; (c) Taxes of any other Person (other than a
Transferred H&N Subsidiary) for which a Transferred H&N Subsidiary is liable (A) pursuant to
any contract entered into prior to the Closing (other than Liabilities for such Taxes arising after
the Closing pursuant to ordinary course commercial agreements no principal purpose of which
relates to Taxes) or (B) as a transferee or successor as a result of a transaction or event that
occurred prior to the Closing; (d) Taxes arising out of any breach of any representation or
warranty contained in Section 4.16(h), (i) or (k) (disregarding for these purposes any
qualification or exception for, or reference to, materiality set forth therein); (e) Taxes arising out
of or relating to any breach of any covenant or agreement of Fermat contained in this Agreement;
(f) Taxes (other than Transfer Taxes or VAT) required to be withheld from any payment or
deemed payment made by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries to Fermat or any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement (to the extent such Taxes are not actually withheld from
any amount otherwise payable to Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries); (g) Transfer Taxes for which
Fermat is responsible under Section 6.10 of this Agreement or VAT for which Fermat is
responsible under Section 6.11 of this Agreement; (h) Taxes imposed with respect to any
transaction pursuant to Section 2.18, Section 5.24(a)(ii), or Section 5.24(b)(ii); (i) Taxes imposed
with respect to any transaction undertaken pursuant to Section 5.13(b) or Section 5.17(b), and
(j) Taxes imposed with respect to any amount required to be included under Section 951(a) of the
Code (and any deemed dividend pursuant to Sections 78 and 960(a)(1) of the Code attributable
to such amount) with respect to the portion of a Straddle Period of a Transferred H&N
Subsidiary that is a Pre-Closing Period, which amount (and any associated foreign Taxes allowed
as a credit), shall be determined based on a “closing of the books” of such Transferred H&N
Subsidiary as of the end of the Closing Date.
“Excluded Products” means (a) all Seed Treatment formulated products, (b) all
formulated products that solely contain active ingredient(s) other than the Transferred Ag Active
Ingredients (or clones thereof) and (c) the agrochemical end-use formulations listed on Section
1.1(j) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule.
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“Export Control Laws” means all applicable U.S. import, export and re-export Laws and
controls and all other applicable import, export and re-export Laws and controls in other
countries in which the Ag Business or the H&N Business, as applicable, operates, including the
Export Administration Regulations and executive orders and laws implemented by OFAC.
“Fermat Certificates” means the certificates to be delivered by Fermat to Descartes
pursuant to Section 5.29 and Section 7.3(c).
“Fermat Disclosure Schedule” means the Fermat Disclosure Schedule dated as of the
date of this Agreement, provided by Fermat to Descartes.
“Fermat Group” means Fermat and its Subsidiaries (other than any Transferred H&N
Subsidiary).
“Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Assets” means the aggregate fair market value of the assets
of Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Plans which are transferred to employee benefit plans maintained
by Descartes or its Affiliates in accordance with Section 5.9(u).
“Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount” means the amount, whether positive or
negative, of the Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Assets minus the Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Liabilities.
“Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Liabilities” means the projected benefit obligations under all
Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Plans which are transferred to employee benefit plans maintained by
Descartes or its Affiliates in accordance with Section 5.9(u). Such projected benefit obligations
will be determined on the basis of the methodology and assumptions utilized in the balance sheet
of the audited financial statements of Fermat for the year ending December 31, 2016, the actual
demographics as of the Closing Date and with regard to creditable service performed on or
before the Closing Date.
“Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Plan” means each International H&N Benefit Plan that is a
defined benefit pension plan.
“FIFRA” means the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C.
Section 136 et seq.
“Financing Source” means the Persons that have committed to provide any of the
Financing or have otherwise entered into agreements in connection with the Financing, including
any lenders, together with their Affiliates, and any of their or their Affiliates’ respective, direct or
indirect, former, current or future stockholders, managers, members, directors, officers,
employees, agents, advisors, other representatives or assignees.
“Forestry Field” means any use of a commercial product to control, deter, and/or prevent
the growth of or kill weeds, brush or grasses (including through the use of plant growth
regulators) (a) in forestry sites, including forest site preparations and release land (including
hardwood forest sites, conifer plantations and Christmas tree sites) and (b) to allow disposal of
rinsate from containers or spray-tank cleanout after, or in connection with, any use described in
clause (a) of this definition, including applications incidental to such disposal (e.g., along a fence
row, on a gravel road, etc.); provided, that the Forestry Field shall not include the Range and
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Pasture Field, the Vegetation Management Field, the Natural Recreation Areas Field or the
Cereal Field.
“Forestry Territory” means, collectively, the United States of America, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand.
“Fraud” means, with respect to a party, an intentional act of common law fraud by such
party in the making of the representations and warranties contained in Article III, the Acquisition
Documents and the Descartes Certificates, in the case of Descartes, or Article IV, the Acquisition
Documents and the Fermat Certificates, in the case of Fermat, with the specific intent to deceive
and mislead the other party with respect to such representations and warranties.
“French Ag Business Employee” means each Ag Business Employee primarily
employed in France.
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied.
“General Enforceability Exceptions” means bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles and court discretion in granting equitable
remedies.
“GLP Data” means available reports, analyses, raw data, including specimen, generated
from toxicological, ecotoxicological, material accountability, and metabolism studies conducted
on any of the Transferred Ag Active Ingredients or Transferred Ag Formulated Products in
compliance with good laboratory practice rules.
“Governmental Entity” means any national, state, local, supranational or foreign
government or any court of competent jurisdiction, regulatory or administrative authority,
agency or commission or other national, state, local, supranational or foreign governmental
authority or instrumentality.
“H&N Acquisition Documents” means this Agreement, the H&N IP Cross License
Agreement, the H&N Cross Transition Services Agreement, the H&N General Assignment and
▇▇▇▇ of Sale, the H&N Foreign Closing Documents, the H&N IP Transfer Documents and the
H&N Site Access Agreement/Lease/Services Agreement.
“H&N Adjustment Amount” means an amount, which may be positive or negative, equal
to (a) the Closing H&N Working Capital Amount minus (b) the Target H&N Working Capital
Amount.
“H&N Benefit Plan” means each employee benefit plan, arrangement or agreement,
whether or not written, including any employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of
Section 3(1) of ERISA (whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA), any employee pension
benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (whether or not such plan is subject to
ERISA), and any bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, vacation, stock purchase, stock or
stock-based, severance, retention, employment, change of control or fringe benefit plan, program
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or agreement that is or has been sponsored, maintained or contributed to or by Fermat or any of
its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates, for the benefit of any H&N Business Employees (and any
employees of the H&N Business who, but for their termination of employment, would have been
a H&N Business Employee), but excluding any of the foregoing maintained by any
Governmental Entity to which contributions are required by applicable Law.
“H&N Business” means the Fermat Health and Nutrition business segment of Fermat
and its Subsidiaries as described in Fermat’s public securities filings (excluding the Omega-3
Business contained therein but including, for the avoidance of doubt, alginates and uses of
alginates such as in capsules and coatings), as of the date hereof and as of the Closing, including
research and development activities related thereto.
“H&N Business Employee” means any employee of Fermat or its Subsidiaries who is set
forth on Section 1.1(d) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule (by employee identification number
and job title), which (a) shall be updated by Fermat prior to the Closing Date to reflect (i)
terminations of employment, and employees hired or transferred to replace employees set forth
on Section 1.1(d) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule, in each case, as permitted by Section
5.3(b)(vi) and Section 5.3(b)(vii) and (ii) the addition of any employee as mutually agreed upon
by the parties (it being understood that Fermat will consider in reasonable good faith any
requests by Descartes, made in reasonable good faith at least forty-five (45) days prior to the
Closing Date, to add employees who provide functional support to the H&N Business), and (b) is
inclusive of each employee who, immediately prior to the Closing, is Related to the H&N
Business.
“H&N Business Material Adverse Effect” means any fact, change, circumstance, event,
occurrence, condition, development, effect or combination of the foregoing that, individually or
in the aggregate, is or could reasonably be expected to (a) be materially adverse to the business,
properties, financial condition or results of operations of the H&N Business taken as a whole or
(b) prevent or materially delay the consummation of the H&N Acquisition and the other
transactions contemplated hereby; provided that no such event, effect or change resulting or
arising from or in connection with any of the following matters shall be deemed by itself or by
themselves, either alone or in combination, to constitute or contribute to a H&N Business
Material Adverse Effect: (i) the general local, regional, national or international conditions in
the industries or markets in which the H&N Business operates, including competition in any of
the geographic areas in which the H&N Business operates; (ii) general political, economic,
financial or capital market conditions (including the prevailing interest rates or credit markets,
exchange rates or the prices of commodities or raw materials used in the H&N Business);
(iii) any act of civil unrest, war, sabotage, cyber-attack or terrorism, including an outbreak or
escalation of hostilities involving the United States or any other country or the declaration by the
United States or any other country of a national emergency or war; (iv) any failure to meet
internal or external budgets, forecasts, projections or predictions or analysts’ expectations or
projections for any future period (whether related to the H&N Business or otherwise), changes in
credit ratings or changes in the trading price or volume of Fermat’s common stock (it being
understood that the underlying causes of (A) any such failure to meet budgets, forecasts,
projections, predictions or expectations, (B) any such change in credit ratings or (C) any such
change in trading price or volume of Fermat’s common stock shall be taken into account in
determining whether a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect has occurred, unless such causes
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are otherwise excepted under this proviso); (v) any actions taken to which Descartes has
consented; (vi) any actions required to be taken, by Fermat or any of its Affiliates pursuant to
Section 5.1; (vii) the execution, announcement or pendency of this Agreement, the H&N
Acquisition or the other transactions contemplated hereby (other than for purposes of Section 4.4
and Section 4.17(e) to the extent the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address the
consequences resulting from the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the H&N
Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated hereby); (viii) acts of God (including
hurricanes, floods, tornados, earthquakes and other natural disasters) or other calamities; (ix) any
labor strike, slow down, lockage or stoppage, pending or threatened, affecting the H&N Business
or any H&N Business Employee; or (x) changes in any Law or GAAP or other applicable
accounting principles or standard or any interpretations thereof, unless, in the cases of clauses (i),
(ii), (iii), (viii) or (x) above, such events, effects or changes would reasonably be expected to
have a materially disproportionate impact on the business, properties, financial condition or
results of operations of the H&N Business, taken as a whole, relative to other affected
participants in the industries in which the H&N Business operates.
“H&N Cross Transition Services Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the
form set forth on Exhibit B-2.
“H&N General Assignment and ▇▇▇▇ of Sale” means the General Assignments and
Assumptions and Bills of Sale for the Acquired H&N Assets and Assumed H&N Liabilities, in
the form attached as Exhibit A-2 hereto.
“H&N Intercompany Agreements” means all Contracts between or among Fermat and/or
any of its Subsidiaries (excluding any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries), on the one hand,
and any Transferred H&N Subsidiary, on the other hand.
“H&N IP Cross License Agreement” means an agreement in substantially the form set
forth on Exhibit C-2.
“H&N Leased Real Property” means all leasehold or subleasehold estates in any land,
buildings, structures, improvements or fixtures held by Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries and
Related to the H&N Business.
“H&N Owned Real Property” means all of the real property owned by Fermat or any of
its Subsidiaries and Related to the H&N Business.
“H&N Regulatory Approvals” means all Approvals from antitrust and other
Governmental Entities that are required under applicable Law to permit the consummation of the
H&N Acquisition.
“H&N Working Capital” means, for the applicable date, the net working capital of the
H&N Business (with respect to the following elements, to the extent included in the Acquired
H&N Assets or the Assumed H&N Liabilities), calculated by subtracting (a) the sum of the
amounts as of the close of business on the applicable date for the current liability line items and
the general ledger accounts shown on the H&N Sample Closing Statement for the H&N Business
(for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Cash Amount), from (b) the sum of the amounts as of
the close of business on the applicable date for the current asset line items and general ledger
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accounts shown on the H&N Sample Closing Statement for the H&N Business, in each case
determined in accordance with the H&N Accounting Principles; provided that (i) all such
amounts shall be adjusted, if necessary, to exclude all amounts to the extent related to any
Excluded H&N Assets or Retained H&N Liabilities and (ii) no amounts shall be included in
respect of deferred Tax assets or liabilities.
“▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lab” means the certain toxicology laboratory known as the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ toxicology
laboratory located in Newark, Delaware, and all equipment and personal property therein.
“Hazardous Substances” means (a) any substances defined, listed, classified or regulated
as “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous
wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,”
“pollutants,” “wastes,” “radioactive materials,” “petroleum,” “oils” or designations of similar
import under any Environmental Law, (b) the compounds listed in Section 1.1(k) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule and (c) any other chemical, material or substance that is
regulated or for which liability can be imposed under any Environmental Law
“Healthcare Law” means, collectively, any and all Laws and Judgments relating to the
testing, registration, listing, manufacture, distribution, storage, import and export of active
pharmaceutical ingredients, pharmaceutical excipients and food ingredients, as applicable. For
the avoidance of doubt, Healthcare Law includes the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (and
regulations promulgated thereunder) and similar Laws in any foreign jurisdiction.
“Inactive Ag Employee” means any Non-Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee
who is on a leave of absence (including, but not limited to, disability, family, medical or military
leave, but excluding ordinary course vacation or sick leave) from Descartes or its Affiliates.
“Inactive H&N Employee” means any Non-Automatic Transfer H&N Business
Employee who is on a leave of absence (including, but not limited to, disability, family, medical
or military leave, but excluding ordinary course vacation or sick leave) from Fermat or its
Affiliates.
“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) the principal, accreted
value, accrued and unpaid interest, prepayment and redemption premiums or penalties (if any),
unpaid fees or expenses and other monetary obligations in respect of (i) indebtedness of such
Person for money borrowed, (ii) indebtedness evidenced by notes, debentures, bonds or other
similar instruments for the payment of which such Person is responsible or liable and
(iii) banker’s acceptances or letters of credit to the extent drawn upon and unpaid; (b) all
obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property, all
conditional sale obligations of such Person and all obligations of such Person under any title
retention agreement; (c) all obligations of such Person under leases required to be capitalized in
accordance with GAAP; (d) all obligations of such Person for the reimbursement of any obligor
on any letter of credit (including any letter of credit used to support comprehensive general
liability insurance), banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction; (e) all obligations of such
Person under any and all derivative contracts, such as interest rate, currency or commodity
swaps, options, forward contracts, purchase option agreements or any other similar agreement
deriving value from fluctuations in interest rates, currency rates or commodity prices (valued at
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the termination value thereof); (f) the liquidation value, accrued and unpaid dividends and
prepayment or redemption premiums and penalties (if any), unpaid fees or expenses and other
monetary obligations in respect of any and all redeemable preferred stock of such Person; (g) all
obligations of the type referred to in clauses (a) through (f) of any Persons for the payment of
which such Person is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety or
otherwise, including guarantees of such obligations; (h) all obligations of the type referred to in
clauses (a) through (g) of other Persons secured by (or for which the holder of such obligations
has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any property or
asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person); (i) any
severance, pension, bonus, deferred compensation, amounts due in respect of cancellation of
options or other equity awards, or similar obligations that are payable (x) to any Ag Business
Employee that are outstanding or have been accrued and have not, in each case, been paid prior
to the Closing or (y) to any H&N Business Employee that are outstanding or have been accrued
and have not, in each case, been paid prior to the Closing (in the case of each of clauses (x) and
(y), solely to the extent not included in the calculation of Closing H&N Working Capital Amount
or otherwise constituting Retained Ag Liabilities or Retained H&N Liabilities, as applicable);
and (j) any accrued and unpaid interest on, and any prepayment premiums, penalties or similar
contractual charges in respect of, any of the foregoing.
“Intellectual Property” means (a) Patents, (b) Trademarks, (c) copyrightable works,
copyrights (including in product label or packaging artwork or templates), moral rights, mask
work rights, database rights and design rights, in each case, other than IT Assets, whether or not
registered, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, (d) Know-How and all
intellectual property rights arising from or in respect of the Know-How, and (e) all actions and
rights to ▇▇▇ at law or in equity for any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation or
other impairment of any of the foregoing.
“Intentional Breach” means, with respect to any covenant or agreement set forth in this
Agreement or any Acquisition Document, an action or omission (including a failure to cure
circumstances) taken or omitted to be taken after the date hereof that the breaching Person
intentionally takes (or fails to take) and knows (or should reasonably have known) would, or
would reasonably be expected to, cause a material breach of such covenant or agreement set
forth in this Agreement or any Acquisition Document.
“International Ag Benefit Plan” means each Ag Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or
contributed to for the benefit of International Ag Business Employees.
“International Ag Business Employee” means each Ag Business Employee primarily
employed outside the United States.
“International H&N Benefit Plan” means each H&N Benefit Plan sponsored,
maintained or contributed to for the benefit of International H&N Business Employees.
“International H&N Business Employee” means each H&N Business Employee
primarily employed outside the United States.
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“IT Assets” mean all software, computer systems, telecommunications equipment,
databases, Internet Protocol addresses, data rights and documentation, reference, resource and
training materials relating thereto, and all Contracts (including Contract rights) relating to any of
the foregoing (including software license agreements, source code escrow agreements, support
and maintenance agreements, electronic database access contracts, domain name registration
agreements, website hosting agreements, software or website development agreements,
outsourcing agreements, service provider agreements, interconnection agreements, governmental
permits, radio licenses and telecommunications agreements), other than, in each case, Know-
How contained therein that is not intrinsically related to the operation or maintenance of such IT
Assets.
“Judgment” means any judgment, injunction, ruling, award, order or decree of any
Governmental Entity, arbitrator or arbitral tribunal.
“Know-How” means all trade secrets and other confidential or proprietary information,
know-how and technical data, including any that comprise financial, business, scientific,
technical, economic, or engineering information, including raw materials, raw material
specifications, manufacturing or production files or specifications, plans, drawings, blueprints,
design tools, quality assurance and control procedures, simulation capability, research data,
manuals, compilations, reports, analyses, formulas, formulations, designs, prototypes, methods,
techniques, processes, rights in research and development, manufacturing, financial, marketing
and business data, pricing and cost information, customer and supplier lists and information,
inventions and procedures, in each case, other than Patents.
“Knowledge” means, with respect to Descartes, the knowledge of any Person listed on
Section 1.1(l) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule after reasonable inquiry, and, with respect to
Fermat, the knowledge of any Person listed on Section 1.1(e) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule
after reasonable inquiry.
“Late Statements Fee” means (a) if the Late Statements Period is less than ten (10) days,
$0, (b) if the Late Statements Period is greater than or equal to ten (10) days, $500,000 multiplied
by the number of days in the Late Statements Period.
“Law” means any national, state, local, supranational or foreign law, statute, code
(including the Code), order, ordinance, rule, regulation, writ, Judgment, injunction, decree or
treaty (including any Tax treaty), in each case promulgated by a Governmental Entity.
“Liabilities” means any and all Indebtedness, liabilities, guarantees, assurances,
commitments and obligations of any kind or nature, whether fixed, contingent or absolute,
asserted or unasserted, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or not accrued,
known or unknown, due or to become due, reflected on a balance sheet or otherwise, whenever
or however arising, including, but not limited to, those arising under any Law or Judgment,
Contract or tort based on negligence or strict liability.
“Licensed Ag Registration Data” means Registration Data co-owned or licensed by
Descartes or its Subsidiaries that relates to the Transferred Ag Active Ingredients or Transferred
Ag Formulated Products.
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“Lien” means any mortgage, lien, pledge, security interest, charge, easement, lease,
sublease, covenant, right of way, claim, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, option, restriction on
transfer of title or voting of any nature whatsoever or other encumbrance of any kind.
“Losses” means all losses, Liabilities, claims, fines, deficiencies, damages, payments
(including those arising out of any settlement or Judgment relating to any Proceeding), interest,
obligations, penalties, fees and costs and expenses of any kind (including reasonable
accountants’ and attorneys’ fees and disbursements incurred in the defense thereof).
“Manufacturing Agreement (Descartes Retained Products)” means a Manufacturing
Agreement (Descartes Retained Products) in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit E-4.
“Manufacturing Agreement (Retained Ag Sites)” means a Manufacturing Agreement
(Retained Ag Sites) in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit E-5.
“Metabolite Agreement” means that certain Cooperation Agreement on Data Exchange
regarding Generic Studies with regard to Aminotriazine, dated as of July 1, 2010, by and among
Bayer CropScience AG, Syngenta Crop Protection AG and Descartes.
“Multiemployer Plan” means any “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
“Natural Recreation Areas Field” means any use of a commercial product to control,
deter, and/or prevent the growth of or kill weeds, brush or grasses (including through the use of
plant growth regulators) (a) in natural recreation areas, trailheads, trails and campgrounds and
(b) to allow disposal of rinsate from containers or spray-tank cleanout after, or in connection
with, any use described in clause (a) of this definition, including applications incidental to such
disposal (e.g., along a fence row, on a gravel road, etc.); provided, that the Natural Recreation
Areas Field shall not include Vegetation Management Field, the Range and Pasture Field, the
Forestry Field or the Cereal Field.
“Natural Recreation Areas Territory” means, collectively, the United States of America,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
“Non-Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee” means any Ag Business Employee
(other than an Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee or a Transferred Ag Subsidiary
Employee) who, as of immediately prior to the Closing Date, is employed by Descartes or any of
its Affiliates.
“Non-Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee” means any H&N Business
Employee (other than an Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee or a Transferred H&N
Subsidiary Employee) who, as of immediately prior to the Closing Date, is employed by Fermat
or any of its Affiliates.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Omega-3 Business” means business of developing, manufacturing, marketing and
selling Omega-3 (whether in oil or any other form, including for the avoidance of doubt, EPA,
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DHA and other marine omega 3 fatty acids), as conducted by Fermat prior to or as of the
Closing.
“Patents” means patents, patent applications (including patents issued thereon) and
statutory invention registrations, including reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in
part, extensions and reexaminations thereof.
“Pending Registrations” means any and all applications for Registrations for the
Transferred Ag Active Ingredients and the Transferred Ag Formulated Products that are filed
with or pending approval (but excluding the Excluded Products).
“Pension Funding Adjustment Amount” means the amount, whether positive or
negative, of the Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount minus the Fermat Non-U.S.
Pension Funding Amount.
“Permits” means governmental permits, approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses,
registrations or certificates issued by any Governmental Entity (other than Registrations, which
are addressed separately).
“Permitted Liens” means the following Liens: (a) Liens for Taxes, assessments and
other governmental charges that are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings, and, in each case, for which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with GAAP, (b) Liens in favor of landlords, vendors, carriers,
warehousemen, repairmen, mechanics, workmen, materialmen, construction or other similar
Liens (i) arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) for amounts not yet due and
payable or (iii) which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which
adequate reserves (based on good faith estimates of management) have been set aside for the
payment thereof, (c) easements, rights-of-way, servitudes, permits, licenses, surface leases and
other rights; conditions, covenants or other restrictions; and easements for streets, alleys,
highways, telephone lines, power lines and railways, and all matters of public record (other than
mortgages or other Liens securing Indebtedness), over or in respect of any real property which
do not materially and adversely affect the use of the properties subject thereto or affected thereby
or otherwise materially and adversely impair business operations at such properties, (d) Liens
arising under conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in
the ordinary course of business, (e) licenses of or other grants of rights to use Intellectual
Property, IT Assets or Registration Data in the ordinary course of business, (f) Liens arising
under any Acquisition Documents, (g) deed restrictions limiting the use of real property to
commercial, industrial or non-residential uses in each case that are consistent with such
property’s present use, (h) any restrictions imposed on the use of the real property imposed by
Governmental Entities as part of environmental cleanup, (i) in the case of securities, the
restrictions imposed by federal, state and foreign securities Laws, (j) with respect to the Acquired
Ag Assets, all Liens (i) that will be released and, as appropriate, removed of record, at or prior to
the Closing Date (ii) approved in writing by Fermat or (iii) identified on Section 1.1(m) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule, (k) with respect to the Acquired H&N Assets, all Liens (i) that
will be released and, as appropriate, removed of record, at or prior to the Closing Date, (ii)
approved in writing by Descartes or (iii) identified on Section 1.1(f) of the Fermat Disclosure
Schedule, (l) the Concerto Rights and obligations assumed by Fermat pursuant to the Concerto
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Assignment and Assumption Agreement and the Aria Rights and obligations assumed by Fermat
pursuant to the Aria Assignment and Assumption Agreement and (m) with respect to real
property, Liens and other imperfections of title that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to materially impair the present use and operation of such property.
“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
trust, joint venture, Governmental Entity or other entity.
“Personnel Records” means personnel records, files and information, other than
“protected health information” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996, as amended, or similar employee health records or information.
“Picoxystrobin Data Cost Sharing Agreement” means a Data Cost Sharing Agreement
in substantially the form set forth on Exhibit D-3.
“Picoxystrobin License” means the license set forth in Section 2.3 of the Ag IP Cross
License Agreement.
“Post-Closing Period” means any taxable period beginning after the Closing Date and, in
the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such period beginning after the Closing Date.
“Pre-Closing Period” means any taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date
and, in the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such period ending on and including the
Closing Date.
“Privilege” means all privileges that may be asserted under applicable Law including
privileges arising under or relating to the attorney-client relationship (including the attorney-
client and work product privileges).
“Proceeding” means any judicial, administrative or arbitral actions, suits, hearings or
proceedings by or before any Governmental Entity, arbitrator or arbitral tribunal.
“Prohibited Person” means (a) an entity that has been determined by a competent
authority to be the subject of a prohibition on such conduct of any Law, regulation, rule or
executive order administered by OFAC; (b) the government, including any political subdivision,
agency or instrumentality thereof, of any country against which the United States maintains
comprehensive economic sanctions or embargoes; (c) any individual or entity that acts on behalf
of or is owned or controlled by a government of a country against which the United States
maintains comprehensive economic sanctions or embargoes; (d) any individual or entity that has
been identified on the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
(Appendix A to 31 C.F.R. Ch. V), as amended from time to time, or fifty percent (50%) or more
of which is owned, directly or indirectly, by an such individual or entity; or (e) any individual or
entity that has been designated on any similar list or order published by a Governmental Entity in
the United States.
“Property & Use Tax Return” means a Tax Return for Property Taxes, sales Taxes or
use Taxes.
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“Property Taxes” means real, personal and intangible ad valorem property Taxes.
“R&D Organization” means the entire global research and development operations and
organization for Descartes and its Subsidiaries’ crop protection business, including functions for
(i) discovery biology, (ii) discovery chemistry, (iii) process development, (iv) formulation and
analytical science, (v) development biology, (vi) stewardship and regulatory, (vii) crop
protection commercialization, portfolio and resource management, and (viii) regional
development, including without limitation, the Compound Library and the equipment specific
thereto but excluding, in each case, the Excluded Ag R&D Assets and Excluded Ag
Formulations Assets.
“Range and Pasture Field” means any use of a commercial product to control, deter,
and/or prevent the growth of or kill weeds, brush or grasses (including through the use of plant
growth regulators) (a) on range and pasture land and in range and pasture land enrolled in the
Conservation Reserve Program and (b) to allow disposal of rinsate from containers or spray-tank
cleanout after, or in connection with, any use described in clause (a) of this definition, including
applications incidental to such disposal (e.g., along a fence row, on a gravel road, etc.); provided,
that the Range and Pasture Field shall not include the Forestry Field, the Vegetation
Management Field, the Natural Recreation Areas Field or the Cereal Field.
“Range and Pasture Territory” means, collectively, the United States of America,
Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
“Registration Data” means all studies, data, raw data, reports, reviews or information, in
paper, electronic or other format, submitted to, or generated for submission but not submitted to,
or received from, a Governmental Entity or a third party consultant, with the aim to apply for,
obtain, extend or maintain a Registration or an MRL/tolerance, including, without limitation, any
internal or external correspondence regarding a Registration or an MRL/tolerance, technical
information on the product’s chemistry and manufacture, toxicology, metabolism and
toxicokinetics, residues, biological efficacy, field studies, occupational health and safety and
environmental effects, including any GLP Data, biological data and local data, regulatory
defence strategy documents, modelling, risk assessments, public interest or other benefits
documents, as well as any rights for data compensation under applicable Law.
“Registrations” means all registrations, consents, approvals, licenses or other
authorizations required by applicable Law and/or granted by or from any Governmental Entity
which permit the manufacture for commercial sale, sale or distribution of a product containing
one or more active ingredients/substances (for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Drug
Master Files).
“Related to the Ag Business” means primarily or exclusively related to, owned, used,
developed, in development or held for use in the conduct of the Ag Business, except for the
Excluded Ag Assets.
“Related to the H&N Business” means primarily or exclusively related to, owned, used,
developed, in development or held for use in the conduct of the H&N Business, except for the
Excluded H&N Assets.
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“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing.
“Representatives” of a Person means any officer, director or employee of such Person or
any investment banker, attorney, accountant or other advisor, agent or representative of such
Person.
“Required Quarters” means, (a) if the Closing occurs prior to August 8, 2017, the fiscal
quarter ending ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇, ▇▇▇▇, (▇) if the Closing occurs on or after August 8, 2017, but prior to
November 7, 2017, the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, and (c) if the
Closing occurs on or after November 7, 2017, the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2017, June
30, 2017 and September 30, 2017.
“Retained Ag Registration Data” means (a) Registration Data wholly-owned by
Descartes or its Affiliates which (i) is primarily or exclusively related to any Excluded Ag
Formulations Assets (i.e., the product chemistry, acute toxicology, ecotoxicological, residue,
analytical methods, seed application, flowability and crop efficacy (related to non-cereals crops
in the case of the herbicide Transferred Ag Active Ingredients and related to Seed Treatment in
the case of the insecticide Transferred Ag Active Ingredients) and (ii) was in Descartes or its
Affiliates’ possession in its hard copy or electronic files, and/or on file with a Governmental
Entity, as of the Closing Date, (b) Registration Data wholly-owned by Descartes or its Affiliates
which (i) is primarily or exclusively related to Picoxystrobin and/or products containing
Picoxystrobin (other than any products containing any of the Transferred Ag Active Ingredients)
and (ii) was in Descartes or its Affiliates’ possession in its hard copy or electronic files, and/or
on file with a Governmental Entity, as of the Closing Date, subject to the Picoxystrobin License;
and (c) common metabolite data (i) developed under the Metabolite Agreement and (ii) which
(A) was in Descartes or its Affiliates’ possession in its hard copy or electronic files as of the
Closing Date, (B) was on file with a Governmental Entity as of the Closing Date and/or
(C) Descartes had a right to use under and in accordance with the Metabolite Agreement as of
the Closing Date.
“Retained Descartes Pipeline” means the compounds and R&D projects with the
designations set forth in Section 1.1(n) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule and their analogues.
“Retained Descartes Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Descartes other than the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries.
“Retained Fermat Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Fermat other than the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries.
“Seed Treatment” means the use of any product or active ingredient (with or without
other active ingredients or components), including those set forth on Section 1.1(o) to the
Descartes Disclosure Schedules, in a biologically effective amount in a formulation that is
applied, before planting, to seeds used to grow any crops or plants. For the avoidance of doubt,
“Seed Treatment” does not include application of a pesticide into the furrow while a seed is
being planted or through drip, drench or chemigation application.
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“Specified Pipeline Products” means the pipeline projects with the designations set forth
in Section 1.1(p) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule.
“Straddle Period” means any taxable period that begins on or before the Closing Date
and ends after the Closing Date.
“Subsidiary” means with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability
company or other entity whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which (a) such first Person
directly or indirectly owns or controls at least a majority of the securities or other interests
having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others
performing similar functions or (b) such first Person is a general partner or managing member.
“Target Ag Inventory Amount” means the applicable amount set forth on Section 1.1-
INV of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule.
“Target H&N Working Capital Amount” means the applicable amount set forth on
Section 1.1-NWC of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule.
“Tax” means all taxes of any kind, and all duties, assessments, levies, impost or other
like governmental charges, including any federal, state, local or foreign income, estimated, sales,
use, ad valorem, receipts, value added, goods and services, profits, license, withholding, payroll,
employment, unemployment, excise, premium, property, customs duty, net worth, capital gains,
transfer, stamp, documentary, social security (or similar), environmental, alternative or add-on
minimum, or occupation taxes, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with
respect to such amounts.
“Tax Claim” means any claim with respect to Taxes made by any Taxing Authority that,
if pursued successfully, would reasonably be expected to serve as the basis for a claim for
indemnification under Article VI.
“Tax Proceeding” means any audit, examination, contest, litigation or other Proceeding
with or against any Taxing Authority.
“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or information
return or statement filed or required to be filed with any Taxing Authority relating to Taxes,
including any amendment thereof or schedule thereto.
“Taxing Authority” means any Governmental Entity responsible for the administration or
the imposition of any Tax.
“Trademarks” means any trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, social
media addresses, service names, trade dress and logos, including all goodwill associated
therewith, in each case whether or not registered, and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, and all reissues, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing.
“Transfer Regulations” means any Law implementing Council Directive 77/187/EEC as
amended by Council Directive 90/50/EC and any legislation in any jurisdiction which provides
for the automatic transfer of employment in the event of a transfer of a business or services.
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“Transfer Taxes” means any sales, use, transfer, real property transfer, registration,
documentary, stamp, or similar Taxes and related fees and costs (but not including any VAT).
“Transferred Ag Active Ingredients” means collectively, (a) the herbicides
Thifensulfuron Methyl, Tribenuron Methyl, Metsulfuron Methyl, Chlorsulfuron Methyl,
Triflusulfuron Methyl, Lenacil, Flupyrsulfuron Methyl, Ethametsulfuron Methyl, and
Azimsulfuron; and (b) the insecticides Cyantraniliprole, Chlorantraniliprole and Indoxacarb.
“Transferred Ag Benefit Plan” means each International Ag Benefit Plan that will
transfer to Fermat upon the Closing Date by operation of Law.
“Transferred Ag Formulated Products” means all formulated products and mixtures
containing one or more Transferred Ag Active Ingredients, other than the Excluded Products.
“Transferred Ag Registration Data” means the Registration Data owned or licensed by
Descartes primarily or exclusively related to the Transferred Ag Active Ingredients or
Transferred Ag Formulated Products, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Registration
Data primarily or exclusively related to the Excluded Products.
“Transferred Ag Subsidiaries” means the entities listed on Section 1.1(q) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule, as such section may be amended in accordance with Section
5.13(a).
“Transferred Ag Subsidiary Employee” means any Ag Business Employee who, as of
immediately prior to the Closing, is employed by a Transferred Ag Subsidiary.
“Transferred H&N Benefit Plan” means each International H&N Benefit Plan that will
transfer to Descartes upon the Closing Date by operation of Law.
“Transferred H&N Subsidiaries” means the entities listed on Section 1.1(g) of the
Fermat Disclosure Schedule, as such section may be amended in accordance with Section
5.13(b).
“Transferred H&N Subsidiary Employee” means any H&N Business Employee who, as
of immediately prior to the Closing, is employed by a Transferred H&N Subsidiary.
“U.S. Ag Benefit Plan” means each Ag Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or
contributed to for the benefit of U.S. Ag Business Employees.
“U.S. Ag Business Employee” means each Ag Business Employee primarily employed in
the United States.
“U.S. H&N Benefit Plan” means each H&N Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or
contributed to for the benefit of U.S. H&N Business Employees.
“U.S. H&N Business Employee” means each H&N Business Employee primarily
employed in the United States.
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“VAT” means any value added Tax, goods and services Tax or similar Taxes, including
any value added Tax within the meaning of European Council Directive 2006/112/EC as
transposed into the applicable law of the relevant member state and any other similar turnover
Tax in any other relevant non-EU jurisdiction.
“Vegetation Management Field” means any use of a commercial product to control,
deter, and/or prevent the growth of or kill weeds, brush or grasses (including through the use of
plant growth regulators) (a) in (i) terrestrial uncultivated non-agricultural areas or non-crop sites
(such as highway, railroad and utility rights-of-way, sewage disposal areas, airports, roadside
turfgrasses and unimproved turfgrasses), (ii) terrestrial uncultivated non-crop producing
agricultural areas (such as farmyards, fuel storage areas, fence rows, non-irrigation ditchbanks
and barrier strips), (iii) terrestrial industrial outdoor sites (such as lumberyards, pipeline and tank
farms and industrial turfgrasses) and (iv) terrestrial natural areas (such as wildlife management
areas, wildlife openings and wildlife habitats) and (b) to allow disposal of rinsate from containers
or spray-tank cleanout after, or in connection with, any use described in clause (a) of this
definition, including applications incidental to such disposal (e.g., along a fence row, on a gravel
road, etc.); provided, that the Vegetation Management Field shall not include the Range and
Pasture Field, the Forestry Field, the Natural Recreation Areas Field or the Cereal Field.
“Vegetation Management Territory” means, collectively, the United States of America,
Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand.
“WARN Act” means the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, 29 U.S.C.
Section 2101 et seq., or any similar local, state or foreign Law, each as amended.
Section 1.2 Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the corresponding section of this Agreement:
Term Section
Accounting Period Start Date ............................................................................................ 36, 2.2(a)
Acquired Ag Assets ............................................................................................................... 39, 2.3
Acquired Ag Data Package ...................................................................................................... 1, 1.1
Acquired Ag Leased Real Property ......................................................................................... 1, 1.1
Acquired Ag Owned Real Property ......................................................................................... 1, 1.1
Acquired H&N Assets ........................................................................................................... 48, 2.9
Acquired H&N Owned Real Property ..................................................................................... 1, 1.1
Acquisition Documents ............................................................................................................ 1, 1.1
Acquisitions ............................................................................................................................. 2, 1.1
Action ........................................................................................................................... 98, 5.1(b)(iv)
Additional Ag Assets ................................................................................................ 100, 5.1(b)(vii)
Affiliate .................................................................................................................................... 2, 1.1
Ag Accounting Principles .................................................................................................. 45, 2.7(a)
Ag Acquisition ................................................................................................................. 1, Recitals
Ag Acquisition Documents ...................................................................................................... 2, 1.1
Ag Active Registrations ........................................................................................................... 2, 1.1
Ag Adjustment Amount ........................................................................................................... 2, 1.1
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Ag Allocation ......................................................................................................................... 48, 2.9
Ag Allocation Notice ............................................................................................................. 47, 2.9
Ag Benefit Plan ........................................................................................................................ 2, 1.1
Ag Business ............................................................................................................................. 2, 1.1
Ag Business Audited Financial Statements ................................................................... 147, 5.18(a)
Ag Business Employee ............................................................................................................ 3, 1.1
Ag Business Environmental Permits ................................................................................... 69, 3.15
Ag Business Intellectual Property ...................................................................................... 39, 2.3(c)
Ag Business Material Adverse Effect ...................................................................................... 3, 1.1
Ag Business Permits ........................................................................................................ 69, 3.14(c)
Ag Business Stub Financial Statements ......................................................................... 148, 5.18(a)
Ag Business Unaudited Interim Financial Statements................................................... 147, 5.18(a)
Ag Carryback ................................................................................................................. 184, 6.12(c)
Ag Closing Statement ........................................................................................................ 45, 2.7(b)
Ag Cross Transition Services Agreement ................................................................................ 4, 1.1
Ag Customer Financing Program ............................................................................ 153, 5.21(a)(iii)
Ag Dispute Resolution Period ........................................................................................... 45, 2.7(d)
Ag Dormant Registrations ....................................................................................................... 4, 1.1
Ag Financial Data .................................................................................................................. 62, 3.6
Ag Foreign Closing Documents................................................................................... 37, 2.2(b)(iv)
Ag Formulated Product Customers .................................................................................. 76, 3.21(c)
Ag General Assignment and ▇▇▇▇ of Sale ................................................................................. 4, 1.1
Ag Independent Accounting Firm ..................................................................................... 45, 2.7(d)
Ag Ingredient Customers ................................................................................................. 75, 3.21(a)
Ag Intercompany Agreements ................................................................................................. 4, 1.1
Ag Inventory ...................................................................................................................... 39, 2.3(f)
Ag IP Cross License Agreement .............................................................................................. 4, 1.1
Ag IP Transfer Documents ........................................................................................... 37, 2.2(b)(v)
Ag Labor Agreement ....................................................................................................... 72, 3.17(a)
Ag Leased Real Property ......................................................................................................... 4, 1.1
Ag Manufacturing Agreements................................................................................................ 4, 1.1
Ag Material Contracts ...................................................................................................... 66, 3.13(a)
Ag Material Suppliers ...................................................................................................... 75, 3.21(b)
Ag Non-Transferable Permits ........................................................................................... 41, 2.4(m)
Ag Owned Real Property ......................................................................................................... 4, 1.1
Ag Partial Assignments and Releases ........................................................................ 132, 5.10(a)(i)
Ag Post-Closing Statement ................................................................................................ 45, 2.7(c)
Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return ............................................................................... 174, 6.4(a)
Ag Prorated Payments........................................................................................................ 46, 2.8(a)
Ag Proration Statement ...................................................................................................... 47, 2.8(b)
Ag R&D Pipeline ..................................................................................................................... 4, 1.1
Ag R&D Platform .................................................................................................................... 5, 1.1
Ag Real Property Leases .................................................................................................. 65, 3.12(b)
Ag Regulatory Approvals ........................................................................................................ 5, 1.1
Ag Regulatory License Agreement .......................................................................................... 5, 1.1
Ag Regulatory Transfer and Support Agreement .................................................................... 5, 1.1
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Ag Repackaging Agreements .................................................................................................. 5, 1.1
Ag Retention Program ..................................................................................................... 118, 5.8(p)
▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Recipient ......................................................................................................... 5.15(d)
Ag Shared Contract .................................................................................................... 132, 5.10(a)(i)
Ag Site Access Agreement/Lease/Services Agreement ................................................ 157, 5.23(a)
Ag Step Plan .......................................................................................................................... 39, 2.3
Ag Subsidiary..................................................................................................................... 200, 10.2
Ag Title IV Plan ............................................................................................................... 72, 3.17(d)
Ag Transferred IT Assets ................................................................................................... 40, 2.3(n)
Agreement ...................................................................................................................... 1, Preamble
AI Reverse Supply and Manufacturing Agreement ................................................................. 5, 1.1
Anti-Corruption Laws ...................................................................................................... 68, 3.14(b)
Antitrust Laws .................................................................................................................... 61, 3.4(b)
Appropriate Remediation Standards ................................................................................ 195, 9.6(e)
Approvals ................................................................................................................................. 5, 1.1
Approved Employment Terms ................................................................................................. 5, 1.1
Aria .......................................................................................................................................... 6, 1.1
Aria Assignment and Assumption Agreement ........................................................................ 6, 1.1
Aria Rights ............................................................................................................................... 6, 1.1
Assigned Ag Contracts ...................................................................................................... 39, 2.3(b)
Assigned H&N Contracts ................................................................................................ 48, 2.10(b)
Assumed Ag Liabilities.......................................................................................................... 42, 2.5
Assumed H&N Liabilities.................................................................................................... 51, 2.12
Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee ............................................................................ 6, 1.1
Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee ........................................................................ 6, 1.1
Basket ........................................................................................................................... 191, 9.2(c)(i)
Benefits Continuation Period ................................................................................................... 6, 1.1
Business Day ............................................................................................................................ 6, 1.1
Cash Amounts .......................................................................................................................... 6, 1.1
Cash Balancing Amount .......................................................................................................... 6, 1.1
Cereal Field .............................................................................................................................. 7, 1.1
Cereals...................................................................................................................................... 7, 1.1
Citibank Receivables Agreements ........................................................................................... 7, 1.1
Closing ............................................................................................................................... 36, 2.2(a)
Closing Ag Inventory Amount................................................................................................. 7, 1.1
Closing Date....................................................................................................................... 36, 2.2(a)
Closing H&N Working Capital Amount ................................................................................. 7, 1.1
Code ......................................................................................................................................... 7, 1.1
Competing Ag Business ................................................................................................. 143, 5.15(a)
Competing H&N Business ............................................................................................. 144, 5.15(c)
Compound Library ................................................................................................................... 7, 1.1
Concerto ................................................................................................................................... 7, 1.1
Concerto Assignment and Assumption Agreement ................................................................. 7, 1.1
Concerto Data .......................................................................................................................... 7, 1.1
Concerto Formulated Product Data ......................................................................................... 8, 1.1
Concerto Rights ....................................................................................................................... 8, 1.1
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Concerto Technical Data.......................................................................................................... 8, 1.1
Contamination .......................................................................................................................... 8, 1.1
Contract .................................................................................................................................... 8, 1.1
controlled by ............................................................................................................................ 2, 1.1
Controlled Group Liability ...................................................................................................... 8, 1.1
Controlling Party .............................................................................................................. 179, 6.5(c)
De Minimis Amount .................................................................................................... 191, 9.2(c)(i)
Debt Commitment Letter ................................................................................................. 94, 4.24(a)
Debt Financing ................................................................................................................. 94, 4.24(a)
Delayed Ag Asset .......................................................................................................... 136, 5.11(a)
Delayed Ag Business Employee Transfer Date ............................................................... 122, 5.8(x)
Delayed H&N Asset ...................................................................................................... 136, 5.11(a)
Delayed H&N Business Employee Transfer Date .......................................................... 131, 5.8(w)
Delayed Site Agreements ............................................................................................... 139, 5.11(f)
Delayed Site Term Sheet ............................................................................................... 139, 5.11(f)
Delayed Sites ................................................................................................................. 139, 5.11(f)
Delayed Transfer Ag Business Employee ............................................................................... 8, 1.1
Delayed Transfer H&N Business Employee ........................................................................... 8, 1.1
Descartes ........................................................................................................................ 1, Preamble
Descartes 401(k) Plans .................................................................................................... 117, 5.8(m)
Descartes Benefit Plans.................................................................................................... 125, 5.9(g)
Descartes Bonus Programs .............................................................................................. 118, 5.8(o)
Descartes Certificates............................................................................................................... 8, 1.1
Descartes Combined Tax Return ..................................................................................... 174, 6.4(a)
Descartes Disclosure Schedule ................................................................................................ 8, 1.1
Descartes Dispute Notice ................................................................................................... 45, 2.7(d)
Descartes Equity Award .................................................................................................. 118, 5.8(q)
Descartes ESS Designees ............................................................................................ 170, 5.29(l)(i)
Descartes Financial Statements Certificate .................................................................... 148, 5.18(a)
Descartes FSA Accounts.................................................................................................. 127, 5.9(n)
Descartes Fundamental Representations.......................................................................... 190, 9.1(a)
Descartes Group ....................................................................................................................... 8, 1.1
Descartes Guarantees ................................................................................................. 152, 5.21(a)(i)
Descartes H&N System Contributions ............................................................. 168, Section 5.29(g)
Descartes Indemnified Parties.......................................................................................... 191, 9.3(a)
Descartes Law Firms...................................................................................................... 156, 5.22(a)
Descartes LCs .......................................................................................................... 153, 5.21(a)(iv)
Descartes Names ............................................................................................................ 139, 5.12(a)
Descartes New Contract ............................................................................................. 132, 5.10(a)(i)
Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Assets......................................................................................... 8, 1.1
Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount........................................................................ 9, 1.1
Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Liabilities ................................................................................... 9, 1.1
Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Plan ............................................................................................ 9, 1.1
Descartes Pension Funding Statement ......................................................................... 120, 5.8(v)(i)
Descartes Prior Period Bonus .......................................................................................... 118, 5.8(o)
Descartes Tax Indemnified Parties ...................................................................................... 172, 6.2
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Descartes WARN List....................................................................................................... 116, 5.8(j)
Dirac ......................................................................................................................................... 9, 1.1
Dirac/Descartes Merger ........................................................................................................... 9, 1.1
Dirac/Descartes Merger Agreement ........................................................................................ 9, 1.1
Drug Master Files .................................................................................................................... 9, 1.1
EC Commitments ..................................................................................................................... 9, 1.1
Effective Time ................................................................................................................... 36, 2.2(a)
Environmental Laws ................................................................................................................ 9, 1.1
Environmental Permit .............................................................................................................. 9, 1.1
Environmental, Health and Safety Matters ...................................................................... 194, 9.6(a)
ERISA ...................................................................................................................................... 9, 1.1
ERISA Affiliate ....................................................................................................................... 9, 1.1
ESS Committee ........................................................................................................... 170, 5.29(l)(i)
ESS Designees ............................................................................................................ 170, 5.29(l)(i)
Essential Ag Transition Matters ................................................................................. 166, 5.29(a)(i)
Essential Ag Transition Services ............................................................................... 166, 5.29(a)(i)
Essential Ag Transition Systems ............................................................................... 165, 5.29(a)(i)
Essential H&N Transition Matters ................................................................................. 167, 5.29(f)
Essential H&N Transition Services ............................................................................... 167, 5.29(f)
Essential H&N Transition Systems ............................................................................... 167, 5.29(f)
Estimated Ag Adjustment Amount .................................................................................... 45, 2.7(b)
Estimated H&N Adjustment Amount .............................................................................. 53, 2.14(b)
Excluded Ag Assets ............................................................................................................... 40, 2.4
Excluded Ag Formulations Assets ......................................................................................... 10, 1.1
Excluded Ag R&D Assets ..................................................................................................... 10, 1.1
Excluded Ag Taxes ................................................................................................................ 10, 1.1
Excluded Descartes Businesses ............................................................................................. 11, 1.1
Excluded Descartes Services ............................................................................................. 63, 3.9(a)
Excluded Fermat Businesses.................................................................................................. 11, 1.1
Excluded Fermat Services.................................................................................................. 81, 4.9(a)
Excluded H&N Assets ......................................................................................................... 49, 2.11
Excluded H&N Taxes ............................................................................................................ 11, 1.1
Excluded Products ................................................................................................................. 11, 1.1
Existing Excluded Herbicide Formulated Products ....................................................... 142, 5.15(a)
Export Control Laws .............................................................................................................. 12, 1.1
Fermat ............................................................................................................................ 1, Preamble
Fermat 401(k) Plan ......................................................................................................... 117, 5.8(m)
Fermat Ag System Contributions................................................................................... 166, 5.29(b)
Fermat Benefit Plans ........................................................................................................ 115, 5.8(g)
Fermat Certificates ................................................................................................................. 12, 1.1
Fermat Combined Tax Return ......................................................................................... 175, 6.4(b)
Fermat Disclosure Schedule .................................................................................................. 12, 1.1
Fermat Dispute Notice ..................................................................................................... 53, 2.14(d)
Fermat Equity Award ....................................................................................................... 128, 5.9(q)
Fermat ESS Designees ................................................................................................ 170, 5.29(l)(i)
Fermat FSA Accounts ...................................................................................................... 117, 5.8(n)
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Fermat Fundamental Representations .............................................................................. 190, 9.1(b)
Fermat Group ......................................................................................................................... 12, 1.1
Fermat Guarantees ..................................................................................................... 154, 5.21(b)(i)
Fermat Indemnified Parties .............................................................................................. 190, 9.2(a)
Fermat Law Firms .......................................................................................................... 157, 5.22(b)
Fermat LCs............................................................................................................... 156, 5.21(b)(iv)
Fermat Names ................................................................................................................ 139, 5.12(c)
Fermat New Contract ................................................................................................. 134, 5.10(b)(i)
Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Assets ........................................................................................... 12, 1.1
Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount .......................................................................... 12, 1.1
Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Liabilities ..................................................................................... 12, 1.1
Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Plan .............................................................................................. 12, 1.1
Fermat Tax Indemnified Parties........................................................................................... 172, 6.1
Fermat WARN List ........................................................................................................... 126, 5.9(j)
FIFRA .................................................................................................................................... 12, 1.1
Finalization Process ....................................................................................................... 169, 5.29(k)
Financing........................................................................................................................ 159, 5.25(a)
Financing Source ................................................................................................................... 12, 1.1
Forestry Field ......................................................................................................................... 12, 1.1
Forestry Territory ................................................................................................................... 13, 1.1
France Acceptance Notice ............................................................................................... 57, 2.19(b)
France Closing ................................................................................................................. 58, 2.19(d)
Fraud ...................................................................................................................................... 13, 1.1
French Ag Assets ............................................................................................................. 56, 2.19(a)
French Ag Business ......................................................................................................... 57, 2.19(a)
French Ag Business Employee .............................................................................................. 13, 1.1
French Ag Consideration ................................................................................................. 57, 2.19(b)
French Ag Liabilities ....................................................................................................... 57, 2.19(a)
French Ag Offer ............................................................................................................... 57, 2.19(b)
French Offer Letter .......................................................................................................... 57, 2.19(b)
GAAP ..................................................................................................................................... 13, 1.1
General Enforceability Exceptions ........................................................................................ 13, 1.1
GLP Data ............................................................................................................................... 13, 1.1
Governmental Entity .............................................................................................................. 13, 1.1
H&N Accounting Principles ............................................................................................ 53, 2.14(a)
H&N Acquisition ............................................................................................................. 1, Recitals
H&N Acquisition Documents ................................................................................................ 13, 1.1
H&N Adjustment Amount ..................................................................................................... 13, 1.1
H&N Allocation ................................................................................................................... 56, 2.16
H&N Allocation Notice ....................................................................................................... 55, 2.16
H&N Balance Sheet Date ...................................................................................................... 81, 4.7
H&N Benefit Plan .................................................................................................................. 13, 1.1
H&N Business ....................................................................................................................... 14, 1.1
H&N Business Audited Financial Statements ............................................................... 149, 5.18(e)
H&N Business Employee ...................................................................................................... 14, 1.1
H&N Business Environmental Permits ............................................................................... 87, 4.15
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H&N Business Financial Statements ..................................................................................... 80, 4.6
H&N Business Intellectual Property ................................................................................ 48, 2.10(c)
H&N Business Material Adverse Effect ................................................................................ 14, 1.1
H&N Business Permits .................................................................................................... 86, 4.14(c)
H&N Carryback ............................................................................................................. 185, 6.12(d)
H&N Closing Statement .................................................................................................. 53, 2.14(b)
H&N Cross Transition Services Agreement .......................................................................... 15, 1.1
H&N Customer Financing Program ........................................................................ 155, 5.21(b)(iii)
H&N Dispute Resolution Period ..................................................................................... 53, 2.14(d)
H&N Divestiture Actions ............................................................................................ 99, 5.1(b)(vi)
H&N Foreign Closing Documents............................................................................... 37, 2.2(b)(vi)
H&N General Assignment and ▇▇▇▇ of Sale ........................................................................... 15, 1.1
H&N Independent Accounting Firm ............................................................................... 54, 2.14(d)
H&N Intercompany Agreements ........................................................................................... 15, 1.1
H&N IP Cross License Agreement ........................................................................................ 15, 1.1
H&N IP Transfer Documents .................................................................................... 38, 2.2(b)(viii)
H&N Labor Agreement ................................................................................................... 90, 4.17(a)
H&N Leased Real Property ........................................................................................ 1, 15, 1.1, 1.1
H&N Material Contracts .................................................................................................. 84, 4.13(a)
H&N Material Customers ................................................................................................ 92, 4.21(a)
H&N Material Distributors .............................................................................................. 93, 4.21(c)
H&N Material Suppliers .................................................................................................. 93, 4.21(b)
H&N New Business Contracts................................................................................... 134, 5.10(b)(i)
H&N Non-Transferable Permits ....................................................................................... 50, 2.11(j)
H&N Owned Real Property ................................................................................................... 15, 1.1
H&N Partial Assignments and Releases .................................................................... 134, 5.10(b)(i)
H&N Post-Closing Statement .......................................................................................... 53, 2.14(c)
H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return ........................................................................... 175, 6.4(b)
H&N Prorated Payments.................................................................................................. 54, 2.15(a)
H&N Proration Statement ................................................................................................ 55, 2.15(b)
H&N Real Property Leases .............................................................................................. 83, 4.12(b)
H&N Regulatory Approvals .................................................................................................. 15, 1.1
H&N Requested Quarters .............................................................................................. 149, 5.18(e)
H&N Retention Program ................................................................................................. 128, 5.9(p)
H&N Sample Closing Statement ..................................................................................... 53, 2.14(a)
H&N Severance Recipient ..................................................................................................... 5.15(b)
H&N Shared Contract ................................................................................................ 134, 5.10(b)(i)
H&N Site Access Agreement/Lease/Services Agreement ............................................ 158, 5.23(b)
H&N Step Plan ...................................................................................................................... 48, 2.9
H&N Title IV Plan ........................................................................................................... 90, 4.17(d)
H&N Transferred IT Assets ............................................................................................ 49, 2.10(m)
H&N Working Capital ........................................................................................................... 15, 1.1
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Lab ............................................................................................................................ 16, 1.1
Hazardous Substances ............................................................................................................ 16, 1.1
Healthcare Law ...................................................................................................................... 16, 1.1
Healthcare Regulatory Filings ............................................................................................. 94, 4.23
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Inactive Ag Employee............................................................................................................ 16, 1.1
Inactive H&N Employee........................................................................................................ 16, 1.1
Indebtedness ........................................................................................................................... 16, 1.1
Indemnified Party............................................................................................................. 192, 9.4(a)
Indemnifying Party .......................................................................................................... 192, 9.4(a)
Independent Actuary ............................................................................................. 121, 5.8(v)(ii)(C)
Intellectual Property ............................................................................................................... 17, 1.1
Intentional Breach .................................................................................................................. 17, 1.1
International Ag Benefit Plan ................................................................................................ 17, 1.1
International Ag Business Employee ..................................................................................... 17, 1.1
International H&N Benefit Plan ............................................................................................ 17, 1.1
International H&N Business Employee ................................................................................. 17, 1.1
IT Assets ................................................................................................................................ 18, 1.1
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus ...................................................................................... 200, 10.2
Judgment ................................................................................................................................ 18, 1.1
Know-How ............................................................................................................................. 18, 1.1
Knowledge ............................................................................................................................. 18, 1.1
Late Statements Fee ............................................................................................................... 18, 1.1
Late Statements Period .................................................................................................. 148, 5.18(c)
Law ........................................................................................................................................ 18, 1.1
Lenders ............................................................................................................................. 94, 4.24(a)
Liabilities ............................................................................................................................... 18, 1.1
Licensed Ag Registration Data .............................................................................................. 18, 1.1
Lien ........................................................................................................................................ 19, 1.1
Losses ..................................................................................................................................... 19, 1.1
Manufacturing Agreement (Descartes Retained Products) .................................................... 19, 1.1
Manufacturing Agreement (Retained Ag Sites) .................................................................... 19, 1.1
Material Ag Judgments .......................................................................................................... 61, 3.5
Material Ag Proceedings........................................................................................................ 62, 3.5
Material H&N Judgments ...................................................................................................... 80, 4.5
Material H&N Proceedings.................................................................................................... 80, 4.5
Metabolite Agreement ........................................................................................................... 19, 1.1
Multiemployer Plan ............................................................................................................... 19, 1.1
Natural Recreation Areas Field .............................................................................................. 19, 1.1
Natural Recreation Areas Territory ....................................................................................... 19, 1.1
New Ag Business Contracts....................................................................................... 132, 5.10(a)(i)
Non-Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee .................................................................. 19, 1.1
Non-Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee .............................................................. 19, 1.1
Non-Controlling Party ..................................................................................................... 179, 6.5(c)
Non-Disclosure Agreement ............................................................................................. 107, 5.4(a)
OFAC ..................................................................................................................................... 19, 1.1
Omega-3 Business ................................................................................................................. 19, 1.1
Outside Date..................................................................................................................... 188, 8.1(d)
Party A .............................................................................................................................. 198, 9.6(i)
Party B .............................................................................................................................. 198, 9.6(i)
Patents .................................................................................................................................... 20, 1.1
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PBGC ............................................................................................................................... 73, 3.17(d)
Pending Registrations ............................................................................................................ 20, 1.1
Pension Funding Adjustment Amount ................................................................................... 20, 1.1
Pension Funding Statements ........................................................................................ 120, 5.8(v)(i)
Performance Period .......................................................................................................... 118, 5.8(o)
Performing Party .............................................................................................................. 194, 9.6(b)
Permits ................................................................................................................................... 20, 1.1
Permitted Liens ...................................................................................................................... 20, 1.1
Permitted Modifications............................................................................................. 165, 5.28(d)(i)
Person ..................................................................................................................................... 21, 1.1
Personnel Records .................................................................................................................. 21, 1.1
PFOA ................................................................................................................................... 70, 3.15
Picoxystrobin Data Cost Sharing Agreement ........................................................................ 21, 1.1
Picoxystrobin License ............................................................................................................ 21, 1.1
Post-Closing Period ............................................................................................................... 21, 1.1
Potter ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ............................................................................................................. 156, 5.22(a)
Pre-Closing Period ................................................................................................................. 21, 1.1
Privilege ................................................................................................................................. 21, 1.1
Proceeding.............................................................................................................................. 21, 1.1
Prohibited Person ................................................................................................................... 21, 1.1
Property & Use Tax Return ................................................................................................... 21, 1.1
Property Taxes ....................................................................................................................... 22, 1.1
Proposed Ag Allocation ......................................................................................................... 47, 2.9
Proposed H&N Allocation ................................................................................................... 55, 2.16
R&D Organization ................................................................................................................. 22, 1.1
Range and Pasture Field......................................................................................................... 22, 1.1
Range and Pasture Territory .................................................................................................. 22, 1.1
Recipient ............................................................................................................................ 183, 6.10
Registration Data ................................................................................................................... 22, 1.1
Registrations .......................................................................................................................... 22, 1.1
Related to the Ag Business .................................................................................................... 22, 1.1
Related to the H&N Business ................................................................................................ 22, 1.1
Release ................................................................................................................................... 23, 1.1
Representatives ...................................................................................................................... 23, 1.1
Required Quarters .................................................................................................................. 23, 1.1
Response Action .............................................................................................................. 194, 9.6(b)
Retained Ag Liabilities .......................................................................................................... 44, 2.6
Retained Ag Prorated Payments Amount .......................................................................... 47, 2.8(b)
Retained Ag Registration Data .............................................................................................. 23, 1.1
Retained Descartes Pipeline ................................................................................................... 23, 1.1
Retained Descartes Subsidiary ............................................................................................... 23, 1.1
Retained Fermat Subsidiary ................................................................................................... 23, 1.1
Retained H&N Liabilities .................................................................................................... 52, 2.13
Retained H&N Prorated Payments Amount .................................................................... 55, 2.15(b)
SEC ............................................................................................................................. 59, Article III
Section 5.28(d) Party ................................................................................................. 164, 5.28(d)(i)
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Section 5.28(d)(i) Agreements ................................................................................... 164, 5.28(d)(i)
Section 5.28(d)(ii) Agreements ................................................................................. 165, 5.28(d)(ii)
Seed Treatment ...................................................................................................................... 23, 1.1
Skadden .......................................................................................................................... 156, 5.22(a)
Specialty Subsidiary........................................................................................................... 200, 10.2
Specified Contracts .................................................................................................... 163, 5.28(c)(i)
Specified Entity .......................................................................................................... 162, 5.28(c)(i)
Specified Matters ....................................................................................................... 164, 5.28(c)(i)
Specified Party ........................................................................................................... 162, 5.28(c)(i)
Specified Pipeline Products ................................................................................................... 24, 1.1
Specified Sites ............................................................................................................ 163, 5.28(c)(i)
Straddle Period ....................................................................................................................... 24, 1.1
Straddle Period Separate Tax Return ............................................................................... 176, 6.4(c)
Subsidiary .............................................................................................................................. 24, 1.1
Substantial Detriment................................................................................................... 99, 5.1(b)(vi)
Supplier .............................................................................................................................. 183, 6.10
Target Ag Inventory Amount................................................................................................. 24, 1.1
Target H&N Working Capital Amount ................................................................................. 24, 1.1
Tax ......................................................................................................................................... 24, 1.1
Tax Attribute .................................................................................................................. 184, 6.12(c)
Tax Benefit..................................................................................................................... 183, 6.12(a)
Tax Claim............................................................................................................................... 24, 1.1
Tax Proceeding ...................................................................................................................... 24, 1.1
Tax Return ............................................................................................................................. 24, 1.1
Taxing Authority .................................................................................................................... 24, 1.1
Third Party Claim ............................................................................................................ 192, 9.4(a)
Trademarks ............................................................................................................................ 24, 1.1
Transfer Regulations .............................................................................................................. 24, 1.1
Transfer Taxes ....................................................................................................................... 25, 1.1
Transferred Ag Active Ingredients ........................................................................................ 25, 1.1
Transferred Ag Benefit Plan .................................................................................................. 25, 1.1
Transferred Ag Business Employee ................................................................................. 114, 5.8(c)
Transferred Ag Formulated Products ..................................................................................... 25, 1.1
Transferred Ag Registration Data .......................................................................................... 25, 1.1
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries .................................................................................................. 25, 1.1
Transferred Ag Subsidiary Employee .................................................................................... 25, 1.1
Transferred Ag Subsidiary Securities ................................................................................ 60, 3.3(d)
Transferred H&N Benefit Plan .............................................................................................. 25, 1.1
Transferred H&N Business Employee ............................................................................. 124, 5.9(c)
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries .............................................................................................. 25, 1.1
Transferred H&N Subsidiary Employee ................................................................................ 25, 1.1
Transferred H&N Subsidiary Securities ............................................................................ 79, 4.3(d)
U.S. Ag Benefit Plan .............................................................................................................. 25, 1.1
U.S. Ag Business Employee .................................................................................................. 25, 1.1
U.S. H&N Benefit Plan .......................................................................................................... 25, 1.1
U.S. H&N Business Employee .............................................................................................. 25, 1.1
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under common control with ..................................................................................................... 2, 1.1
VAT ....................................................................................................................................... 26, 1.1
Vegetation Management Field ............................................................................................... 26, 1.1
Vegetation Management Territory ......................................................................................... 26, 1.1
WARN Act............................................................................................................................. 26, 1.1
ARTICLE II
CLOSING
Section 2.1 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
(a) Descartes shall transfer to Fermat the Acquired Ag Assets and Fermat shall assume the
Assumed Ag Liabilities and (b) Fermat shall transfer to Descartes the Acquired H&N Assets and
Descartes shall assume the Assumed H&N Liabilities, as described in more detail in this
Article II.
Section 2.2 Closing Date.
(a) The closing of the Acquisitions (the “Closing”) shall take place at 9:00
a.m., New York City time, at the offices of Wachtell, Lipton, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, on the third Business Day following the date on which the
last of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that are to be satisfied
by action taken at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions at the
Closing) have been satisfied (or, to the extent permitted, waived by the parties entitled to the
benefits thereof) or at such other place, time and date as may be agreed in writing between
Descartes and Fermat; provided that notwithstanding the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
set forth in Article VII, (i) the Closing Date shall not occur on any date prior to November 1,
2017, and (ii) either Descartes or Fermat, in its sole discretion, may postpone the Closing Date
(as defined below) to the first Business Day following the last day of the calendar month in
which the Closing would otherwise occur (the “Accounting Period Start Date”). In any instance
in which Descartes or Fermat determines to postpone the Closing Date in accordance with the
proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, such party shall provide written notice to the
other party at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the Closing would
otherwise be scheduled to occur. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to in this
Agreement as the “Closing Date”. Except to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement to
the contrary, and notwithstanding the actual occurrence of the Closing at any particular time, the
Closing shall be deemed to occur and be effective (for accounting purposes only), in the United
States, as of 11:59 p.m. (New York time) and, in any jurisdiction outside of the United States, as
of the time at which the books of the Ag Business are normally closed in such jurisdiction, in
each case, on the calendar day immediately preceding the Closing Date (the “Effective Time”);
provided, that in the event the Closing Date shall be extended to the Accounting Period Start
Date, for purposes of this Agreement, the “Closing” shall be deemed to occur (for accounting
purposes only) and be effective, in the United States, as of 11:59 p.m. (New York time), and, in
any jurisdiction outside of the United States, as of the time at which the books of the Ag
Business are normally closed in such jurisdiction, in each case, on the last day of the calendar
month immediately preceding the Accounting Period Start Date. All transactions taking place at
the Closing shall be deemed to occur simultaneously.
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(b) At the Closing, Fermat shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Descartes
(or, at the option of Descartes, one or more Subsidiaries designated by Descartes) the following:
(i) an amount equal to the Cash Balancing Amount plus the Estimated
Ag Adjustment Amount if positive (and minus the absolute value of the Estimated Ag
Adjustment Amount if negative) minus the Estimated H&N Adjustment Amount if positive (and
plus the absolute value of the Estimated H&N Adjustment Amount if negative), by wire
transfer(s) of immediately available funds into an account or accounts designated by Descartes in
writing not fewer than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date,
(ii) the Fermat Certificates;
(iii) each of the Ag Acquisition Documents, duly executed by Fermat
and/or its applicable Subsidiaries, as applicable;
(iv) with respect to jurisdictions outside the United States in which the
Acquired Ag Assets or Assumed Ag Liabilities are located, such bills of sale, stock powers,
certificates of title, deeds, assignments and other agreements or instruments of transfer (in a form
that is consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and otherwise customary in
such jurisdictions) as and to the extent necessary to effect the transfer of the Acquired Ag Assets
(other than the registrations and applications for Ag Business Intellectual Property, which is the
subject of clause (v)) or the assumption of the Assumed Ag Liabilities pursuant to this
Agreement and recordation of such transfer or assumption (collectively, the “Ag Foreign
Closing Documents”), in each case duly executed by Fermat and/or its applicable Subsidiaries,
as applicable;
(v) such bills of sale, certificates of title, deeds, assignments and other
agreements or instruments of transfer (in a form that is consistent with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and otherwise customary) as and to the extent necessary to effect the transfer
of the registrations and applications for the Ag Business Intellectual Property (collectively, the
“Ag IP Transfer Documents”), in each case duly executed by Fermat and/or its applicable
Subsidiaries, as applicable;
(vi) each of the H&N Acquisition Documents, duly executed by Fermat
and/or its applicable Subsidiaries, as applicable;
(vii) with respect to jurisdictions outside the United States in which the
Acquired H&N Assets or Assumed H&N Liabilities are located, such bills of sale, stock powers,
certificates of title, deeds, assignments and other agreements or instruments of transfer (in a form
that is consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and otherwise customary in
such jurisdictions) as and to the extent necessary to effect the transfer of the Acquired H&N
Assets (other than the registrations and applications for H&N Business Intellectual Property,
which is the subject of clause (viii)) or the assumption of the Assumed H&N Liabilities pursuant
to this Agreement and recordation of such transfer or assumption (collectively, the “H&N
Foreign Closing Documents”), in each case duly executed by Fermat and/or its applicable
Subsidiaries, as applicable;
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(viii) such bills of sale, certificates of title, deeds, assignments and other
agreements or instruments of transfer (in a form that is consistent with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and otherwise customary) as and to the extent necessary to effect the transfer
of the registrations and applications for the H&N Business Intellectual Property (collectively, the
“H&N IP Transfer Documents”), in each case duly executed by Fermat and/or its applicable
Subsidiaries, as applicable; and
(ix) (A) from Fermat, a duly executed certificate of non-foreign status,
substantially in the form of the sample certification set forth in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)(iv)(B), and (B) from each Subsidiary of Fermat that is treated as
transferring any assets pursuant to this Agreement for U.S. federal income tax purposes and
(x) that is a “United States person” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a duly executed
certificate of non-foreign status, substantially in the form of the sample certification set forth in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)(iv)(B) and (y) that is not a “United States person”
for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a duly executed certificate to the effect that no such asset is
a “United States real property interest”; provided, that if any party fails to deliver a certificate
required by this Section 2.2(b)(ix), the sole remedy of Descartes and its Affiliates for such failure
shall be the entitlement to withhold any amounts required to be withheld (or to be reimbursed for
amounts required to be withheld under Section 6.1) under Section 1445 of the Code and the
Treasury Regulations thereunder on payments to such party.
(c) At the Closing, Descartes shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Fermat
(or, at the option of Fermat, one or more Subsidiaries designated by Fermat) the following:
(i) the Descartes Certificates;
(ii) each of the Ag Acquisition Documents, duly executed by
Descartes and/or its applicable Subsidiaries, as applicable;
(iii) the Ag Foreign Closing Documents, in each case duly executed by
Descartes and/or its applicable Subsidiaries, as applicable;
(iv) the Ag IP Transfer Documents, in each case duly executed by
Descartes and/or its applicable Subsidiaries, as applicable;
(v) each of the H&N Acquisition Documents, duly executed by
Descartes and/or its applicable Subsidiaries, as applicable;
(vi) the H&N Foreign Closing Documents, in each case duly executed
by Descartes and/or its applicable Subsidiaries, as applicable;
(vii) the H&N IP Transfer Documents, in each case duly executed by
Descartes and/or its applicable Subsidiaries, as applicable; and
(viii) (A) from Descartes, a duly executed certificate of non-foreign
status, substantially in the form of the sample certification set forth in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)(iv)(B), and (B) from each Subsidiary of Descartes that is treated as
transferring any assets pursuant to this Agreement for U.S. federal income tax purposes and
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(x) that is a “United States person” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a duly executed
certificate of non-foreign status, substantially in the form of the sample certification set forth in
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)(iv)(B) and (y) that is not a “United States person”
for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a duly executed certificate to the effect that no such asset is
a “United States real property interest”; provided, that if any party fails to deliver a certificate
required by this Section 2.2(c)(viii), the sole remedy of Fermat and its Affiliates for such failure
shall be the entitlement to withhold any amounts required to be withheld (or to be reimbursed for
amounts required to be withheld under Section 6.2) under Section 1445 of the Code and the
Treasury Regulations thereunder on payments to such party.
Section 2.3 Acquired Ag Assets. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, on the Closing Date and at the Closing, Descartes shall (and/or shall cause one or
more of its Subsidiaries to) sell, assign, transfer and convey to Fermat (or one or more of its
designated Subsidiaries), and Fermat shall (and/or shall cause one or more of its designated
Subsidiaries to) purchase, acquire and accept from Descartes or its Subsidiaries, in accordance
with Exhibit G-1 (the “Ag Step Plan”), all of Descartes’s right, title and interest in and to all of
the assets and properties Related to the Ag Business (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding
the Excluded Ag Assets) (collectively, the “Acquired Ag Assets”), including the following:
(a) All capital stock, options, warrants or other equity interests in the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries;
(b) Any and all Contracts Related to the Ag Business, including any claims or
causes of action arising thereunder or related thereto (the “Assigned Ag Contracts”), including
the Contracts listed on Section 2.3(b) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule;
(c) Any and all Intellectual Property owned by Descartes or its Affiliates and
Related to the Ag Business, including the Intellectual Property listed on Section 2.3(c) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule (the “Ag Business Intellectual Property”);
(d) Any and all tangible assets Related to the Ag Business, including such
tangible assets Related to the Ag Business that are or relate to research and development
activities, manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixed assets, personal property or office furniture;
(e) Any and all prepaid expenses and security deposits arising out of the
Assigned Ag Contracts, including those reflected in the Ag Financial Data or arising in the
ordinary course of business of the Ag Business since December 31, 2016;
(f) Any and all raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, supplies and
other inventories Related to the Ag Business, including any such raw materials, work-in-process,
finished goods, supplies and other inventories being held by (i) customers of the Ag Business
pursuant to consignment arrangements or (ii) suppliers of the Ag Business under tolling
arrangements (provided that with respect to any of the foregoing that are located at or are in
transit from or to any site that is a Delayed Ag Asset, only finished goods shall be included)
(collectively, the “Ag Inventory”);
(g) The Acquired Ag Owned Real Property and the Acquired Ag Leased Real
Property;
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(h) Any and all goodwill Related to the Ag Business as a going concern;
(i) Any and all Ag Business Permits;
(j) Any and all Ag Active Registrations, any and all Ag Dormant
Registrations, and all Pending Registrations and the Acquired Ag Data Package;
(k) Any and all rights to FIFRA data compensation (or compensation under
other similar Law), royalties or other consideration related to the Transferred Ag Registration
Data;
(l) Any and all assets relating to International Ag Benefit Plans that transfer
pursuant to Section 5.8(u) and any and all assets that correspond to the Liabilities of the
Transferred Ag Benefit Plans; and
(m) Any and all documents, instruments, papers, books, records, books of
account, files and data (including customer and supplier lists, and repair and performance
records, product performance or experimental data), catalogs, brochures, sales literature,
promotional materials, documentation of costs related to generation of the Transferred Ag
Registration Data, certificates and other documents to the extent Related to the Ag Business and
in the possession of Descartes, in whatever format, other than (i) any books, records or other
materials that Descartes is required by Law to retain (copies of which, to the extent permitted by
Law, will be made available to Fermat upon Fermat’s reasonable request), and (ii) any
documents, files, or records which cannot be disclosed under privacy, data protection-related or
other applicable Law (in any event, including employee medical records and information);
(n) All IT Assets of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) are listed on
Section 2.3(n) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule or (ii) are exclusively used and exclusively
held for use in the Ag Business (“Ag Transferred IT Assets”);
(o) All of Descartes’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights under warranties,
indemnities and all similar rights against third parties to the extent related to any Acquired Ag
Assets; and
(p) Subject to Section 5.5(a)(vi), any and all Personnel Records maintained by
Descartes or its Affiliates for Transferred Ag Business Employees.
Section 2.4 Excluded Ag Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, any and all of Descartes’s or any of its Affiliates’ right, title and interest in and to the
following assets and properties (the “Excluded Ag Assets”) shall be specifically excluded from,
and shall not constitute, the Acquired Ag Assets:
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.3(l) and Section 5.8, any and all assets
related to the Ag Benefit Plans;
(b) Any and all Cash Amounts, notes, loans and advances (including to
customers), debentures, trade receivables (whether current or non-current) and other accounts
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receivable Related to the Ag Business and all rights to any bank or other account of Descartes or
its Subsidiaries;
(c) Any and all Contracts other than the Assigned Ag Contracts;
(d) Any and all Contracts related to Indebtedness or tax sharing;
(e) Any and all Intellectual Property, other than the Ag Business Intellectual
Property (including, as an Excluded Ag Asset covered by this Section 2.4(e), the Intellectual
Property listed on Section 2.4(e) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule) ;
(f) Any and all Intellectual Property with respect to any compounds for which
physical samples are contained in the Compound Library solely to the extent related to
Descartes’s and its Subsidiaries’ current or previously marketed products (other than Transferred
Ag Active Ingredients and Transferred Ag Formulated Products) or the Retained Descartes
Pipeline;
(g) Compounds covered by the Patents covering the active ingredients
(technical products) of the formulations in the Retained Descartes Pipeline and the Excluded
Products, other than herbicides;
(h) The Descartes Names;
(i) all current and prior insurance policies of, or agreements for, insurance
and interests in insurance pools and programs of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries and all
rights of any nature with respect thereto, including all insurance recoveries thereunder and rights
to assert claims with respect to any such insurance recoveries;
(j) Any and all refunds of Excluded Ag Taxes;
(k) Any and all Tax Returns and other books and records related to Taxes paid
or payable by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Tax Returns of the Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries);
(l) The Excluded Ag Formulations Assets and the Excluded Ag R&D Assets;
(m) Any and all non-transferable Ag Business Permits (the “Ag Non-
Transferable Permits”);
(n) All tangible and intangible assets and properties that are not primarily or
exclusively related to, owned, used, developed, in development or held for use in the conduct of,
the Ag Business (other than as set forth in Section 2.3) including all capital stock, options,
warrants or other equity interests in any Person that is not a Transferred Ag Subsidiary (or a
Subsidiary thereof) and the Excluded Descartes Businesses;
(o) Except in each case for the Acquired Ag Owned Real Property and
Acquired Ag Leased Real Property, all of Descartes’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest
in owned and leased real property and other interests in real property including all such right,
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title and interest under each real property lease pursuant to which Descartes or any of its
Subsidiaries leases, subleases (as sub-landlord or sub-tenant) or otherwise occupies any such
leased real property, together in each case with Descartes’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and
interest in, to and under all structures, facilities or improvements currently or as of the Closing
Date located on any such real property and all easements, licenses, rights and appurtenances
related to the foregoing;
(p) Any and all causes of action, lawsuits, Judgments, claims and demands of
any nature available to or being pursued by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries (including
counterclaims) and defenses (A) against third parties relating primarily to any of the Excluded
Ag Assets or the Retained Ag Liabilities as well as any books, records and privileged
information relating thereto or (B) to the extent relating to any period through the Closing;
(q) Any and all interest of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries under this
Agreement, any Acquisition Document and any other agreement, document or instrument
entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(r) Except as set forth in Section 2.3(p), any and all personnel and
employment records for employees and former employees of Descartes and its Subsidiaries;
(s) Any and all IT Assets of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries other than the
Ag Transferred IT Assets; and
(t) Any and all raw materials, work-in-process, supplies and other inventories
Related to the Ag Business, other than finished goods, that are located at or are in transit from or
to any site that is a Delayed Ag Asset);
(u) Any Ag Shared Contract, to the extent not assigned to Fermat or one of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to an Ag Partial Assignment and Release under Section 5.10(a); and
(v) Any and all Retained Ag Registration Data.
The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that neither Fermat nor any of its Subsidiaries
will acquire or be permitted to retain any direct or indirect right, title and interest in any
Excluded Ag Assets, except as expressly set forth in any Acquisition Document.
Section 2.5 Assumed Ag Liabilities. At the Closing, Fermat shall (and/or shall cause
one or more designated Subsidiaries to) assume and agree to discharge or perform all of the
following Liabilities of Descartes and its Subsidiaries arising from and after the Closing (or in
the case of Section 2.5(e)(ii), at any time) out of the Acquired Ag Assets or the Ag Business (or
in the case of Section 2.5(e)(ii), at any time), other than the Retained Ag Liabilities, in each case,
whether such Retained Ag Liabilities accrue prior to, on or after Closing (the “Assumed Ag
Liabilities”):
(a) Subject to Section 2.8, any and all Liabilities arising under any of the
Assigned Ag Contracts to the extent such Liabilities relate to any period beginning on or after,
the Closing but only to the extent that they do not relate to any failure to perform or other breach,
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default or violation by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries under any such Assigned Ag Contract
prior to the Closing;
(b) Subject to Section 9.6, any and all Liabilities arising from and after the
Closing to the extent arising out of the ownership, management, operation, use, maintenance, or
occupancy of the Acquired Ag Assets or the Ag Business (including any Delayed Ag Assets), in
each case from and after the Closing, including any such Liabilities relating to violations of or
noncompliance with applicable Environmental Law or Environmental Permits, the Release of
Hazardous Substances, Contamination and exposure to Hazardous Substances. For purposes of
clarification, this assumption includes, subject to Section 9.6, (i) all Liabilities relating to
exposure to Hazardous Substances at the properties of the Acquired Ag Assets or the Ag
Business (including any Delayed Ag Assets) that occur from and after the Closing to the extent
that such Hazardous Substances were Released into the environment after the Closing and
(ii) fines and penalties for violation of or noncompliance with applicable Environmental Law to
the extent occurring from and after the Closing, even if the violation of or noncompliance with
applicable Environmental Law commenced prior to the Closing;
(c) Any and all Liabilities with respect to any return, repair, warranty or
similar Liabilities relating to products and services of the Ag Business arising from the sale of
products by or on behalf of Fermat after the Closing;
(d) Any and all Liabilities for Taxes imposed with respect to the Acquired Ag
Assets, the Assumed Ag Liabilities, the Ag Business or the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries and, in
each case, arising from and after the Closing, other than Excluded Ag Taxes;
(e) Any and all Liabilities in respect of Transferred Ag Business Employees
(i) arising from and after the Closing Date, subject to Section 5.8; or (ii) assumed by Fermat
pursuant to Section 5.8;
(f) Any Liability that (A) Fermat assumes pursuant to the Concerto
Assignment and Assumption Agreement and/or the Aria Assignment and Assumption
Agreement solely to the extent such Liability relates to any period beginning on or after the
Closing (but only to the extent that they do not relate to any failure to perform or other breach,
default or violation by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries under any Contract underlying either
such assignment and assumption agreements prior to the Closing) or (B) is incurred by Descartes
and/or its Affiliates in connection with the failure of any of Fermat or its Affiliates or their
respective assigns, sublicensees or direct or indirect successors in interest, or any of their
respective Representatives to comply with or perform the obligations assumed by Fermat
pursuant to the foregoing clause (A); provided, that the foregoing clause (A) and clause (B) shall
not apply to any such Liability that would otherwise be assumed pursuant to this Section 2.5(h)
to the extent it is a Retained Ag Liability under clauses (b)-(i) of the definition of Retained Ag
Liabilities.
(g) Except as set forth in Section 5.8, any and all Liabilities with respect to
any Transferred Ag Benefit Plan arising from and after the Closing; and
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Section 2.6 Retained Ag Liabilities. Descartes shall retain, and Fermat and its
Affiliates shall not assume, any of the following Liabilities of Descartes and its Affiliates (the
“Retained Ag Liabilities”):
(a) Any and all Liabilities which are not Assumed Ag Liabilities pursuant to
Section 2.5;
(b) Any and all Liabilities arising out of or related to the Excluded Ag Assets;
(c) Except as set forth in Section 2.5(f) and Section 5.8 or to the extent
required by applicable Law, any and all Liabilities relating to or arising under any Ag Benefit
Plan;
(d) Except as set forth in Section 2.5(e) or Section 5.8 or to the extent required
by applicable Law, any and all Liabilities in respect of Ag Business Employees or any other
employees of Descartes or its Affiliates;
(e) Any and all accounts payable Related to the Ag Business arising prior to
the Closing;
(f) Any and all Liabilities for Excluded Ag Taxes;
(g) Any and all Liabilities for any Indebtedness of Descartes or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(h) The Environmental and Indemnity Agreement, dated May 18, 2001,
regarding Mobile Site in Axis, Alabama (including all amendments thereto); and
(i) Subject to Section 9.6, any and all Liabilities, whenever arising (whether
before, on or after the Closing), to the extent arising out of the ownership, management,
operation, use, maintenance, or occupancy of the Acquired Ag Assets or the Ag Business
(including any Delayed Ag Assets), in each case before the Closing, including any such
Liabilities relating to violations of or noncompliance with applicable Environmental Law or
Environmental Permits, the Release of Hazardous Substances, Contamination and exposure to
Hazardous Substances. For purposes of clarification, Retained Ag Liabilities do not include,
subject to Section 9.6, (i) any Liabilities relating to exposure to Hazardous Substances at the
properties of the Acquired Ag Assets or the Ag Business (including any Delayed Ag Assets) that
occur from and after the Closing to the extent that such Hazardous Substances were Released
into the environment from and after the Closing and (ii) fines and penalties for violation of or
noncompliance with applicable Environmental Law to the extent occurring from and after the
Closing, even if the violation of or noncompliance with applicable Environmental Law
commenced prior to the Closing.
The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that neither Fermat nor any of its Subsidiaries
will be required to assume, discharge or perform any Retained Ag Liabilities.
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Section 2.7 Ag Acquisition Inventory Adjustment.
(a) Exhibit I-1 to this Agreement sets forth a calculation of the value of the
Ag Inventory as of December 31, 2016, including the accounting principles used in such
calculation (the “Ag Accounting Principles”).
(b) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Descartes shall
cause to be prepared and delivered to Fermat a closing statement (the “Ag Closing Statement”)
setting forth a good faith estimate of the Ag Adjustment Amount (such estimate, the “Estimated
Ag Adjustment Amount”) and the calculation of such Estimated Ag Adjustment Amount,
including an estimate of the Closing Ag Inventory Amount and shall consider in good faith any
comments thereon by Fermat and revise the Ag Closing Statement and Estimated Ag Adjustment
Amount to reflect any changes as may be agreed by Descartes and Fermat (and all such
discussions related thereto shall be governed by Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and
any applicable similar state rule and evidence of such discussions shall not be admissible in any
future Proceedings between the parties). The Ag Closing Statement shall be prepared in
accordance with the Ag Accounting Principles.
(c) Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Fermat shall cause to be
prepared and delivered to Descartes a statement (the “Ag Post-Closing Statement”), setting forth
the calculation of the Ag Adjustment Amount, including the Closing Ag Inventory Amount. The
Ag Post-Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with the Ag Accounting Principles.
(d) Within forty-five (45) days following receipt by Descartes of the Ag Post-
Closing Statement, Descartes shall deliver written notice to Fermat of any dispute Descartes has
with respect to the preparation or content of the Ag Post-Closing Statement (the “Descartes
Dispute Notice”); provided that if Descartes does not deliver any Descartes Dispute Notice to
Fermat within such forty-five (45)-day period, the Ag Post-Closing Statement will be final,
conclusive and binding on the parties. The Descartes Dispute Notice shall set forth in reasonable
detail the basis for any dispute included therein, the amounts involved and Descartes’s
determination of the Ag Adjustment Amount, including the Closing Ag Inventory Amount.
Upon receipt by Fermat of a Descartes Dispute Notice, Fermat and Descartes shall negotiate in
good faith to resolve any dispute set forth therein (and all such discussions related thereto shall
be governed by Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and any applicable similar state rule
and evidence of such discussions shall not be admissible in any future Proceedings between the
parties). If Fermat and Descartes, such good faith effort notwithstanding, fail to resolve any such
dispute within thirty (30) days following receipt by Fermat of the Descartes Dispute Notice (the
“Ag Dispute Resolution Period”), then Fermat and Descartes jointly shall engage, within ten
(10) days following the expiration of the Ag Dispute Resolution Period, Duff & ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Corporation or, if Duff & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation is unavailable or conflicted, another nationally
recognized major accounting firm selected jointly by Descartes and Fermat (the “Ag
Independent Accounting Firm”) to resolve any such dispute. If Descartes and Fermat are
unable to agree on the Ag Independent Accounting Firm, then each of Descartes and Fermat
shall select a nationally recognized major accounting firm, and the two (2) firms will mutually
select a third nationally recognized major accounting firm to serve as the Ag Independent
Accounting Firm. As promptly as practicable, and in any event not more than fifteen (15) days
following the engagement of the Ag Independent Accounting Firm, Fermat and Descartes shall
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each prepare and submit a presentation detailing each party’s complete statement of proposed
resolution of each issue still in dispute to the Ag Independent Accounting Firm. Fermat and
Descartes shall cause the Ag Independent Accounting Firm to, as soon as practicable after the
submission of the presentations described in the immediately preceding sentence and in any
event not more than thirty (30) days following such presentations, make a final determination,
binding on the parties to this Agreement, of the appropriate amount of each of the line items that
remain in dispute as indicated in the Descartes Dispute Notice. With respect to each disputed
line item, such determination, if not in accordance with the position of either Descartes or
Fermat, shall not be in excess of the higher, nor less than the lower, of the amounts advocated by
Descartes or Fermat, as applicable, in their respective presentations to the Ag Independent
Accounting Firm described above. All fees and expenses relating to the work, if any, to be
performed by the Ag Independent Accounting Firm shall be borne equally by Descartes and
Fermat. All determinations made by the Ag Independent Accounting Firm, and the Ag Post-
Closing Statement, as modified by the Ag Independent Accounting Firm, will be final,
conclusive and binding on the parties hereto.
(e) For purposes of complying with the terms set forth in this Section 2.7,
Descartes and Fermat shall cooperate with and make available to each other and their respective
Representatives all information, records, data and working papers, in each case, to the extent
related to the Ag Inventory, and shall permit access to its facilities and personnel, as may be
reasonably required in connection with the preparation and analysis of the Ag Post-Closing
Statement and the resolution of any disputes thereunder.
(f) Within three (3) Business Days following the final determination of the
Ag Adjustment Amount pursuant to Section 2.7(d), (i) if the Ag Adjustment Amount is greater
than the Estimated Ag Adjustment Amount, Fermat shall pay or cause to be paid, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by Descartes in writing, an
amount equal to such excess and (ii) if the Ag Adjustment Amount is less than the Estimated Ag
Adjustment Amount, Descartes shall pay or cause to be paid by wire transfer of immediately
available funds into an account designated by Fermat in writing, an amount equal to such
deficiency.
Section 2.8 Certain Ag Business Prorations.
(a) Fermat shall apportion (i) any rents and other occupancy charges or other
time-based payments (including in respect of field studies) to be received or paid pursuant to any
Assigned Ag Contract and (ii) any utility charges, in each case with respect to the Acquired Ag
Assets and the Ag Business (the “Ag Prorated Payments”) for payment periods which begin
prior to and end on or after the Closing Date, prorated upon the basis of number of days in such
payment period before and after the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the Ag Prorated
Payments shall not include rebates or other payments to be received or paid based on the value of
goods shipped or received.
(b) Not more than thirty (30) Business Days after the end of each of the first
five (5) fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, Fermat shall deliver to Descartes a
statement (without duplication of any amounts included in any prior Ag Proration Statement) of
the proposed proration of any Ag Prorated Payments, including a calculation of the amount of
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the Ag Prorated Payments for which Descartes is then liable or which are then due (each, a
“Retained Ag Prorated Payments Amount”) and copies of all statements, invoices, bills and
other documents used by it to determine the proposed proration (each, an “Ag Proration
Statement”). Descartes shall have fifteen (15) days following delivery of each Ag Proration
Statement to object to any amount set forth therein by delivering a written statement of its
objections to Fermat. If Descartes does not object to any amount set forth in an Ag Proration
Statement within such fifteen (15) day period, such Ag Proration Statement will be final,
conclusive and binding on the parties. If Descartes objects to any amount set forth in such Ag
Proration Statement within such fifteen (15) day period, Fermat and Descartes shall negotiate in
good faith to resolve such objections and shall resolve such objections within thirty (30) days of
the delivery of such Ag Proration Statement.
(c) Within three (3) Business Days following the final determination of any
Retained Ag Prorated Payments Amount for each fiscal quarter pursuant to Section 2.8(b), (i) if
such Retained Ag Prorated Payments Amount is owed by Descartes, Descartes shall pay or cause
to be paid, by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by Fermat
in writing, an amount equal to such Retained Ag Prorated Payments Amount and (ii) if such
Retained Ag Prorated Payments Amount is owed to Descartes, Fermat shall pay or cause to be
paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by Descartes in
writing, an amount equal to such Retained Ag Prorated Payments Amount.
Section 2.9 Ag Allocation. As soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof,
and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the date hereof, Descartes shall deliver to
Fermat (a) a proposed apportionment of all items that are treated as consideration to Descartes
for Tax purposes as of the Closing Date among the members of the Descartes Group that
transferred Acquired Ag Assets, Assumed Ag Liabilities, or Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, and (b)
a proposed allocation, to the extent relevant, of the amounts so apportioned to each member of
the Descartes Group among the assets transferred, in each case, in a manner consistent with
Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the
apportionment and allocation delivered pursuant to this sentence, collectively, the “Proposed Ag
Allocation”). The parties agree that, for purposes of this determination, the H&N Business shall
be treated as having a fair market value equal to the amount set forth on Section 2.9 of the
Fermat Disclosure Schedule (before taking into account any adjustment pursuant to Section
2.14). If Fermat disagrees with the Proposed Ag Allocation, Fermat may, within thirty (30) days
after delivery of the Proposed Ag Allocation, deliver a notice (the “Ag Allocation Notice”) to
Descartes to such effect, specifying those items as to which Fermat disagrees and setting forth
Fermat’s proposed allocation. If the Ag Allocation Notice is duly delivered, Fermat and
Descartes shall, during the twenty (20) days following such delivery, use commercially
reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the disputed items or amounts in order to determine the
allocation of all items that are treated as consideration to Descartes for Tax purposes. If
Descartes and Fermat are unable to reach such agreement any disagreement shall be resolved,
prior to the Closing Date, by the Ag Independent Accounting Firm or a nationally recognized
appraisal firm selected jointly by Descartes and Fermat. The parties agree to make any
adjustments to such allocation as may be necessary to reflect (x) the final determination of the
Ag Adjustment Amount pursuant to Section 2.7 or the H&N Adjustment Amount pursuant to
Section 2.14 and (y) any other adjustment to any amount treated as consideration to Descartes for
Tax purposes, and any disagreement regarding such adjustment shall be resolved by the Ag
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Independent Accounting Firm or a nationally recognized appraisal firm selected pursuant to the
preceding sentence. The allocation, as prepared by Descartes if no Ag Allocation Notice has
been given or as adjusted pursuant to any agreement between Descartes and Fermat or as
resolved by the Ag Independent Accounting Firm or appraisal firm referenced in the preceding
sentence (the “Ag Allocation”) shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto, and none
of Descartes, Fermat or any of their respective Affiliates shall take any position inconsistent with
the Ag Allocation on any Tax Return or in any Tax Proceeding, in each case, except to the extent
otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the
Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign law).
Section 2.10 Acquired H&N Assets. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, on the Closing Date and at the Closing, Fermat shall (and/or shall cause one or more
of its Subsidiaries to) sell, assign, transfer and convey to Descartes (and/or one or more of its
designated Subsidiaries), and Descartes shall (and/or shall cause one or more of its designated
Subsidiaries to) purchase, acquire and accept from Fermat or its Subsidiaries, in accordance with
Exhibit G-2 (the “H&N Step Plan”), all of Fermat’s right, title and interest in and to all of the
assets and properties Related to the H&N Business (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding
the Excluded H&N Assets) (collectively, the “Acquired H&N Assets”), including the following:
(a) All capital stock, options, warrants or other equity interests in the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries;
(b) Any and all Contracts Related to the H&N Business, including any claims
or causes of action arising thereunder or related thereto (the “Assigned H&N Contracts”),
including the Contracts listed on Section 2.10(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule;
(c) Any and all Intellectual Property owned by Fermat or its Affiliates and
Related to the H&N Business, including the Intellectual Property listed on Section 2.10(c) of the
Fermat Disclosure Schedule (the “H&N Business Intellectual Property”);
(d) Any and all tangible assets Related to the H&N Business, including such
tangible assets Related to the H&N Business that are or relate to research and development
activities, manufacturing equipment, tooling, fixed assets, personal property or office furniture;
(e) Any and all prepaid expenses and security deposits arising out of the
Assigned H&N Contracts, including those reflected on the H&N Business Financial Statements
or arising in the ordinary course of business of the H&N Business since the H&N Balance Sheet
Date;
(f) Any and all raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, supplies and
other inventories Related to the H&N Business, including any such raw materials, work-in-
process, finished goods, supplies and other inventories being held by (i) customers of the H&N
Business pursuant to consignment arrangements or (ii) suppliers of the H&N Business under
tolling arrangements;
(g) The Acquired H&N Owned Real Property and the Acquired H&N Leased
Real Property;
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(h) Any and all goodwill Related to the H&N Business as a going concern;
(i) Any and all H&N Business Permits (which, for the avoidance of doubt,
includes Drug Master Files);
(j) Any and all assets relating to International H&N Benefit Plans that
transfer to Descartes pursuant to Section 5.9(u) and any and all assets that correspond to the
Liabilities of the Transferred H&N Benefit Plans;
(k) Any and all notes, debentures, trade receivables (whether current or non-
current) and other accounts receivable Related to the H&N Business;
(l) Any and all documents, instruments, papers, books, records, books of
account, files and data (including customer and supplier lists, and repair and performance
records, product performance or experimental data), catalogs, brochures, sales literature,
promotional materials, certificates and other documents to the extent Related to the H&N
Business and in the possession of Fermat, in whatever format, other than (i) any books, records
or other materials that Fermat is required by Law to retain (copies of which, to the extent
permitted by Law, will be made available to Descartes upon Descartes’s reasonable request), and
(ii) any documents, files, or records which cannot be disclosed under privacy, data protection-
related or other applicable Law (in any event, including employee medical records and
information);
(m) All IT Assets of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries that (i) are listed on
Section 2.10(m) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule or (ii) are exclusively used and exclusively
held for use in the H&N Business (“H&N Transferred IT Assets”);
(n) All of Fermat’s and its Subsidiaries’ rights under warranties, indemnities
and all similar rights against third parties to the extent related to any Acquired H&N Assets;
(o) the seaweed harvest vessel being produced pursuant to the Shipbuilding
Contract, dated June 23, 2016, by and between Fermat BioPolymer AS and Hellesoy Vergt AS
and having Hellesoy Vergt AS Hull No. 153; and
(p) Subject to Section 5.5(b)(vi), any and all Personnel Records maintained by
Fermat or its Affiliates for Transferred H&N Business Employees.
Section 2.11 Excluded H&N Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, any and all of Fermat’s or any of its Affiliates’ right, title and interest in and to
the following assets and properties (the “Excluded H&N Assets”) shall be specifically excluded
from, and shall not constitute, the Acquired H&N Assets:
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.10(j) and Section 5.9, any and all assets
related to the H&N Benefit Plans;
(b) Any and all Contracts other than the Assigned H&N Contracts;
(c) Any and all Contracts related to Indebtedness or tax sharing;
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(d) Any and all Intellectual Property, other than the H&N Business
Intellectual Property (including, as an Excluded H&N Asset covered by this Section 2.11(d), the
Intellectual Property listed on Section 2.11(d) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule);
(e) The Fermat Names;
(f) all current and prior insurance policies of, or agreements for, insurance
and interests in insurance pools and programs of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries and all rights
of any nature with respect thereto, including all insurance recoveries thereunder and rights to
assert claims with respect to any such insurance recoveries;
(g) Any and all refunds of Excluded H&N Taxes;
(h) Any and all Tax Returns and other books and records related to Taxes paid
or payable by Fermat or any of its Affiliates (other than Tax Returns of the Transferred H&N
Subsidiaries);
(i) Any and all Cash Amounts;
(j) Any and all non-transferable H&N Business Permits (the “H&N Non-
Transferable Permits”);
(k) All tangible and intangible assets and properties that are not primarily or
exclusively related to, owned, used, developed, in development or held for use in the conduct of,
the H&N Business (other than as set forth in Section 2.10) including all capital stock, options,
warrants or other equity interests in any Person that is not a Transferred H&N Subsidiary (or a
Subsidiary thereof) and the Excluded Fermat Businesses;
(l) Except in each case for the Acquired H&N Owned Real Property and
Acquired H&N Leased Real Property, all of Fermat’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest
in owned and leased real property and other interests in real property including all such right,
title and interest under each real property lease pursuant to which Fermat or any of its
Subsidiaries leases, subleases (as sub-landlord or sub-tenant) or otherwise occupies any such
leased real property, together in each case with Fermat’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and
interest in, to and under all structures, facilities or improvements currently or as of the Closing
Date located on any such real property and all easements, licenses, rights and appurtenances
related to the foregoing;
(m) Any and all causes of action, lawsuits, Judgments, claims and demands of
any nature available to or being pursued by Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries (including
counterclaims) and defenses (A) against third parties relating primarily to any of the Excluded
H&N Assets or the Retained H&N Liabilities as well as any books, records and privileged
information relating thereto or (B) to the extent relating to any period through the Closing;
(n) Any and all interest of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries under this
Agreement, any Acquisition Document and any other agreement, document or instrument
entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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(o) Except as set forth in Section 2.10(p), any and all personnel and
employment records for employees and former employees of Fermat and its Subsidiaries;
(p) Any and all IT Assets of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries other than the
H&N Transferred IT Assets; and
(q) Any H&N Shared Contract, to the extent not assigned to Descartes or one
of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a H&N Partial Assignment and Release under Section 5.10(b).
The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that neither Descartes nor any of its
Subsidiaries will acquire or be permitted to retain any direct or indirect right, title and interest in
any Excluded H&N Assets, except as expressly set forth in any Acquisition Document.
Section 2.12 Assumed H&N Liabilities. At the Closing, Descartes shall (and/or shall
cause one or more designated Subsidiaries to) assume and agree to discharge or perform all of
the following Liabilities of Fermat and its Subsidiaries arising from and after the Closing (or
with respect to Section 2.12(e)(ii), at any time) out of the Acquired H&N Assets or the H&N
Business, other than the Retained H&N Liabilities, in each case, whether such Retained H&N
Liabilities accrue prior to, on or after Closing (the “Assumed H&N Liabilities”):
(a) Subject to Section 2.15, any and all Liabilities arising under any of the
Assigned H&N Contracts to the extent such Liabilities relate to any period beginning on or after,
the Closing but only to the extent that they do not relate to any failure to perform or other breach,
default or violation by Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries under any such Assigned H&N Contract
prior to the Closing;
(b) Subject to Section 9.6, any and all Liabilities arising from and after the
Closing to the extent arising out of the ownership, management, operation, use, maintenance, or
occupancy of the Acquired H&N Assets or the H&N Business (including any Delayed H&N
Assets), in each case from and after the Closing, including any such Liabilities relating to
violations of or noncompliance with applicable Environmental Law or Environmental Permits,
the Release of Hazardous Substances, Contamination and exposure to Hazardous Substances.
For purposes of clarification, this assumption includes, subject to Section 9.6, (i) all Liabilities
relating to exposure to Hazardous Substances at the properties of the Acquired H&N Assets or
the H&N Business (including any Delayed H&N Assets) that occur from and after the Closing to
the extent that such Hazardous Substances were Released into the environment after the Closing
and (ii) fines and penalties for violation of or noncompliance with applicable Environmental Law
to the extent occurring from and after the Closing, even if the violation of or noncompliance with
applicable Environmental Law commenced prior to the Closing;
(c) Any and all Liabilities with respect to any return, repair, warranty or
similar Liabilities relating to products and services of the H&N Business arising from the sale of
products by or on behalf of Descartes after the Closing;
(d) Any and all Liabilities for Taxes imposed with respect to the Acquired
H&N Assets, the Assumed H&N Liabilities, the H&N Business or the Transferred H&N
Subsidiaries and, in each case, arising from and after the Closing, other than Excluded H&N
Taxes;
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(e) Any and all Liabilities in respect of Transferred H&N Business
Employees (i) arising from and after the Closing Date, subject to Section 5.9; or (ii) assumed by
Descartes pursuant to Section 5.9;
(f) Except as set forth in Section 5.9, any and all Liabilities with respect to a
Transferred H&N Benefit Plan arising from and after the Closing; and
(g) Any and all accounts payable to the extent related to the H&N Business,
arising prior to or on the Closing to the extent reflected in the Closing H&N Working Capital
Amount or arising after the Closing.
Section 2.13 Retained H&N Liabilities. Fermat shall retain, and Descartes and its
Affiliates shall not assume, any of the following Liabilities of Fermat and its Affiliates (the
“Retained H&N Liabilities”):
(a) Any and all Liabilities which are not Assumed H&N Liabilities pursuant
to Section 2.12;
(b) Any and all Liabilities arising out of or related to the Excluded H&N
Assets;
(c) Except as set forth in Section 2.12(f) and Section 5.9 or to the extent
required by applicable Law, any and all Liabilities relating to or arising under any H&N Benefit
Plan;
(d) Except as set forth in Section 2.12(e) or Section 5.9 or to the extent
required by applicable Law, any and all Liabilities in respect of H&N Business Employees or
any other employees of Fermat or its Affiliates;
(e) Any and all Liabilities for Excluded H&N Taxes;
(f) Any and all Liabilities for any Indebtedness of Fermat or any of its
Subsidiaries, except as provided by Section 2.12(f) or Section 2.12(g); and
(g) Subject to Section 9.6, any and all Liabilities, whenever arising (whether
before, on or after the Closing), to the extent arising out of the ownership, management,
operation, use, maintenance, or occupancy of the Acquired H&N Assets or the H&N Business
(including any Delayed H&N Assets), in each case before the Closing, including any such
Liabilities relating to violations of or noncompliance with applicable Environmental Law or
Environmental Permits, the Release of Hazardous Substances, Contamination and exposure to
Hazardous Substances. For purposes of clarification, Retained H&N Liabilities do not include,
subject to Section 9.6, (i) any Liabilities relating to exposure to Hazardous Substances at the
properties of the Acquired H&N Assets or the H&N Business (including any Delayed H&N
Assets) that occur from and after the Closing to the extent that such Hazardous Substances were
Released into the environment from and after the Closing, and (ii) fines and penalties for
violation of or noncompliance with applicable Environmental Law to the extent occurring from
and after the Closing, even if the violation of or noncompliance with applicable Environmental
Law commenced prior to the Closing.
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The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that neither Descartes nor any of its
Subsidiaries will be required to assume, discharge or perform any Retained H&N Liabilities.
Section 2.14 H&N Acquisition Working Capital Adjustment.
(a) Exhibit I-2 to this Agreement sets forth a calculation of the net working
capital of the H&N Business as of October 31, 2016 (the “H&N Sample Closing Statement”),
including the asset and liability line items, general ledger accounts and accounting principles
used in such calculation (the “H&N Accounting Principles”).
(b) At least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Fermat shall
cause to be prepared and delivered to Descartes a closing statement (the “H&N Closing
Statement”) setting forth a good faith estimate of the H&N Adjustment Amount (such estimate,
the “Estimated H&N Adjustment Amount”) and the calculation of such Estimated H&N
Adjustment Amount, including an estimate of the Closing H&N Working Capital Amount and
shall consider in good faith any comments thereon by Descartes and revise the H&N Closing
Statement and Estimated Ag Adjustment Amount to reflect any changes as may be agreed by
Descartes and Fermat (and all such discussions related thereto shall be governed by Rule 408 of
the Federal Rules of Evidence and any applicable similar state rule and evidence of such
discussions shall not be admissible in any future Proceedings between the parties). The H&N
Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with the H&N Accounting Principles.
(c) Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Descartes shall cause to be
prepared and delivered to Fermat a working capital statement (the “H&N Post-Closing
Statement”), setting forth the H&N Adjustment Amount and the calculation of the H&N
Adjustment Amount, including the Closing H&N Working Capital Amount. The H&N Post-
Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with the H&N Accounting Principles.
(d) Within forty-five (45) days following receipt by Fermat of the H&N Post-
Closing Statement, Fermat shall deliver written notice to Descartes of any dispute Fermat has
with respect to the preparation or content of the H&N Post-Closing Statement (the “Fermat
Dispute Notice”); provided that if Fermat does not deliver any Fermat Dispute Notice to
Descartes within such forty-five (45)-day period, the H&N Post-Closing Statement will be final,
conclusive and binding on the parties. The Fermat Dispute Notice shall set forth in reasonable
detail the basis for any dispute included therein, the amounts involved and Fermat’s
determination of the H&N Adjustment Amount, including the Closing H&N Working Capital
Amount. Upon receipt by Descartes of a Fermat Dispute Notice, Fermat and Descartes shall
negotiate in good faith to resolve any dispute set forth therein (and all such discussions related
thereto shall be governed by Rule 408 of the Federal Rules of Evidence and any applicable
similar state rule and evidence of such discussions shall not be admissible in any future
Proceedings between the parties). If Fermat and Descartes, such good faith effort
notwithstanding, fail to resolve any such dispute within thirty (30) days following receipt by
Descartes of the Fermat Dispute Notice (the “H&N Dispute Resolution Period”), then Fermat
and Descartes jointly shall engage, within ten (10) days following the expiration of the H&N
Dispute Resolution Period, Duff & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation or, if Duff & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Corporation is
unavailable or conflicted, another nationally recognized major accounting firm selected jointly
by Descartes and Fermat which, for the avoidance of doubt may be the same firm as the Ag
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Independent Accounting Firm (the “H&N Independent Accounting Firm”) to resolve any such
dispute. If Descartes and Fermat are unable to agree on the H&N Independent Accounting Firm,
then each of Descartes and Fermat shall select a nationally recognized major accounting firm,
and the two (2) firms will mutually select a third nationally recognized major accounting firm to
serve as the H&N Independent Accounting Firm. As promptly as practicable, and in any event
not more than fifteen (15) days following the engagement of the H&N Independent Accounting
Firm, Fermat and Descartes shall each prepare and submit a presentation detailing each party’s
complete statement of proposed resolution of each issue still in dispute to the H&N Independent
Accounting Firm. Fermat and Descartes shall cause the H&N Independent Accounting Firm to,
as soon as practicable after the submission of the presentations described in the immediately
preceding sentence and in any event not more than thirty (30) days following such presentations,
make a final determination, binding on the parties to this Agreement, of the appropriate amount
of each of the line items that remain in dispute as indicated in the Fermat Dispute Notice. With
respect to each disputed line item, such determination, if not in accordance with the position of
either Descartes or Fermat, shall not be in excess of the higher, nor less than the lower, of the
amounts advocated by Descartes or Fermat, as applicable, in their respective presentations to the
H&N Independent Accounting Firm described above. All fees and expenses relating to the
work, if any, to be performed by the H&N Independent Accounting Firm shall be borne equally
by Descartes and Fermat. All determinations made by the H&N Independent Accounting Firm,
and the H&N Post-Closing Statement, as modified by the H&N Independent Accounting Firm,
will be final, conclusive and binding on the parties hereto.
(e) For purposes of complying with the terms set forth in this Section 2.14,
Descartes and Fermat shall cooperate with and make available to each other and their respective
Representatives all information, records, data and working papers, in each case, to the extent
related to the Acquired H&N Assets, Assumed H&N Liabilities or H&N Business, and shall
permit access to its facilities and personnel, as may be reasonably required in connection with the
preparation and analysis of the H&N Post-Closing Statement and the resolution of any disputes
thereunder.
(f) Within three (3) Business Days following the final determination of the
H&N Adjustment Amount pursuant to Section 2.14(d), (i) if the H&N Adjustment Amount is
greater than the Estimated H&N Adjustment Amount, Descartes shall pay or cause to be paid, by
wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by Fermat in writing, an
amount equal to such excess and (ii) if the H&N Adjustment Amount is less than the Estimated
H&N Adjustment Amount, Fermat shall pay or cause to be paid by wire transfer of immediately
available funds into an account designated by Descartes in writing, an amount equal to such
deficiency.
Section 2.15 Certain H&N Business Prorations.
(a) Descartes shall apportion (i) any rents and other occupancy charges or
other time-based payments (including in respect of field studies) to be received or paid pursuant
to any Assigned H&N Contract and (ii) any utility charges, in each case with respect to the
Acquired H&N Assets and the H&N Business (the “H&N Prorated Payments”) for payment
periods which begin prior to and end on or after the Closing Date, prorated upon the basis of
number of days in such payment period before and after the Closing Date. For the avoidance of
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doubt, the H&N Prorated Payments shall not include rebates or other payments to be received or
paid based on the value of goods shipped or received.
(b) Not more than thirty (30) Business Days after the end of each of the first
five (5) fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date, Descartes shall deliver to Fermat a
statement (without duplication of any amounts included in any prior H&N Proration Statement)
of the proposed proration of any H&N Prorated Payments, including a calculation of the amount
of the H&N Prorated Payments for which Fermat is then liable or which are then due (each, a
“Retained H&N Prorated Payments Amount”) and copies of all statements, invoices, bills and
other documents used by it to determine the proposed proration (each, an “H&N Proration
Statement”). Fermat shall have fifteen (15) days following delivery of each H&N Proration
Statement to object to any amount set forth therein by delivering a written statement of its
objections to Descartes. If Fermat does not object to any amount set forth in an H&N Proration
Statement within such fifteen (15) day period, such H&N Proration Statement will be final,
conclusive and binding on the parties. If Fermat objects to any amount set forth in such H&N
Proration Statement within such fifteen (15) day period, Fermat and Descartes shall negotiate in
good faith to resolve such objections and shall resolve such objections within thirty (30) days of
the delivery of such H&N Proration Statement.
(c) Within three (3) Business Days following the final determination of any
Retained H&N Prorated Payments Amount for each fiscal quarter pursuant to Section 2.15(b),
(i) if such Retained H&N Prorated Payments Amount is owed by Fermat, Fermat shall pay or
cause to be paid, by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by
Descartes in writing, an amount equal to such Retained H&N Prorated Payments Amount and
(ii) if such Retained H&N Prorated Payments Amount is owed to Fermat, Descartes shall pay or
cause to be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds into an account designated by
Fermat in writing, an amount equal to such Retained H&N Prorated Payments Amount.
Section 2.16 H&N Allocation. As soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof,
and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the date hereof, Fermat shall deliver to
Descartes (a) a proposed apportionment of all items that are treated as consideration to Fermat
for Tax purposes as of the Closing Date among the members of the Fermat Group that
transferred Acquired H&N Assets, Assumed H&N Liabilities, or Transferred H&N Subsidiaries,
and (b) a proposed allocation, to the extent relevant, of the amounts so apportioned to each
member of the Fermat Group among the assets transferred, in each case, in a manner consistent
with Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the
apportionment and allocation delivered pursuant to this sentence, collectively, the “Proposed
H&N Allocation”). The parties agree that, for purposes of this determination, the Ag Business
shall be treated as having a fair market value equal to the amount set forth on Section 2.16 of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule (before taking into account any adjustment pursuant to Section
2.7). If Descartes disagrees with the Proposed H&N Allocation, Descartes may, within thirty
(30) days after delivery of the Proposed H&N Allocation, deliver a notice (the “H&N Allocation
Notice”) to Fermat to such effect, specifying those items as to which Descartes disagrees and
setting forth Descartes’s proposed allocation. If the H&N Allocation Notice is duly delivered,
Descartes and Fermat shall, during the twenty (20) days following such delivery, use
commercially reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the disputed items or amounts in order to
determine the allocation of all items that are treated as consideration to Fermat for Tax purposes.
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If Descartes and Fermat are unable to reach such agreement, any disagreement shall be resolved,
prior to the Closing Date, by the H&N Independent Accounting Firm or a nationally recognized
appraisal firm selected jointly by Descartes and Fermat. The parties agree to make any
adjustments to such allocation as may be necessary to reflect (x) the final determination of the
H&N Adjustment Amount pursuant to Section 2.14 or the Ag Adjustment Amount pursuant to
Section 2.7 and (y) any other adjustment to any amount treated as consideration to Descartes for
Tax purposes, and any disagreement regarding such adjustment shall be resolved by the H&N
Independent Accounting Firm or a nationally recognized appraisal firm selected pursuant to the
preceding sentence. The allocation, as prepared by Fermat if no H&N Allocation Notice has
been given or as adjusted pursuant to any agreement between Descartes and Fermat or as
resolved by the H&N Independent Accounting Firm or appraisal firm referenced in the preceding
sentence (the “H&N Allocation”) shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto, and none
of Descartes, Fermat or any of their respective Affiliates shall take any position inconsistent with
the H&N Allocation on any Tax Return or in any Tax Proceeding, in each case, except to the
extent otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a)
of the Code (or any analogous provision of state, local or foreign law).
Section 2.17 Transferred Ag Subsidiaries. The parties intend that the transfer of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries shall result in an indirect transfer of only those assets of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries that would otherwise (that is, if the parties were transferring assets
of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries and not their equity interests) fall within the definition of
“Acquired Ag Assets,” and in an indirect transfer of only those Liabilities of the Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries that would otherwise fall within the definition of “Assumed Ag Liabilities.”
Descartes shall use reasonable best efforts to transfer out of each of the Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries prior to the Closing all assets and Liabilities required to be transferred so that the
assets and Liabilities of each of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries at the Closing are consistent
with the agreement of the parties as set forth in the preceding sentence.
Section 2.18 Transferred H&N Subsidiaries. The parties intend that the transfer of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries shall result in an indirect transfer of only those assets of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries that would otherwise (that is, if the parties were transferring
assets of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries and not their equity interests) fall within the
definition of “Acquired H&N Assets,” and in an indirect transfer of only those Liabilities of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries that would otherwise fall within the definition of “Assumed H&N
Liabilities.” Fermat shall use reasonable best efforts to transfer out of each of the Transferred
H&N Subsidiaries prior to the Closing all assets and Liabilities required to be transferred so that
the assets and Liabilities of each of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries at the Closing are
consistent with the agreement of the parties as set forth in the preceding sentence.
Section 2.19 Works Council Matters.
(a) The parties acknowledge that, under French labor laws, one or more works
councils of Descartes and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries that own French Ag Assets or
directly conduct the French Ag Business will need to be informed and consulted with respect to
the offer made by Fermat to acquire the assets meeting the criteria set forth in the definition of
“Acquired Ag Assets” that are located in France and are owned by Descartes and/or its
Subsidiaries (the “French Ag Assets”) and the Ag Business conducted in France (the “French
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Ag Business”) and assume the liabilities meeting the criteria set forth in the definition of
“Assumed Ag Liabilities” related to the French Ag Assets or French Ag Business (the “French
Ag Liabilities”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, unless and until
Descartes (or its relevant Subsidiaries) has executed and delivered to Fermat the France
Acceptance Notice, the French Ag Assets, the French Ag Business and the French Ag Liabilities
will not be considered to constitute Acquired Ag Assets, Ag Business or Assumed Ag Liabilities
respectively, and, if no such France Acceptance Notice is delivered prior to the Closing, the Cash
Balancing Amount shall be reduced by the French Ag Consideration (as such term is defined
below).
(b) On the terms and conditions set forth in the offer letter attached as Exhibit
H hereto (the “French Offer Letter” and the offer set forth therein, the “French Ag Offer”),
including the consideration specified therein (the “French Ag Consideration”), Fermat has
irrevocably offered to acquire the French Ag Assets and French Ag Business and assume the
French Ag Liabilities (within the time limit set forth therein) and to have the provisions of this
Agreement apply to the French Ag Assets, French Ag Business and French Ag Liabilities upon
the acceptance of the French Ag Offer by Descartes (or its relevant Subsidiaries). Subject to
acceptance of the French Ag Offer by Descartes (or its relevant Subsidiaries) following the
completion of the consultation process described in this Section 2.19, and upon delivery to
Fermat of the executed acceptance notice attached as Schedule 2 to the French Offer Letter (the
“France Acceptance Notice”), this Agreement shall apply to the French Ag Assets, French Ag
Business and French Ag Liabilities, and the French Ag Assets, French Ag Business and French
Ag Liabilities shall be included in the Acquired Ag Assets, Ag Business and Assumed Ag
Liabilities respectively. If the France Closing (as such term is defined below occurs after the
Closing, on the France Closing, Fermat shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the French Ag
Consideration to Descartes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated in writing by Descartes and the Ag Foreign Closing Documents relating to the French
Ag Assets, French Ag Business and French Ag Liabilities in the manner set forth in Section
2.2(b) and Section 2.19(d), as applicable.
(c) Descartes shall initiate or cause its relevant Subsidiaries to initiate the
information/consultation process as promptly as practicable after the date hereof. Descartes shall
conduct and cause its relevant Subsidiaries to conduct the information/consultation process in the
most expedient way practicable. Descartes and Fermat shall, and shall cause their respective
Subsidiaries to, reasonably cooperate with each other in connection with the applicable
consultation process described in this Section 2.19, including (i) Fermat timely providing any
required information relating to Fermat or its Affiliates, or to any measures envisaged by Fermat
or its Affiliates or as otherwise reasonably requested by Descartes in respect of or for the purpose
of such consultation process and (ii) Descartes keeping Fermat informed of the status of such
consultation and any material developments so far as they relate to the French Ag Assets, French
Ag Business or French Ag Liabilities. Without Fermat’s prior written consent, which shall not be
unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Descartes (or its relevant Subsidiaries) shall not
enter into any material agreement with, or make any material commitment to, the relevant works
council which would bind or impose any material obligation on Fermat after the Closing;
provided; however; for the avoidance of doubt, that Fermat’s consent shall not be required with
respect to any matter affecting only employees of Descartes (or its relevant Affiliates) who are
not Ag Business Employees. If, as a result of any such consultation process, changes to this
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Agreement, or further arrangements in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, are considered necessary by Descartes, Descartes shall negotiate in good faith with
Fermat on such changes (if any) to this Agreement or further arrangements (if any) in connection
with such transactions that are appropriate, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth
in the French Offer Letter (as applicable).
(d) The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) conditions to the transfer and
assumption of the French Ag Assets, French Ag Business or French Ag Liabilities set forth in the
French Offer Letter may be satisfied after the conditions to the transfer of other Acquired Ag
Assets and Assumed Ag Liabilities and the Ag Business set forth in Article VII have been
satisfied and in any such case the Closing shall take place with respect to all Acquired Ag Assets,
Ag Business and Assumed Ag Liabilities other than the French Ag Assets, French Ag Business
and French Ag Liabilities, and (ii) the consummation of the sale of the French Ag Assets, French
Ag Business and French Ag Liabilities (the “France Closing”) shall occur in accordance with
the terms of the French Offer Letter. The parties further acknowledge and agree that (A) all
actions and documents relating to the transfer of the French Ag Assets, French Ag Business and
French Ag Liabilities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Ag Foreign Closing Documents
relating to the French Ag Assets, French Ag Business and French Ag Liabilities) shall not be
required to be taken or delivered at the Closing but only at the France Closing and (B) all items
taken into account in the Closing Ag Inventory Amount in accordance with this Agreement shall
not be adjusted to reflect the exclusion of the French Ag Assets, French Ag Business and French
Ag Liabilities at the Closing but shall be reflected as if the France Closing shall have occurred at
the Closing; provided, that if no France Acceptance Notice is delivered prior to the Expiry Date
(as defined in the French Offer Letter), the Target Ag Inventory Amount and Closing Ag
Inventory Amount shall be adjusted to reflect the exclusion of the French Ag Assets, French Ag
Business and French Ag Liabilities, which shall be determined and paid pursuant to the process
set forth in Section 2.7, except provided that the date to provide an Ag Post-Closing Statement
shall be as from the Expiry Date rather than as from the Closing Date. In the event the France
Closing occurs on a different date than the Closing, the provisions of Article V and Article VI
hereof (and any related definitions, including Excluded Ag Taxes, Straddle Period, Post-Closing
Period, and Pre-Closing Period) shall, with respect to the French Ag Assets, French Ag Business
and French Ag Liabilities be interpreted as if references to the Closing were references to the
France Closing. To the extent that the France Closing shall not have occurred simultaneously
with the Closing, the covenants set forth in Article V (other than Sections 5.2, 5.4, 5.5 (not
including 5.5(a)(ii)), 5.7, 5.12, 5.21(a)(i) and 5.30, which shall apply with respect to the French
Ag Assets, French Ag Business and French Ag Liabilities as from the date of this Agreement)
shall apply with respect to the French Ag Assets, French Ag Business and French Ag Liabilities
as from the date of the France Acceptance Notice; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the event that the France Closing does occur, any breach by Descartes or its Affiliates of any
provision of Article V from or after the date of this Agreement shall be subject to Article IX as if
Article V had been applicable from and after the date of this Agreement; provided, further, that
in no event shall any breach of such covenants during the period following the date hereof until
the France Closing affect the requirement to effect the France Closing but shall only result, if
applicable, in a claim for indemnification under Article IX.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF DESCARTES
Except as disclosed in (a) the filings of Descartes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) filed since January 1, 2015 and not less than one (1) Business Day
prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding (x) any documents incorporated by reference
therein, and (y) any disclosures set forth in any “risk factor” or “forward-looking statements”
sections or other similar disclosures, in each case, to the extent they are predictive, cautionary or
forward-looking in nature) (provided that this clause (a) shall not be applicable to Sections 3.2,
3.6, 3.7, 3.8 and 3.22) or (b) the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (it being agreed that the
disclosure of any matter in any section in the Descartes Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to
have been disclosed in any other section in the Descartes Disclosure Schedule to which the
applicability of such disclosure is reasonably apparent on its face), Descartes hereby represents
and warrants to Fermat as follows:
Section 3.1 Organization, Standing and Power. Descartes is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing (except, as to Descartes’s good standing, as
would not be material to the Ag Business) under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all
necessary organizational power and authority to carry on the Ag Business as presently
conducted. Each of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries and any other Subsidiary of Descartes that
is a party to any Acquisition Document is a corporation, partnership or other legal entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept or any similar
concept is recognized) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or
formation, as applicable except where the failure to be in good standing or to be so organized and
existing would not constitute an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.2 Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability. Each of Descartes and
its Subsidiaries party to any Acquisition Document has all requisite power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and each other Acquisition Document to which it is a party
and to consummate the Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
The execution and delivery by Descartes and/or its Subsidiaries of this Agreement and each other
Acquisition Document to which it is a party, the performance by Descartes and its Subsidiaries
of their obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by Descartes and its
Subsidiaries of the Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action of Descartes and its Subsidiaries.
No other corporate proceedings on the part of Descartes or its Subsidiaries (and no action on the
part of any stockholders, members, partners or equityholders of Descartes and its Subsidiaries)
are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance in accordance with their
respective terms of this Agreement and the Acquisition Documents and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Descartes has duly executed and delivered this
Agreement and at the Closing Descartes, as applicable, and its applicable Subsidiaries will have
executed and delivered each other Acquisition Document to which it is a party, and assuming
due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto, this Agreement and each
other Acquisition Document to which it is a party will constitute its valid and binding
obligations, enforceable against Descartes and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in accordance
with their respective terms, subject to General Enforceability Exceptions.
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Section 3.3 Transferred Ag Subsidiaries.
(a) Each of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries has the requisite power and
authority to carry on its respective business as it is presently being conducted and to own, lease
or operate its respective properties and assets. None of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries is in
violation of its charter, bylaws or other similar organizational documents. None of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries has operated any businesses other than the Ag Business other than
in a de minimis or incidental manner.
(b) Except for Subsidiaries and marketable securities held for passive
investment or cash management purposes maintained in the ordinary course of business (which
holdings do not represent a material amount of securities of, or other material voting or material
equity interest in any Person), the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries do not own, directly or indirectly,
any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Person (or any security or other
right, agreement or commitment convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, any equity
or voting interest in any Person). The Transferred Ag Subsidiaries do not have any obligation to
acquire any equity or voting interest, security, right, agreement or commitment or to provide
funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any
Person.
(c) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting
interests in, each of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries (i) have been duly authorized, validly issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable (and no such shares of capital stock or any other equity or
voting interest have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights) and (ii) are
owned, directly or indirectly, by Descartes, free and clear of all Liens and free of any other
restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital
stock or other equity or voting interest) other than Permitted Liens.
(d) There are no outstanding (i) securities of any Transferred Ag Subsidiaries
convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest
in any Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, (ii) options, stock appreciation rights, warrants, restricted
stock units, rights or other commitments or agreements to acquire from Descartes or any of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, or that obligate Descartes or any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries
to issue, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, or any securities convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, (iii) obligations of Descartes or any of the Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right, convertible or
exchangeable security or other similar agreement or commitment (whether payable in equity,
cash or otherwise) relating to any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest (including
any voting debt) in any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, (iv) outstanding restricted shares,
restricted share units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, contingent value rights,
“phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic
benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock of, or other
securities or ownership interests in any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries (the items in clauses
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), together with the capital stock of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, being
referred to collectively as “Transferred Ag Subsidiary Securities”), (v) voting trusts, proxies,
voting agreements or similar arrangements or understandings to which Descartes or any of the
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Transferred Ag Subsidiaries is a party or by which Descartes any of the Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries is bound with respect to the voting of any shares of capital stock of, or other equity
or voting interest in any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, or (vi) Contracts of any character
restricting the transfer of any shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in any
of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries to which any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries is a party or
by which it is bound. There are no Contracts of any kind that obligate any of the Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any outstanding Transferred Ag
Subsidiary Securities.
Section 3.4 No Conflicts; Consents.
(a) Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Descartes nor the execution, delivery and performance of the Acquisition Documents by
Descartes and its applicable Subsidiaries party thereto, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by Descartes and its applicable Subsidiaries
with the terms hereof and thereof, will (i) violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws (or other comparable governing documents) of such Person, (ii) conflict with, require
consent or notification under, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation, modification, notification or acceleration of any obligation under any Ag Material
Contract, (iii) assuming the making of the filings and obtaining of the related approval referred to
in clause (b)(i), (b)(ii) or (b)(iii) below, violate any Judgment or Law applicable to any of
Descartes, its applicable Subsidiaries, the Acquired Ag Assets, the Ag Business or any Ag
Business Permit or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens, upon any of
the Acquired Ag Assets, except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) for conflicts, violations,
breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses and Liens that would not
constitute an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No Approval of any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or
made by or with respect to Descartes or the Acquired Ag Assets in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the Ag
Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated hereby, other than (i) in respect of any
applicable Law or other legal restraint designed to govern competition, trade regulation or
foreign investment or to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions with the purpose or effect of
monopolization or restraint of trade (collectively, the “Antitrust Laws”), (ii) filings to transfer
Permits and Environmental Permits required for the operation of the Ag Business and (iii) such
consents, waivers, approvals, licenses, authorizations, Permits, filings or notifications which, if
not obtained or made, would not constitute an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect. The
consent of Dirac is not required, pursuant to the Dirac/Descartes Merger Agreement or
otherwise, for the consummation of the Ag Acquisition or the other transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section 3.5 Proceedings. Except the EC Commitments, Descartes and its Subsidiaries
are not (a) to the extent related to the Ag Business, subject to any outstanding Judgment (other
than any Judgments where the remedy comprises solely monetary damages in an amount not in
excess of $500,000 to the extent related to the Ag Business) (“Material Ag Judgments”) or (b)
to the extent either (i) related to the Ag Business or (ii) questioning the validity of this
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Agreement or the Acquisition Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or
any action taken or to be taken by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this
Agreement or the Acquisition Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, a
party to or the subject of or, to the Knowledge of Descartes, threatened in writing to be made a
party to or the subject of any Proceeding (other than any Proceedings (A) where the potential
remedy comprises solely monetary damages in an amount not in excess of $500,000 to the extent
related to the Ag Business or (B) solely by or relating to former employees or contractors of
Descartes or its Affiliates to the extent any Liability arising therefrom is an Excluded Ag Asset
or a Retained Ag Liability) (“Material Ag Proceedings”). Section 3.5 of the Descartes
Disclosure Schedule sets forth all Material Ag Proceedings as of the date hereof and all Material
Ag Judgments to which Descartes has been subject within the past three years prior to the date
hereof. This Section 3.5 does not relate to matters with respect to Environmental Laws, such
items being exclusively governed by Section 3.15.
Section 3.6 Financial Statements. The financial data set forth in Section 3.6 of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “Ag Financial Data”) (a) were derived from the
financial data inputs into the audited financial statements of Descartes for the years 2015 and
2016, and the financial accounting and reporting systems of Descartes, (b) are unaudited, (c) do
not conform with GAAP, (d) were prepared solely for the purpose of this Agreement, (e) were
based on (i) the direct operating revenues and direct operating expenses of the Ag Business and
(ii) allocations to the Ag Business, made based on reasonable assumptions and in good faith by
management, of certain of the indirect costs previously allocated by the management of
Descartes to Descartes’s crop protection business in the course of preparing Descartes’s publicly
filed segment level financial information, and (f) do not include indirect costs that are not
allocated to Descartes’s businesses in the course of preparing Descartes’s publicly filed segment
level financial information. The Ag Financial Data fairly present in all material respects the
results of the Ag Business during the applicable fiscal period presented therein, subject to (A) the
fact that the Ag Business was not operated on a stand-alone basis during such periods and (B) the
fact that the Ag Financial Data (and the allocations and estimations made by the management of
Descartes in preparing such Ag Financial Data) (1) are not necessarily indicative of the costs that
would have resulted if the Ag Business had been operated on a stand-alone basis during such
periods and (2) may not be indicative of any such costs to Fermat and its Subsidiaries that will
result following the Closing. Except for those representations and warranties contained in this
Section 3.6, Descartes makes no other representations or warranties with regard to the Ag
Financial Data.
Section 3.7 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. The Ag Business does not have any
Liabilities other than Liabilities that: (a) were incurred since December 31, 2016 in the ordinary
course of business, (b) are Retained Ag Liabilities, (c) are incurred pursuant to this Agreement
(including Section 5.8), (d) are set forth on Section 3.7 of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule or
(e) would not constitute an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing, there is no
Indebtedness for borrowed money between or among any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries.
Section 3.8 Absence of Changes or Events.
(a) Except in connection with or in preparation for the Ag Acquisition and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, from and after December 31, 2016 until the
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date of this Agreement, (i) the Ag Business has been operated in the ordinary course of business
and (ii) there has not been, nor has there occurred, any event, circumstance, change, development
or effect that constitutes an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Since December 31, 2016 through the date of this Agreement, the Ag
Business has been conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business, and
neither Descartes nor any of its Subsidiaries has undertaken any action that if taken after the date
of this Agreement would require Fermat’s consent pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(iii), (v), (ix), (xvii),
or (xix) (solely as it relates to Section 5.2(b)(iii), (v), (ix), or (xvii)).
Section 3.9 Sufficiency of Assets; Title.
(a) As of the Closing, (i) the Acquired Ag Assets, taking into account the
assets, services, products, real property, Intellectual Property and IT Assets provided, acquired,
leased or licensed at the Closing (A) under the Ag Acquisition Documents and (B) pursuant to
and in accordance with Section 5.10, Section 5.11, Section 5.12, Section 5.19(b) and Section
5.23, are sufficient in all material respects for, and constitute all of the assets (other than (A) the
services of Governmental Entities or third party utility providers (and assets of Governmental
Entities or third party utility providers related to the provision of such services) provided to the
Ag Business in the ordinary course of business and of a type generally provided by
Governmental Entities or third party utility providers to similarly situated Persons and (B) the
services set forth on Section 3.9(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (the “Excluded
Descartes Services”)) necessary to conduct the Ag Business in the manner currently conducted
and as currently contemplated to be conducted and (ii) such assets are in reasonably good
condition and repair, to the extent tangible (subject to normal wear and tear consistent with the
age of the assets and properties) and shall be operational (except in any de minimis respect) (or
shall be capable of being made operational after repair in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice).
(b) Except as would not be material to the Ag Business, taken as a whole,
Descartes has, or will at or immediately prior to the Closing have, good and valid title or a valid
leasehold interest in and to all of the assets and properties related to the Ag Business (whether
real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible) that it purports to own or lease, as
applicable, including (i) all of the assets and properties reflected as owned in the Ag Financial
Data (except for personal property disposed of since December 31, 2016 in the ordinary course
of business), and (ii) all of the properties and assets purchased or otherwise acquired by
Descartes since December 31, 2016 (except for personal property acquired and sold since
December 31, 2016 in the ordinary course of business), free and clear of all Liens other than
Permitted Liens.
(c) Upon consummation of the Ag Acquisition, Fermat will have acquired
good and valid title to all of the assets and properties related to the Ag Business, free and clear of
all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except as would not be material to the Ag Business, taken
as a whole; provided, that the foregoing is subject to the limitation that certain transfers,
assignments, licenses, sublicenses, provisions, leases and subleases (as the case may be) of
Proceedings, assets, services, Contracts, Permits, Environmental Permits and any claim or right
or benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom, may require the consent to transfer, assign,
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license, sublicense, lease or sublease (as the case may be) of a third party which has not been
obtained, and that such matters are addressed in the Acquisition Documents and Sections 5.10
and 5.11 of this Agreement.
(d) The Compound Library is the only library of compounds that is owned or
possessed by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with Descartes’s or its
Subsidiaries’ crop protection business for discovery.
(e) EMN-08 is the only compound or R&D project within the Retained
Descartes Pipeline identified as having Seed Treatment potential that is proprietary to Descartes
outside of Seed Treatment.
Section 3.10 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 3.10(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and
complete (in all material respects) list as of January 4, 2017 of the following items of Intellectual
Property included in the Ag Business Intellectual Property: (i) each issued Patent and each
pending Patent application, (ii) each Trademark registration and application for registration, and
(iii) each copyright registration and application for registration.
(b) (i) None of the material Ag Business Intellectual Property is subject to any
Judgment materially and adversely affecting the use thereof or rights thereto by Descartes and its
Subsidiaries in the Ag Business; (ii) there is no opposition or cancellation Proceeding pending as
of the date hereof against Descartes and its Subsidiaries concerning the ownership, validity,
enforceability or infringement of any material Ag Business Intellectual Property; (iii) there is, to
the Knowledge of Descartes, no infringement, misappropriation or other violation, or any written
allegation thereof sent to a third party by Descartes or its Affiliates as of the date hereof, of any
material Ag Business Intellectual Property; (iv) each item of material registered Ag Business
Intellectual Property is as of the date hereof subsisting, has not been abandoned, and is, to the
Knowledge of Descartes, valid and enforceable; (v) to the Knowledge of Descartes, no material
aspect of the Ag Business as currently conducted infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise
violates the Intellectual Property of any other Person; and (vi) neither Descartes nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any written notice prior to the date of this Agreement alleging that any
aspect of the Ag Business as currently conducted infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise
violates the Intellectual Property of any other Person.
(c) To the Knowledge of Descartes, Descartes owns, is licensed or otherwise
possesses rights to use or exploit all Ag Business Intellectual Property necessary to conduct the
Ag Business as presently conducted. Any other representation or warranty in this Article III
notwithstanding, the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.10 constitute the
sole representations and warranties of Descartes relating to infringement, misappropriation or
other violations of Intellectual Property.
Section 3.11 Registrations.
(a) Section 3.11(a)(i) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule contains a list as
of January 4, 2017 of all Ag Active Registrations obtained, used or held for use by Descartes or
its Subsidiaries in any country where Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries imports or sells any
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products of the Ag Business. Section 3.11(a)(ii) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule contains a
list as of January 4, 2017 of all Registrations obtained, used or held for use by any third party
distributor or other Person in any country where neither Descartes nor any of its Subsidiaries
imports or sells any products of the Ag Business. The Ag Active Registrations and the Ag
Dormant Registrations are the only material Registrations obtained, granted to, used or held for
use by Descartes, any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person relating to the operation or conduct
of the Ag Business. Section 3.11(a)(iii) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule contains a list as of
January 4, 2017 of all Pending Registrations.
(b) The Ag Active Registrations constitute all of the material Registrations
necessary for the conduct of the Ag Business as currently conducted. Each Ag Active
Registration is free and clear of Liens and third party rights to access or reference such
Registrations, in each case, other than non-transferrable rights to use Registrations granted
pursuant to distributor agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and limited to
the term of such distributor agreement. The Ag Active Registrations are valid and in full force
and effect and no Ag Active Registration is in need of maintenance fee or renewal within six (6)
months of the Closing Date.
(c) The Acquired Ag Data Package is sufficient to maintain the Ag Active
Registrations in the manner such Registrations are maintained by Descartes in the ordinary
course of business, and Descartes either owns, co-owns or licenses all such Registration Data.
Section 3.11(c) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule sets forth those data requirements not yet
fulfilled (if any) which have been specifically requested by any Governmental Entity (as opposed
to a regulatory announcement of general applicability), requiring Descartes or any of its
Subsidiaries to submit data, studies or other information in order to maintain any Ag Active
Registration. Neither Descartes nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted any letters of access,
license or other form of citation rights to any of the Registration Data included in the Acquired
Ag Data Package.
(d) Section 3.11(d) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of
January 4, 2017, with regard to the Transferred Ag Registration Data, all pending offers to pay
data compensation under FIFRA, agreements resolving past offers (since January 1, 2014) to pay
data compensation under FIFRA, and arbitration decisions related to past offers (since January 1,
2014) to pay data compensation under FIFRA.
Section 3.12 Real Property.
(a) Section 3.12(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and
complete list of (i) all material Ag Leased Real Property and (ii) all Ag Owned Real Property.
(b) Each of the leases and subleases pursuant to which Descartes or any of its
Subsidiaries leases the Acquired Ag Leased Real Property (the “Acquired Ag Real Property
Leases”) is valid, binding and in full force and effect, subject to General Enforceability
Exceptions. Each of the Acquired Ag Real Property Leases is without default thereunder by the
lessee and to the Knowledge of Descartes, there is no default thereunder by the lessor, and there
are no outstanding defaults or circumstances which, upon the giving of notice or passage of time
or both, would constitute a default or breach by either party under any Acquired Ag Real
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Property Lease, except in each case where the failure to comply or the default would not
constitute an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of all Acquired
Ag Real Property Leases that are material to the Ag Business have been provided by Descartes to
Fermat prior to the date of this Agreement, including all amendments or modifications thereof
and all side letters or other instruments affecting the obligations of any party thereunder. None of
the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries holds any leasehold or subleasehold estate in any land,
buildings, structures, improvements or fixtures other than the Acquired Ag Real Property Leases.
(c) Descartes has valid title to all Acquired Ag Owned Real Property, free and
clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. None of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries owns any
real property other than the Acquired Ag Owned Real Property. To the Knowledge of Descartes,
neither Descartes nor any of its Subsidiaries has received within the three (3)-year period prior to
the date of this Agreement written notice of any default under any restrictive covenants affecting
the Acquired Ag Owned Real Property, and there has not occurred any event that with the lapse
of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute such a default under any such restrictive
covenants, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Ag
Business.
Section 3.13 Contracts.
(a) Section 3.13(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule sets forth as of the
date of this Agreement a true and complete list of the following Contracts (other than purchase
orders and invoices entered into in the ordinary course of business) to which Descartes or any of
its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries is bound to the extent
related to the Ag Business (other than any Contract that is an Ag Benefit Plan, Excluded Ag
Asset, any Contract listed on Section 3.17(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule or any
Contract constituting an Acquisition Document) (the “Ag Material Contracts”):
(i) any Contract that (A) resulted in or is expected to result in a
payment of more than $3,500,000 by the Ag Business during 2016 or 2017 or (B) resulted in or
is expected to result in the receipt of more than $3,500,000 by the Ag Business during 2016 or
2017;
(ii) any Contract containing any future capital expenditure obligations
of the Ag Business in respect of any single project in excess of $3,500,000;
(iii) any joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or
strategic alliance agreement or other similar Contract with a third party;
(iv) other than Contracts for the acquisition or sale of products or
provision of services in the ordinary course of business, any Contract relating to the acquisition
or disposition of any product, asset, business or product line (whether by merger, sale of stock,
sale of assets or otherwise) under which, after the Closing, the Ag Business may have any “earn
out,” contingent purchase price, indemnification or other contingent payment obligation;
(v) any Contract containing covenants that would restrict or limit the
ability of the Ag Business or Fermat or any of its Affiliates after the Closing to compete in any
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material respect with any business, product or product line or with any Person or in any
geographic area;
(vi) any material capital lease, as determined in accordance with
GAAP;
(vii) any material sales representative or distribution Contract;
(viii) any customer Contract that specifies the minimum pricing for
products or services sold by the Ag Business for a period of longer than two years from the
Closing Date and that resulted in or is expected to result in the receipt of more than $3,500,000
by the Ag Business during 2016 or 2017;
(ix) any Contract with a customer of the Ag Business that is a
requirements contract or contains exclusivity arrangements or a “most favored nation” pricing
clause;
(x) any Contract in the nature of a “take-or-pay” contract and that
resulted in or is expected to result in the payment or receipt of more than $5,000,000 by the Ag
Business during 2016 or 2017;
(xi) any Contract relating to commodity swaps, involving derivative,
swap, exchange option or similar commodity price hedging arrangements, or that are otherwise
similarly designed to alter risks arising from fluctuations in commodity prices (in each case,
other than any company-wide arrangements of the foregoing nature);
(xii) any Contract that grants a material license with respect to any
Intellectual Property or Registration Data, or that creates any material right to use or register or
any material restriction upon any Ag Business Intellectual Property or Transferred Ag
Registration Data (other than any license inherent in the sale of finished goods in the ordinary
course of business or that otherwise are incidental to the applicable Contract);
(xiii) any Contract that grants a material license to Ag Transferred IT
Assets (other than for commercially available IT Assets having an annual license fee of less than
$750,000);
(xiv) any Contract (other than any confidentiality agreements or
immaterial commercial agreements) with any Ag Material Supplier, Ag Ingredient Customer or
Ag Formulated Product Customer not required to be disclosed by any other subsection of this
Section 3.13(a); and
(xv) any Contract that involves an option to purchase, right of first
refusal or other preferential right to acquire any assets or property interest.
(b) Each Ag Material Contract is valid, binding and enforceable against
Descartes and/or its Subsidiaries party thereto and, to the Knowledge of Descartes, the other
parties thereto in accordance with its terms, in each case, subject to General Enforceability
Exceptions, and is in full force and effect, except where such failure to be so valid, binding,
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enforceable or in full force and effect would not be material to the Ag Business. Neither
Descartes (or its applicable Subsidiary) nor, to the Knowledge of Descartes, any other party to an
Ag Material Contract is in material breach or violation of, or material default under, any Ag
Material Contract and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would
constitute a material breach or default. As of the date of this Agreement, there exists no actual or
threatened (in writing) termination, cancellation or material limitation of, or any material
amendment, material modification or material change to, any Ag Material Contract, other than as
set forth in Section 3.13(b) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Prior to the date hereof, Descartes has made available to Fermat an
accurate and complete copy (or in the case of oral Contracts, description) of (i) each Ag Material
Contract, (ii) each document required to be set forth on Section 3.13(a) of the Descartes
Disclosure Schedule, (iii) the Environmental and Indemnity Agreement, dated May 18, 2001,
regarding Mobile Site in Axis, Alabama (including all amendments thereto) (which shall be
deemed an Ag Material Contract under this Agreement) and (iv) each Contract under which any
right or Liability is contemplated to be assigned or assumed (whether in whole or in part) under
the Concerto Assignment and Assumption Agreement and/or Aria Assignment and Assumption
Agreement (each of which Contracts shall be deemed an Ag Material Contract under this
Agreement).
Section 3.14 Compliance with Applicable Laws; Permits.
(a) Other than with respect to any Excluded Ag Asset or Retained Ag
Liabilities, Descartes is not, and at no time since January 1, 2014 has been, in material violation
of any Law applicable to the conduct of the Ag Business. As of the date of this Agreement, none
of Descartes or its Subsidiaries (each in respect of the Ag Business) has, since January 1, 2014,
received any written notification from any Governmental Entity that it is subject to any
outstanding injunction, writ, Judgment, order or decree or asserting that Descartes is not in
compliance with any Law, Permit or Judgment applicable to the Ag Business except as would
not be material to the Ag Business.
(b) Since January 1, 2012, none of Descartes or its Subsidiaries, or to the
Knowledge of Descartes, any director, officer, employee, agent or other person acting on behalf
of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, violated or is in violation of, or
is aware of any action taken that would result in a violation of, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder, the UK Bribery Act of 2010 or its
predecessor laws, or any analogous anti-corruption Law (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption
Laws”), nor, except as would not constitute an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect, (i) used any
funds of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries for unlawful contributions, unlawful gifts, unlawful
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any unlawful
payment to foreign or domestic governmental officials or employees or to foreign or domestic
political parties or campaigns from funds of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) established
or maintained any unlawful fund of monies or other assets of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv) made any fraudulent entry on the books or records of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries;
(v) made any unlawful bribe, unlawful rebate, unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment,
unlawful kickback or other unlawful payment to any person, private or public, regardless of
form, whether in money, property or services, to obtain favorable treatment in securing business
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to obtain special concessions for Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries or to influence any act or
decision of a foreign government official or other person; or (vi) engaged in any transaction or
dealing in property or interests in property of, received from or made any contribution of funds,
goods or services to or for the benefit of, provided any payments or material assistance to, or
otherwise engage in or facilitated any transactions with a Prohibited Person. No proceeding by
or before any Governmental Entity involving Descartes, any Subsidiary of Descartes or any
Affiliate of Descartes, or any of their directors, officers, employees, agents or other persons
acting on their behalf, with respect to any Anti-Corruption Law is pending or, to the knowledge
of Descartes, threatened, nor have any disclosures been submitted to any Governmental Entity
with respect to violations of any Anti-Corruption Law by any such Person. This Section 3.14(b)
applies solely to activities undertaken in connection with the Ag Business and the Acquired Ag
Assets.
(c) Other than with respect to any Excluded Ag Asset or Retained Ag
Liabilities, Descartes and/or the Ag Business hold all Permits and Environmental Permits
primarily related to, or primarily used or primarily held for use in connection with, the Ag
Business as presently conducted (the “Ag Business Permits”). All Ag Business Permits have
been duly obtained and are valid and in full force and effect and are listed on Section 3.14(c) of
the Descartes Disclosure Schedule. Descartes and its Subsidiaries (in respect of the Ag
Business) (i) are in compliance with the terms of the Ag Business Permits and (ii) have not
received written notice from any Governmental Entity within the twelve (12) months preceding
the date of this Agreement indicating that any Ag Business Permit (A) will not be renewed or
continued, (B) will be terminated or (C) requiring that additional information be provided to
prevent the results in the preceding subsections (ii)(A) and (ii)(B) of this Section 3.14(c) from
occurring (which requirement has not been waived by such Governmental Entity or satisfied)
except, in the case of each of clause (i) and clause (ii), as would not constitute an Ag Business
Material Adverse Effect. From and after the Closing Date, Descartes and its Affiliates shall not
initiate or prosecute, directly or indirectly, any Proceedings challenging the Ag Business Permits
to the extent relating to the operation of the Ag Business.
(d) This Section 3.14 does not relate to matters with respect to Taxes, Ag
Benefit Plans or, except for Section 3.14(c) with respect to Ag Business Environmental Permits,
Environmental Laws, such items being exclusively governed by Sections 3.16, 3.17 and 3.15,
respectively.
Section 3.15 Environmental Matters. Other than with respect to any Excluded Ag
Asset or as would not constitute an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect, (a) Descartes is, and at
all times since January 1, 2014 has been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws
with respect to the Acquired Ag Assets and the Ag Business, (b) Descartes and the Ag Business
have obtained and are in compliance with all Permits pursuant to Environmental Laws required
for the operation of the Acquired Ag Assets and the Ag Business as presently conducted (“Ag
Business Environmental Permits”), (c) the Ag Business Environmental Permits may be
transferred or re-issued in the ordinary course to Fermat, (d) there are no Proceedings pending
against Descartes alleging a violation of or Liability under Environmental Laws with respect to
the Acquired Ag Assets or the Ag Business, (e) there are no outstanding Judgments pursuant to
Environmental Law or with respect to Hazardous Substances relating to the Acquired Ag Assets
or the Ag Business, (f) there has been no Release of Hazardous Substances at, under, on or from
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any of the Acquired Ag Assets or the real properties that are currently owned, leased or operated
in connection with the Ag Business, (g) neither Descartes nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever
used in research, manufactured or processed Perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) or any other
perfluorinated alkylated substances, or stored any products or manufacturing process ingredients
that contain PFOA or any other perfluorinated alkylated substances, at any facility that is
included in Acquired Ag Assets, (h) since January 1, 2014, Descartes has not received any
written notice from any Person concerning any actual or alleged violation of Environmental Law
or of any Liabilities or potential Liabilities (including any investigatory, remedial, or corrective
obligations) relating to the operation of the Ag Business arising under or in connection with
Environmental Law or otherwise relating to Contamination or Hazardous Substances,
(i) Descartes has made available to Fermat relevant environmental sampling data and material
environmental reports, to the extent in the possession of Descartes, with respect to
Contamination relating to the Acquired Ag Assets or the Ag Business, provided that such
representation only requires that Descartes make available such documentation in its possession
that characterizes in all material respects the Contamination at the Acquired Ag Assets or the Ag
Business, and (j) the Ag Business has, neither expressly nor by operation of Law, assumed or
undertaken any Liability of any other Person pursuant to Environmental Law or otherwise
relating to Contamination or Hazardous Substances. Any other representation or warranty
contained in this Article III notwithstanding, the representations and warranties contained in
Sections 3.4(b), Section 3.7 and 3.14(c) (to the extent applicable to environmental matters) and
this Section 3.15 constitute the sole representations and warranties of Descartes relating to any
Environmental Law.
Section 3.16 Taxes.
(a) (i) All material Tax Returns required to be filed with respect to the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries have been timely filed (taking into account extensions) and all such
Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects; (ii) all material Property & Use
Tax Returns required to be filed with respect to the Acquired Ag Assets or the Ag Business have
been timely filed (taking into account extensions) and all such Tax Returns are correct and
complete in all material respects; (iii) all material Taxes imposed on or required to be paid with
respect to the Acquired Ag Assets, the Assumed Ag Liabilities, the Ag Business or the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries (whether or not shown to be due on such Tax Returns) have been
paid or will be timely paid by the due date thereof; and (iv) there are no material Liens for Taxes
upon any of the Acquired Ag Assets other than Permitted Liens.
(b) Descartes and its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid all material Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third party with respect to the
Ag Business or any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries.
(c) No material Tax Proceeding is pending or threatened in writing with
respect to any Transferred Ag Subsidiaries. No material deficiency for any Taxes has been
asserted or assessed in writing by a Taxing Authority against or with respect to any Transferred
Ag Subsidiaries that has not been satisfied by payment, settled or withdrawn.
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(d) There are no outstanding extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations
for the collection or assessment of material Taxes due from any Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, and
no written request for such an extension or waiver is currently outstanding.
(e) In the last three (3) years, no claim has been made in writing by a Taxing
Authority with respect to any Transferred Ag Subsidiary in a jurisdiction where such entity does
not file Tax Returns that such entity is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. None of
the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries has a permanent establishment or other taxable presence in any
jurisdiction other than its jurisdiction of formation.
(f) Since the date two (2) years prior to the date hereof, none of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries has been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation”
in a distribution intended to qualify under Section 355(a) of the Code.
(g) None of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries (i) is or has been a member of an
affiliated group filing a consolidated U.S. federal income tax Return within the past five (5)
years (other than the consolidated group of which Descartes or one of its Affiliates is or was the
common parent), and (ii) has any material liability for Taxes of another Person (other than
Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any
comparable provision of state, local or foreign Law, or as a transferee or successor.
(h) No election under Section 897(i) of the Code has been made with respect
to any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries.
(i) None of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries is bound by a closing agreement
with the IRS under Section 7121 of the Code (or any comparable provision of state, local or
foreign Tax Law), advance pricing agreement or other written agreement with any Taxing
Authority, and none of Transferred Ag Subsidiaries is subject to any private letter ruling of the
IRS or comparable ruling by any other Taxing Authority, in each case, that would be binding on
such Transferred Ag Subsidiary with respect to any Post-Closing Period.
(j) None of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax
indemnification, allocation, or sharing agreement with any other Person for which any of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries will have any obligations after the Closing except for (i) any such
agreement solely among two or more Transferred Ag Subsidiaries and (ii) any Tax
indemnification, allocation or sharing agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business
and not primarily relating to taxes (including, without limitation, Tax indemnification, sharing,
payment or gross-up provisions contained in leases, credit agreements, employment agreements
or other commercial agreements).
(k) None of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries will be required to include in a
Post-Closing Period a material amount of taxable income attributable to income that accrued in a
Pre-Closing Period but was not recognized for income tax purposes in a Pre-Closing Period (or
to exclude from the determination of taxable income in a Post-Closing Period any material
deduction the recognition of which for income tax purposes was accelerated from such Post-
Closing Period to a Pre-Closing Period) as a result of the installment method of accounting, the
completed contract method of accounting, the long-term contract method of accounting, the cash
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method of accounting, Section 481 of the Code or Section 108(i) of the Code (or any comparable
provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law).
(l) None of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries has participated in any “listed
transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4, or any comparable
provision of state, local or foreign Law.
(m) Section 3.16(m) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule sets forth with
respect to each of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries: (i) the type of legal entity, (ii) the jurisdiction
of organization (and, if different, the jurisdiction of Tax residence), (iii) the number and classes
of equity interests outstanding, (iv) the owner (or owners) of such equity interests, (v) the entity
classification for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (vi) whether an entity classification
election pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 is in effect (and, if so, the
classification elected and the effective date of such election). Except as otherwise set forth on
Section 3.16(m) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule or the Ag Step Plan, none of the Acquired
Ag Assets is an interest in a joint venture, partnership or other arrangement treated as a
partnership for Tax purposes.
Section 3.17 Labor Relations; Employees and Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 3.17(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) all
employee representative bodies, including all labor unions, labor organizations and works
councils that represent Ag Business Employees and (ii) all collective bargaining agreements,
union contracts and similar labor agreements with a labor union or labor organization in effect
that cover any Ag Business Employees (including works council agreements) (each, an “Ag
Labor Agreement”). Descartes has made available to Fermat correct and complete copies of each
Ag Labor Agreement (other than national, trade or industry-wide agreements that are publicly
available); provided, that to the extent a works council agreement covering International Ag
Business Employees is not available prior to the date hereof, a copy of such works council
agreement shall be made available to Fermat no later than fifteen (15) Business Days following
the date hereof. To the Knowledge of Descartes, there are no current union organizing efforts
with respect to Ag Business Employees.
(b) Each material Ag Benefit Plan in effect as of the date of this Agreement is
set forth on Section 3.17(b) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule and as applicable is separately
identified as a defined benefit pension plan or Transferred Ag Benefit Plan (or as both, as the
case may be), and Descartes has made available to Fermat correct and complete copies or
summaries of each material Ag Benefit Plan.
(c) Each U.S. Ag Benefit Plan and each Transferred Ag Benefit Plan has been
operated in all material respects in compliance with applicable Law and the applicable plan
document. All contributions, premiums and expenses required to be made by Law to any U.S.
Ag Benefit Plan or Transferred Ag Benefit Plan or by the terms of such plans or any agreement
relating thereto have been timely made in all material respects.
(d) With respect to each U.S. Ag Benefit Plan that is subject to Section 302 or
Title IV or Section 412, 430 or 4971 of the Code (each, an “Ag Title IV Plan”), (i) there does not
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exist any accumulated funding deficiency within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived, (ii) no such Ag Title IV Plan is currently in “at
risk” status within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(i) of ERISA, (iii) all
premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”) have been timely paid in
full, (iv) no material liability (other than for premiums to the PBGC) has been or, to the
Knowledge of Descartes, is expected to be incurred by Descartes or any of its ERISA Affiliates
and (v) the PBGC has not instituted proceedings to terminate any such Ag Title IV Plan. Neither
Descartes nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has maintained, established or contributed to, or
otherwise incurred any liability or obligation (including any contingent liability) under any
Multiemployer Plan within the last six years. There does not now exist, nor do any
circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to result in, any Controlled Group
Liability following the Closing of Fermat, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective
ERISA Affiliates.
(e) Except as required by applicable Law, neither the execution and delivery
of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or
in conjunction with any other event) will (i) result in any payment (including severance,
unemployment compensation, “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G
of the Code)), forgiveness of indebtedness or otherwise becoming due to any Ag Business
Employee under any Ag Benefit Plan or otherwise, (ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable
under any Ag Benefit Plan or (iii) result in any acceleration of the time of payment, funding or
vesting of any such benefits.
(f) Except as would not be material to the Ag Business, since January 1,
2015, there have been no strikes, lockouts, slowdowns, work stoppages or material labor disputes
against or affecting the Ag Business. Except as would not be material to the Ag Business, and
solely with respect to the Ag Business or Ag Business Employees, neither Descartes nor any of
its Affiliates is in violation of any applicable Law governing labor and employment, including
without limitation, any applicable Law related to wages, hours, collective bargaining,
classification of employees and contractors, occupational health and safety, plant closures and
mass layoffs, affirmative action or discrimination by reason of age, gender, race, religion or other
protected category under applicable Law.
(g) Descartes has made available to Fermat, with respect to each Ag Business
Employee as of the date of this Agreement, a list of each such employee’s (by employee
identification number) (i) annual rate of base pay or base salary, (ii) target and maximum annual
and long-term incentive compensation opportunities (including equity-based compensation) with
respect to 2017 and actual payment amounts with respect to 2016 (or, if 2016 incentive
compensation has not yet been paid, 2015), (iii) service recognized by Descartes or its
Subsidiaries for purposes of the Ag Benefit Plans (including service with predecessor employers,
if applicable), (iv) job title and grade level, (v) primary work location, (vi) inactive or active
status, and (vii) full-time or part-time status (such list to be periodically updated between the date
hereof and the Closing Date to reflect (A) hires, transfers and terminations, in each case, as
permitted by Section 5.2(b)(vi) and Section 5.2(b)(vii); (B) any other additions prior to the
Closing Date to the list of Ag Business Employees set forth on Section 1.1(c) of the Descartes
Disclosure Schedule (in accordance with the definition of “Ag Business Employees”); and (C)
any changes in compensation or benefits as permitted by Section 5.2(b)(iv)). Except as set forth
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on Section 3.17(g) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule, (1) Section 3.17(g)(1) of the Descartes
Disclosure Schedule includes each employee of Descartes and its Affiliates who, as of the date of
this Agreement, dedicates fifty (50%) or more of his or her business time to the Ag Business and
(2) as of the date of this Agreement, no individual listed on Section 3.17(g)(2) of the Descartes
Disclosure Schedule dedicates less than fifty (50%) of his or her business time to the Ag
Business.
(h) Except as would not be material to the Ag Business, there is no pending or
threatened, and neither Descartes nor any of its Affiliates has received notice of any Proceeding
against Descartes or its Affiliates before, or investigation of Descartes or its Affiliates by, any
Governmental Entity responsible for the enforcement of labor, employment, wages and hours of
work, immigration, or occupational health and safety Laws, in each case, with respect to the Ag
Business (other than any such Proceedings or investigations solely by or relating to former
employees or contractors of Descartes or its Affiliates to the extent any Liability arising
therefrom is a Retained Ag Liability) or Ag Business Employees.
(i) Each International Ag Benefit Plan that is a Transferred Ag Benefit Plan
(i) has been maintained in accordance with all applicable requirements, (ii) that is intended to
qualify for special tax treatment meets all requirements for such treatment and (iii) that is
intended to be funded and/or book reserved is fully funded and/or book reserved, as appropriate,
based upon reasonable actuarial assumptions.
(j) Any other representation or warranty contained in this Article III
notwithstanding, the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.17 constitute the
sole representations and warranties of Descartes relating to Ag Benefit Plans.
Section 3.18 Intercompany Arrangements. Except for any Contracts that are neither
material in amount in relation to the Ag Business nor necessary for Fermat to conduct the Ag
Business in all material respects as it is conducted as of the date of this Agreement, and other
than the Ag Acquisition Documents and the Contracts contemplated thereby, Section 3.18 of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule lists all Contracts and all Liabilities between or among a
Transferred Ag Subsidiary, on the one hand, and Descartes and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates,
on the other hand, with respect to the conduct of the Ag Business or by which the Acquired Ag
Assets are bound.
Section 3.19 Import/Export Compliance. The Ag Business has not, since January 1,
2014, been the subject of any Proceeding, or, to the Knowledge of Descartes, any investigation
or other inquiry, concerning imports, exports, re-exports, sanctions, embargoes or unlawful
boycotts or subject to civil or criminal penalties imposed by a Governmental Entity as would
constitute an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect. Descartes has made available to Fermat all
voluntary disclosures with respect to violations or alleged violations of the Export Control Laws
made in the last three years.
Section 3.20 Product Liability and Product Warranty.
(a) Descartes has no material Liability (and to the Knowledge of Descartes,
there is no basis for any present or future Proceeding against it giving rise to any material
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Liability) arising out of any injury to individuals or property as a result of the ownership,
possession, or use of any product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered by the Ag Business
during the last five (5) years. None of the products sold or services provided by the Ag Business
has been the subject, voluntarily or involuntarily, of any product recall, market withdrawal,
safety warning, service bulletin or similar notice during the last five (5) years nor, to the
Knowledge of Descartes, is there any basis therefor.
(b) During the last five (5) years, each product manufactured, sold, leased, or
delivered by the Ag Business was at all times when such actions occurred in conformance with
all applicable contractual obligations, including all applicable express and implied warranties, in
all material respects. Descartes has no material liability for replacement or repair thereof or
other damages in connection therewith. No product manufactured, leased, or delivered by the
Ag Business is subject to any guarantee, warranty or other indemnity beyond the applicable
terms and conditions of sale.
Section 3.21 Customers and Suppliers.
(a) Section 3.21(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete
and accurate list of the top twenty (20) purchasers of Transferred Ag Active Ingredients based on
sales revenue for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016 (collectively, the “Ag
Ingredient Customers”), together with the amount received during such period. Other than
Contracts with Ag Ingredient Customers that may expire in the ordinary course of business or
may be terminated by such Ag Ingredient Customer without cause on less than ninety-one (91)
days’ prior notice without material penalties imposed on the terminating Person in accordance
with its terms, all Ag Ingredient Customers continue to be customers of the Ag Business. No Ag
Ingredient Customer has materially reduced or disclosed to Descartes an intention to materially
reduce its business with the Ag Business below the levels achieved during such period, and, to
the Knowledge of Descartes, there is no reason to believe that any such material reduction is
likely to occur. As of the date of this Agreement, no Ag Ingredient Customer has terminated its
relationship with the Ag Business or threatened in writing to do so. Descartes is not involved in
any claim, dispute or controversy with (i) any Ag Ingredient Customer or (ii) any of its other
direct customers of the Ag Business that could be material to the Ag Business.
(b) Section 3.21(b) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete
and accurate list of (i) all of the top twenty (20) suppliers of the Ag Business based on the
amount expended to purchase chemical intermediates or active ingredients during the year ended
December 31, 2016, (ii) all suppliers of any chemical intermediate or active ingredient which are
the sole source for the Ag Business and (A) are material for any Transferred Ag Active
Ingredient or (B) have an annual purchase amount of such chemical intermediate or active
ingredient greater than $3,500,000 during the year ended December 31, 2016, and (iii) the
manufacturer which performs the final crystallization step for production of Cyantraniliprole
(collectively, the “Ag Material Suppliers”), together with the amount paid during such period.
Other than Contracts with Ag Material Suppliers that may expire in the ordinary course of
business or may be terminated by such Ag Material Supplier without cause on less than ninety-
one (91) days’ prior notice without material penalties imposed on the terminating Person in
accordance with its terms, all Ag Material Suppliers continue to be suppliers of the Ag Business.
No Ag Material Supplier has materially reduced or disclosed to Descartes an intention to
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materially reduce its business with the Ag Business from the levels achieved during such period,
and, to the Knowledge of Descartes, there is no reason to believe that any such material
reduction is likely to occur. As of the date of this Agreement, no Ag Material Supplier has
terminated its relationship with the Ag Business or threatened in writing to do so. Descartes is
not involved in any claim, dispute or controversy with (i) any Ag Material Supplier or (ii) any of
its other suppliers of the Ag Business that could be material to the Ag Business. To the
Knowledge of Descartes, no Ag Material Supplier has given any indication that it will not be
willing or able to continue supplying such goods or services to the Ag Business (or to Fermat
following the Closing) in the future.
(c) Section 3.21(c) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete
and accurate list of the top ten (10) customers of the Ag Business in each of the United States,
European Union, Brazil, India and China based on sales revenue for the twelve-month period
ended December 31, 2016 (collectively, the “Ag Formulated Product Customers”), together
with the amount received during such period. Other than Contracts with Ag Formulated Product
Customers that may expire in the ordinary course of business or may be terminated by such Ag
Formulated Product Customer without cause on less than ninety-one (91) days’ prior notice
without material penalties imposed on the terminating Person in accordance with its terms, all
Ag Formulated Product Customers continue to be distributors of the Ag Business. No Ag
Formulated Product Customer has materially reduced or disclosed to Descartes an intention to
materially reduce its business with the Ag Business below the levels achieved during such
period, and, to the Knowledge of Descartes, there is no reason to believe that any such material
reduction is likely to occur. As of the date of this Agreement, no Ag Formulated Product
Customer has terminated its relationship with the Ag Business or threatened in writing to do so.
Descartes is not involved in any claim, dispute or controversy with (i) any Ag Formulated
Product Customer or (ii) any of its other distributors of the Ag Business that could be material to
the Ag Business.
Section 3.22 Brokers. Other than ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. and Evercore Group L.L.C.,
whose fees, costs and expenses, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will be borne by Descartes, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is
entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in
connection with the Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the other Acquisition Documents based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Descartes.
Section 3.23 No Other Representations or Warranties.
(a) Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article III,
in the Descartes Certificates or in an Acquisition Document, none of Descartes or its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives makes (and Descartes, on behalf of itself,
its Subsidiaries, and their respective Affiliates and Representatives, hereby disclaims) any
express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Descartes or its Subsidiaries, the
Acquired Ag Assets, the Ag Business or with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any
other information provided, or made available, to Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries or
Representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. None of Descartes or
its Subsidiaries or any other Person will have or be subject to any Liabilities to Fermat, its
Affiliates, agents or representatives or any Person resulting from Fermat’s use of, or the use by
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any of its Affiliates or Representatives of any such information, including information,
documents, projections, forecasts or other material made available to Fermat, its Affiliates or
Representatives in any “data rooms,” teaser, confidential information memorandum or
management presentations in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
unless any such information is expressly and specifically included in a representation or warranty
contained in this Article III, in the Descartes Certificates or in an Acquisition Document.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement and without limiting the
foregoing, none of Descartes, its Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives makes any
express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Excluded Ag Assets or Retained
Ag Liabilities.
(b) Descartes acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations
and warranties in Article IV, the Fermat Certificates and the Acquisition Documents, neither
Fermat nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any other Person, has made any express or implied
representation or warranty with respect to the Acquired H&N Assets, the H&N Business or with
respect to the accuracy or completeness of any other information provided, or made available, to
Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and Descartes has not relied on any representation or warranty other than
those contained in Article IV, the Fermat Certificates and the Acquisition Documents. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Descartes acknowledges and agrees that neither Fermat
nor any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person has made a representation or warranty (including
as to completeness or accuracy) to Descartes with respect to, and neither Fermat nor any of its
Subsidiaries or any other Person shall be subject to any liability to Descartes or any other Person
resulting from, Fermat or its Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives making available to
Descartes, (i) any projections, estimates or budgets for the H&N Business, or (ii) any materials,
documents or information relating to Fermat or its Subsidiaries, the Acquired H&N Assets or the
H&N Business made available to Descartes or its Representatives in any “data rooms,” teaser,
confidential information memorandum, management presentations or otherwise, in each case,
except as expressly covered by a representation or warranty set forth in Article IV of this
Agreement, in the Fermat Certificates or in an Acquisition Document.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF FERMAT
Except as disclosed in (a) the filings of Fermat with the SEC filed since January 1, 2015
and not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding (x) any
documents incorporated by reference therein, and (y) any disclosures set forth in any “risk
factor” or “forward-looking statements” sections or other similar disclosures, in each case, to the
extent they are predictive, cautionary or forward-looking in nature) (provided that this clause (a)
shall not be applicable to Sections 4.2, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 and 4.22) or (b) the Fermat Disclosure
Schedule (it being agreed that the disclosure of any matter in any section in the Fermat
Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to have been disclosed in any other section in the Fermat
Disclosure Schedule to which the applicability of such disclosure is reasonably apparent on its
face), Fermat hereby represents and warrants to Descartes as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization, Standing and Power. Fermat is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing (except, as to Fermat’s good standing, as would
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not be material to the H&N Business) under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all
necessary organizational power and authority to carry on the H&N Business as presently
conducted. Each of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries and any other Subsidiary of Fermat that is
a party to any Acquisition Document is a corporation, partnership or other legal entity duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept or any similar
concept is recognized) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or
formation, as applicable, except where the failure to be in good standing or to be so organized
and existing would not constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.2 Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability. Each of Fermat and its
Subsidiaries party to any Acquisition Document has all requisite power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and each other Acquisition Document to which it is a party and to
consummate the Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The
execution and delivery by Fermat and/or its Subsidiaries of this Agreement and each other
Acquisition Document to which it is a party, the performance by Fermat and its Subsidiaries of
their obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by Fermat and its Subsidiaries
of the Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or other action of Fermat and its Subsidiaries. No other
corporate proceedings on the part of Fermat or its Subsidiaries (and no action on the part of any
stockholders, members, partners or equityholders of Fermat and its Subsidiaries) are necessary to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance in accordance with their respective terms of
this Agreement and the Acquisition Documents and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby. Fermat has duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the
French Offer Letter and at the Closing Fermat, as applicable, and its applicable Subsidiaries will
have executed and delivered each other Acquisition Document to which it is a party, and
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party thereto, this Agreement
and each other Acquisition Document to which it is a party will constitute its valid and binding
obligations, enforceable against Fermat and/or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in accordance with
their respective terms, subject to General Enforceability Exceptions.
Section 4.3 Transferred H&N Subsidiaries.
(a) Each of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries has the requisite power and
authority to carry on its respective business as it is presently being conducted and to own, lease
or operate its respective properties and assets. None of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries is in
violation of its charter, bylaws or other similar organizational documents. None of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries has operated any businesses other than the H&N Business other
than in a de minimis or incidental manner.
(b) Except for Subsidiaries and marketable securities held for passive
investment or cash management purposes maintained in the ordinary course of business (which
holdings do not represent a material amount of securities of, or other material voting or material
equity interest in any Person), the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries do not own, directly or
indirectly, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, any Person (or any security
or other right, agreement or commitment convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, any
equity or voting interest in any Person). The Transferred H&N Subsidiaries do not have any
obligation to acquire any equity or voting interest, security, right, agreement or commitment or
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to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in, any Person.
(c) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting
interests in, each of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries (i) have been duly authorized, validly
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable (and no such shares of capital stock or any other
equity or voting interest have been issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights) and
(ii) are owned, directly or indirectly, by Fermat, free and clear of all Liens and free of any other
restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital
stock or other equity or voting interest) other than Permitted Liens.
(d) There are no outstanding (i) securities of any Transferred H&N
Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or
voting interest in any Transferred H&N Subsidiaries, (ii) options, stock appreciation rights,
warrants, restricted stock units, rights or other commitments or agreements to acquire from
Fermat or any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries, or that obligate Fermat or any of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in,
or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of, or other equity or
voting interest in, any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries, (iii) obligations of Fermat or any of
the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries to grant, extend or enter into any subscription, warrant, right,
convertible or exchangeable security or other similar agreement or commitment (whether
payable in equity, cash or otherwise) relating to any capital stock of, or other equity or voting
interest (including any voting debt) in any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries, (iv) outstanding
restricted shares, restricted share units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, contingent
value rights, “phantom” stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide
economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock of, or
other securities or ownership interests in any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries (the items in
clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), together with the capital stock of the Transferred H&N
Subsidiaries, being referred to collectively as “Transferred H&N Subsidiary Securities”),
(v) voting trusts, proxies, voting agreements or similar arrangements or understandings to which
Fermat or any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries is a party or by which Fermat any of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries is bound with respect to the voting of any shares of capital stock
of, or other equity or voting interest in any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries, or
(vi) Contracts of any character restricting the transfer of any shares of capital stock of, or other
equity or voting interest in any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries to which any of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is bound. There are no Contracts of any
kind that obligate any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any outstanding Transferred H&N Subsidiary Securities.
Section 4.4 No Conflicts; Consents.
(a) Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Fermat nor the execution, delivery and performance of the Acquisition Documents by Fermat
and its applicable Subsidiaries party thereto, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by Fermat and its applicable Subsidiaries with
the terms hereof and thereof, will (i) violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or
bylaws (or other comparable governing documents) of such Person, (ii) conflict with, require
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consent or notification under, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation, modification, notification or acceleration of any obligation under any H&N
Material Contract, (iii) assuming the making of the filings and obtaining of the related approval
referred to in clause (b)(i), (b)(ii) or (b)(iii) below, violate any Judgment or Law applicable to
any of Fermat, its applicable Subsidiaries, the Acquired H&N Assets, the H&N Business or any
H&N Business Permit or (iv) result in the creation of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens, upon
any of the Acquired H&N Assets, except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) for conflicts,
violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses and Liens that
would not constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect.
(b) No Approval of any Governmental Entity is required to be obtained or
made by or with respect to Fermat or the Acquired H&N Assets in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the H&N
Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated hereby, other than (i) in respect of any
applicable Antitrust Laws, (ii) filings to transfer Permits and Environmental Permits required for
the operation of the H&N Business and (iii) such consents, waivers, approvals, licenses,
authorizations, Permits, filings or notifications which, if not obtained or made, would not
constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5 Proceedings. Fermat and its Subsidiaries are not (a) to the extent related
to the H&N Business, subject to any outstanding Judgment (other than any Judgments where the
remedy comprises solely monetary damages in an amount not in excess of $500,000 to the extent
related to the H&N Business) (“Material H&N Judgments”) or (b) to the extent either (i) related
to the H&N Business or (ii) questioning the validity of this Agreement or the Acquisition
Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be taken
by Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement or the Acquisition
Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, a party to or the subject of or, to
the Knowledge of Fermat, threatened in writing to be made a party to or the subject of any
Proceeding (other than any Proceedings (A) where the potential remedy comprises solely
monetary damages in an amount not in excess of $500,000 to the extent related to the H&N
Business or (B) solely by or relating to former employees or contractors of Fermat or its
Affiliates, to the extent any Liability arising therefrom is an Excluded H&N Asset or a Retained
H&N Liability) (“Material H&N Proceedings”). Section 4.5 of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule
sets forth all Material H&N Proceedings as of the date hereof and all Material H&N Judgments
to which Fermat has been subject within the past three years prior to the date hereof. This
Section 4.5 does not relate to matters with respect to Environmental Laws, such items being
exclusively governed by Section 4.15.
Section 4.6 Financial Statements. The segment information related to the H&N
Business of Fermat included in the financial statements set forth in its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for
the quarters ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2016 (the “H&N Business
Financial Statements”) have been prepared from the books and records of Fermat, comply as to
form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the
periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in the H&N Business Financial
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Statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent
they may conform to the SEC’s rules and instructions for reports on Form 10-Q) and fairly
present in all material respects the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of
operations and cash flows of Fermat as of the dates or for the periods presented therein (subject,
in the case of unaudited statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments in the ordinary
course of business).
Section 4.7 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. The H&N Business does not have
any Liabilities other than Liabilities that: (a) are reflected or reserved against in the H&N
Business Financial Statements or reflected in Closing H&N Working Capital Amount, (b) were
incurred since December 31, 2016 (the “H&N Balance Sheet Date”) in the ordinary course of
business, (c) are Retained H&N Liabilities, (d) are incurred pursuant to this Agreement
(including Section 5.9), (e) are set forth on Section 4.7 of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule or
(f) would not constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing, there is no
Indebtedness for borrowed money between or among any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries.
Section 4.8 Absence of Changes or Events.
(a) Except in connection with or in preparation for the H&N Acquisition and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, from and after the H&N Balance Sheet
Date until the date of this Agreement, (i) the H&N Business has been operated in the ordinary
course of business and (ii) there has not been, nor has there occurred, any event, circumstance,
change, development or effect that constitutes a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Since the H&N Balance Sheet Date through the date of this Agreement,
the H&N Business has been conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business,
and neither Fermat nor any of its Subsidiaries has undertaken any action that if taken after the
date of this Agreement would require Descartes’s consent pursuant to Section 5.3(b)(iii), (v),
(ix), (xvii) or (xix) (solely as it relates to Section 5.3(b)(iii), (v), (ix) or (xvii)).
Section 4.9 Sufficiency of Assets; Title.
(a) As of the Closing, (i) the Acquired H&N Assets, taking into account the
assets, services, products, real property, Intellectual Property and IT Assets provided, acquired,
leased or licensed at the Closing (A) under the H&N Acquisition Documents and (B) pursuant to
and in accordance with Section 5.10, Section 5.11, Section 5.12, Section 5.19(d) and Section
5.23, are sufficient in all material respects for, and constitute all of the assets (other than (A) the
services of Governmental Entities or third party utility providers (and assets of Governmental
Entities or third party utility providers related to the provision of such services) provided to the
H&N Business in the ordinary course of business and of a type generally provided by
Governmental Entities or third party utility providers to similarly situated Persons and (B) the
services set forth on Section 4.9(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule (the “Excluded Fermat
Services”)) necessary to conduct the H&N Business in the manner currently conducted and as
currently contemplated to be conducted and (ii) such assets are in reasonably good condition and
repair, to the extent tangible (subject to normal wear and tear consistent with the age of the assets
and properties) and shall be operational (except in any de minimis respect) (or shall be capable of
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being made operational after repair in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice).
(b) Except as would not be material to the H&N Business, taken as a whole,
Fermat has, or will at or immediately prior to the Closing have, good and valid title or a valid
leasehold interest in and to all of the assets and properties related to the H&N Business (whether
real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible) that it purports to own or lease, as
applicable, including (i) all of the assets and properties reflected as owned on the H&N Business
Financial Statements (except for personal property disposed of since the date of the H&N
Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business), and (ii) all of the properties and assets
purchased or otherwise acquired by Fermat since the H&N Balance Sheet Date (except for
personal property acquired and sold since the H&N Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of
business), free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.
(c) Upon consummation of the H&N Acquisition, Descartes will have
acquired good and valid title to all of the assets and properties related to the H&N Business, free
and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except as would not be material to the H&N
Business, taken as a whole; provided, that the foregoing is subject to the limitation that certain
transfers, assignments, licenses, sublicenses, provisions, leases and subleases (as the case may
be) of Proceedings, assets, services, Contracts, Permits, Environmental Permits and any claim or
right or benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom, may require the consent to transfer,
assign, license, sublicense, lease or sublease (as the case may be) of a third party which has not
been obtained, and that such matters are addressed in the Acquisition Documents and
Sections 5.10 and 5.11 of this Agreement.
Section 4.10 Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 4.10(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and
complete (in all material respects) list as of February 24, 2017 of the following items of
Intellectual Property included in the H&N Business Intellectual Property: (i) each issued Patent
and each pending Patent application, (ii) each Trademark registration and application for
registration, and (iii) each copyright registration and application for registration.
(b) (i) None of the material H&N Business Intellectual Property is subject to
any Judgment materially and adversely affecting the use thereof or rights thereto by Fermat and
its Subsidiaries in the H&N Business; (ii) there is no opposition or cancellation Proceeding
pending as of the date hereof against Fermat and its Subsidiaries concerning the ownership,
validity, enforceability or infringement of any material H&N Business Intellectual Property;
(iii) there is, to the Knowledge of Fermat, no infringement, misappropriation or other violation,
or any written allegation thereof sent to a third party by Fermat or its Affiliates as of the date
hereof, of any material H&N Business Intellectual Property; (iv) each item of material registered
H&N Business Intellectual Property is as of the date hereof subsisting, has not been abandoned,
and is, to the Knowledge of Fermat, valid and enforceable; (v) to the Knowledge of Fermat, no
material aspect of the H&N Business as currently conducted infringes, misappropriates, or
otherwise violates the Intellectual Property of any other Person; and (vi) neither Fermat nor any
of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice prior to the date of this Agreement alleging
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that any aspect of the H&N Business as currently conducted infringes, misappropriates, or
otherwise violates the Intellectual Property of any other Person.
(c) To the Knowledge of Fermat, Fermat owns, is licensed or otherwise
possesses rights to use or exploit all H&N Business Intellectual Property necessary to conduct
the H&N Business as presently conducted. Any other representation or warranty in this
Article IV notwithstanding, the representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.10
constitute the sole representations and warranties of Fermat relating to infringement,
misappropriation or other violations of Intellectual Property.
Section 4.11 Registrations. No material Registrations of or for any food additive, color,
excipient or active pharmaceutical ingredient are required for the conduct of the H&N Business
as currently conducted in any country where Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries has, within the five
(5) year period ending on the Closing Date, manufactured, sold, imported, exported or
distributed such food additive, color, excipient or active pharmaceutical ingredient.
Section 4.12 Real Property.
(a) Section 4.12(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and
complete list of (i) all material H&N Leased Real Property and (ii) all H&N Owned Real
Property.
(b) Each of the leases and subleases pursuant to which Fermat or any of its
Subsidiaries leases the Acquired H&N Leased Real Property (the “Acquired H&N Real
Property Leases”) is valid, binding and in full force and effect, subject to General Enforceability
Exceptions. Each of the Acquired H&N Real Property Leases is without default thereunder by
the lessee and to the Knowledge of Fermat, there is no default thereunder by the lessor, and there
are no outstanding defaults or circumstances which, upon the giving of notice or passage of time
or both, would constitute a default or breach by either party under any Acquired H&N Real
Property Lease, except in each case where the failure to comply or the default would not
constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of all Acquired
H&N Real Property Leases that are material to the H&N Business have been provided by Fermat
to Descartes prior to the date of this Agreement, including all amendments or modifications
thereof and all side letters or other instruments affecting the obligations of any party thereunder.
None of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries holds any leasehold or subleasehold estate in any
land, buildings, structures, improvements or fixtures other than the Acquired H&N Real Property
Leases.
(c) Fermat has valid title to all Acquired H&N Owned Real Property, free and
clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. None of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries owns
any real property other than the Acquired H&N Owned Real Property. To the Knowledge of
Fermat, neither Fermat nor any of its Subsidiaries has received within the three (3)-year period
prior to the date of this Agreement written notice of any default under any restrictive covenants
affecting the Acquired H&N Owned Real Property, and there has not occurred any event that
with the lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute such a default under any
such restrictive covenants, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to be
material to the H&N Business.
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Section 4.13 Contracts.
(a) Section 4.13(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule sets forth as of the date
of this Agreement a true and complete list of the following Contracts (other than purchase orders
and invoices entered into in the ordinary course of business) to which Fermat or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries is bound to the extent related
to the H&N Business (other than any Contract that is a H&N Benefit Plan, Excluded H&N
Asset, any Contract listed on Section 4.17(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule or any Contract
constituting an Acquisition Document) (the “H&N Material Contracts”):
(i) any Contract that (A) resulted in or is expected to result in a
payment of more than $2,000,000 by the H&N Business during 2016 or 2017 or (B) resulted in
or is expected to result in the receipt of more than $2,000,000 by the H&N Business during 2016
or 2017;
(ii) any Contract containing any future capital expenditure obligations
of the H&N Business in respect of any single project in excess of $2,000,000;
(iii) any joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or
strategic alliance agreement or other similar Contract with a third party;
(iv) other than Contracts for the acquisition or sale of products or
provision of services in the ordinary course of business, any Contract relating to the acquisition
or disposition of any product, asset, business or product line (whether by merger, sale of stock,
sale of assets or otherwise) under which, after the Closing, the H&N Business may have any
“earn out,” contingent purchase price, indemnification or other contingent payment obligation;
(v) any Contract containing covenants that would restrict or limit the
ability of the H&N Business or Descartes or any of its Affiliates after the Closing to compete in
any material respect with any business, product or product line or with any Person or in any
geographic area;
(vi) any material capital lease, as determined in accordance with
GAAP;
(vii) any material sales representative or distribution Contract;
(viii) any customer Contract that specifies the minimum pricing for
products or services sold by the H&N Business for a period of longer than two years from the
Closing Date and that resulted in or is expected to result in the receipt of more than $2,000,000
by the H&N Business during 2016 or 2017;
(ix) any Contract with a customer of the H&N Business that is a
requirements contract or contains exclusivity arrangements or a “most favored nation” pricing
clause;
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(x) any Contract in the nature of a “take-or-pay” contract and that
resulted in or is expected to result in the payment or receipt of more than $2,000,000 by the
H&N Business during 2016 or 2017;
(xi) any Contract relating to commodity swaps, involving derivative,
swap, exchange option or similar commodity price hedging arrangements, or that are otherwise
similarly designed to alter risks arising from fluctuations in commodity prices (in each case,
other than any company-wide arrangements of the foregoing nature);
(xii) any Contract that grants a material license with respect to any
Intellectual Property or Registration Data, or that creates any material right to use or register or
any material restriction upon any H&N Business Intellectual Property (other than any license
inherent in the sale of finished goods in the ordinary course of business or that otherwise are
incidental to the applicable Contract);
(xiii) any Contract that grants a material license to H&N Transferred IT
Assets (other than for commercially available IT Assets having an annual license fee of less than
$750,000);
(xiv) any Contract (other than any confidentiality agreements or
immaterial commercial agreements) with any H&N Material Supplier, H&N Material Customer
or H&N Material Distributor not required to be disclosed by any other subsection of this Section
4.13(a); and
(xv) any Contract that involves an option to purchase, right of first
refusal or other preferential right to acquire any assets or property interest.
(b) Each H&N Material Contract is valid, binding and enforceable against
Fermat and/or its Subsidiaries party thereto and, to the Knowledge of Fermat, the other parties
thereto in accordance with its terms, in each case, subject to General Enforceability Exceptions,
and is in full force and effect, except where such failure to be so valid, binding, enforceable or in
full force and effect would not be material to the H&N Business. Neither Fermat (or its
applicable Subsidiary) nor, to the Knowledge of Fermat, any other party to a H&N Material
Contract is in material breach or violation of, or material default under, any H&N Material
Contract and no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a
material breach or default. As of the date of this Agreement, there exists no actual or threatened
(in writing) termination, cancellation or material limitation of, or any material amendment,
material modification or material change to, any H&N Material Contract, other than as set forth
in Section 4.13(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Prior to the date hereof, Fermat has made available to Descartes an
accurate and complete copy (or in the case of oral Contracts, description) of each H&N Material
Contract and of each document required to be set forth on Section 4.13(a) of the Fermat
Disclosure Schedule.
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Section 4.14 Compliance with Applicable Laws; Permits.
(a) Other than with respect to any Excluded H&N Asset or Retained H&N
Liabilities, Fermat is not, and at no time since January 1, 2014 has been, in material violation of
any Law applicable to the conduct of the H&N Business. As of the date of this Agreement, none
of Fermat or its Subsidiaries (each in respect of the H&N Business) has, since January 1, 2014,
received any written notification from any Governmental Entity that it is subject to any
outstanding injunction, writ, Judgment, order or decree or asserting that Fermat is not in
compliance with any Law, Permit or Judgment applicable to the H&N Business except as would
not be material to the H&N Business.
(b) Since January 1, 2014, none of Fermat or its Subsidiaries, or to the
Knowledge of Fermat, any director, officer, employee, agent or other person acting on behalf of
Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, violated or is in violation of, or is
aware of any action taken that would result in a violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, nor,
except as would not constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect, (i) used any funds of
Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries for unlawful contributions, unlawful gifts, unlawful
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) made any unlawful
payment to foreign or domestic governmental officials or employees or to foreign or domestic
political parties or campaigns from funds of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) established or
maintained any unlawful fund of monies or other assets of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv) made any fraudulent entry on the books or records of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries;
(v) made any unlawful bribe, unlawful rebate, unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment,
unlawful kickback or other unlawful payment to any person, private or public, regardless of
form, whether in money, property or services, to obtain favorable treatment in securing business
to obtain special concessions for Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries or to influence any act or
decision of a foreign government official or other person; or (vi) engaged in any transaction or
dealing in property or interests in property of, received from or made any contribution of funds,
goods or services to or for the benefit of, provided any payments or material assistance to, or
otherwise engage in or facilitated any transactions with a Prohibited Person. No proceeding by
or before any Governmental Entity involving Fermat, any Subsidiary of Fermat or any Affiliate
of Fermat, or any of their directors, officers, employees, agents or other persons acting on their
behalf, with respect to any Anti-Corruption Law is pending or, to the knowledge of Fermat,
threatened, nor have any disclosures been submitted to any Governmental Entity with respect to
violations of any Anti-Corruption Law by any such Person. This Section 4.14(b) applies solely
to activities undertaken in connection with the H&N Business and the Acquired H&N Assets.
(c) Other than with respect to any Excluded H&N Asset or Retained H&N
Liabilities, Fermat and/or the H&N Business hold all Permits and Environmental Permits
primarily related to, or primarily used or primarily held for use in connection with, the H&N
Business as presently conducted (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes Drug Master Files)
(the “H&N Business Permits”). All H&N Business Permits have been duly obtained and are
valid and in full force and effect and are listed on Section 4.14(c) of the Fermat Disclosure
Schedule. Fermat and its Subsidiaries (in respect of the H&N Business) (i) are in compliance
with the terms of the H&N Business Permits and (ii) have not received written notice from any
Governmental Entity within the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement
indicating that any H&N Business Permit (A) will not be renewed or continued, (B) will be
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terminated or (C) requiring that additional information be provided to prevent the results in the
preceding subsections (ii)(A) and (ii)(B) of this Section 4.14(c) from occurring (which
requirement has not been waived by such Governmental Entity or satisfied) except, in the case of
each of clause (i) and clause (ii), as would not constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse
Effect. From and after the Closing Date, Fermat and its Affiliates shall not initiate or prosecute,
directly or indirectly, any Proceedings challenging the H&N Business Permits to the extent
relating to the operation of the H&N Business.
(d) This Section 4.14 does not relate to matters with respect to Taxes, H&N
Benefit Plans or, except for Section 4.14(c) with respect to H&N Business Environmental
Permits, Environmental Laws, such items being exclusively governed by Sections 4.16, 4.17, and
4.15, respectively.
Section 4.15 Environmental Matters. Other than with respect to any Excluded H&N
Asset or as would not constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect, (a) Fermat is, and at
all times since January 1, 2014 has been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws
with respect to the Acquired H&N Assets and the H&N Business, (b) Fermat and the H&N
Business have obtained and are in compliance with all Permits pursuant to Environmental Laws
required for the operation of the Acquired H&N Assets and the H&N Business as presently
conducted (“H&N Business Environmental Permits”), (c) the H&N Business Environmental
Permits may be transferred or re-issued in the ordinary course to Descartes, (d) there are no
Proceedings pending against Fermat alleging a violation of or Liability under Environmental
Laws with respect to the Acquired H&N Assets or the H&N Business, (e) there are no
outstanding Judgments pursuant to Environmental Law or with respect to Hazardous Substances
relating to the Acquired H&N Assets or the H&N Business, (f) there has been no Release of
Hazardous Substances at, under, on or from any of the Acquired H&N Assets or the real
properties that are currently owned, leased or operated in connection with the H&N Business, (g)
neither Fermat nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever used in research, manufactured or processed
PFOA or any other perfluorinated alkylated substances, or stored any products or manufacturing
process ingredients that contain PFOA or any other perfluorinated alkylated substances at any
facility that is included in the Acquired H&N Assets, (h) since January 1, 2014, Fermat has not
received any written notice from any Person concerning any actual or alleged violation of
Environmental Law or of any Liabilities or potential Liabilities (including any investigatory,
remedial, or corrective obligations) relating to the operation of the H&N Business arising under
or in connection with Environmental Law or otherwise relating to Contamination or Hazardous
Substances, (i) Fermat has made available to Descartes all relevant environmental sampling data
and material environmental reports, to the extent in the possession of Fermat, with respect to
Contamination relating to the Acquired H&N Assets or the H&N Business, provided that such
representation only requires that Fermat make available such documentation in its possession
that characterizes in all material respects the Contamination at the Acquired H&N Assets or the
H&N Business, and (j) the H&N Business has, neither expressly nor by operation of Law,
assumed or undertaken any Liability of any other Person pursuant to Environmental Law or
otherwise relating to Contamination or Hazardous Substances. Any other representation or
warranty contained in this Article IV notwithstanding, the representations and warranties
contained in Sections 4.4(b), Section 4.7 and 4.14(c) (to the extent applicable to environmental
matters) and this Section 4.15 constitute the sole representations and warranties of Fermat
relating to any Environmental Law.
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Section 4.16 Taxes.
(a) (i) All material Tax Returns required to be filed with respect to the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries have been timely filed (taking into account extensions) and all
such Tax Returns are correct and complete in all material respects; (ii) all material Property &
Use Tax Returns required to be filed with respect to the Acquired H&N Assets or the H&N
Business have been timely filed (taking into account extensions) and all such Tax Returns are
correct and complete in all material respects; (iii) all material Taxes imposed on or required to be
paid with respect to the Acquired H&N Assets, the Assumed H&N Liabilities, the H&N
Business or the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries (whether or not shown to be due on such Tax
Returns) have been paid or will be timely paid by the due date thereof; and (iv) there are no
material Liens for Taxes upon any of the Acquired H&N Assets other than Permitted Liens.
(b) Fermat and its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid all material Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third party with respect to the
H&N Business or any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries.
(c) No material Tax Proceeding is pending or threatened in writing with
respect to any Transferred H&N Subsidiaries. No material deficiency for any Taxes has been
asserted or assessed in writing by a Taxing Authority against or with respect to any Transferred
H&N Subsidiaries that has not been satisfied by payment, settled or withdrawn.
(d) There are no outstanding extensions or waivers of statutes of limitations
for the collection or assessment of material Taxes due from any Transferred H&N Subsidiaries,
and no written request for such an extension or waiver is currently outstanding.
(e) In the last three (3) years, no claim has been made in writing by a Taxing
Authority with respect to any Transferred H&N Subsidiary in a jurisdiction where such entity
does not file Tax Returns that such entity is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
None of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries has a permanent establishment or other taxable
presence in any jurisdiction other than its jurisdiction of formation.
(f) Since the date two (2) years prior to the date hereof, none of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries has been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” in a distribution intended to qualify under Section 355(a) of the Code.
(g) None of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries (i) is or has been a member of
an affiliated group filing a consolidated U.S. federal income tax Return within the past five (5)
years (other than the consolidated group of which Fermat or one of its Affiliates is or was the
common parent), and (ii) has any material liability for Taxes of another Person (other than
Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any
comparable provision of state, local or foreign Law, or as a transferee or successor.
(h) No election under Section 897(i) of the Code has been made with respect
to any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries.
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(i) None of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries is bound by a closing
agreement with the IRS under Section 7121 of the Code (or any comparable provision of state,
local or foreign Tax Law), advance pricing agreement or other written agreement with any
Taxing Authority, and none of Transferred H&N Subsidiaries is subject to any private letter
ruling of the IRS or comparable ruling by any other Taxing Authority, in each case, that would
be binding on such Transferred H&N Subsidiary with respect to any Post-Closing Period.
(j) None of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax
indemnification, allocation, or sharing agreement with any other Person for which any of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries will have any obligations after the Closing except for (i) any such
agreement solely among two or more Transferred H&N Subsidiaries and (ii) any Tax
indemnification, allocation or sharing agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business
and not primarily relating to taxes (including, without limitation, Tax indemnification, sharing,
payment or gross-up provisions contained in leases, credit agreements, employment agreements
or other commercial agreements).
(k) None of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries will be required to include in a
Post-Closing Period a material amount of taxable income attributable to income that accrued in a
Pre-Closing Period but was not recognized for income tax purposes in a Pre-Closing Period (or
to exclude from the determination of taxable income in a Post-Closing Period any material
deduction the recognition of which for income tax purposes was accelerated from such Post-
Closing Period to a Pre-Closing Period) as a result of the installment method of accounting, the
completed contract method of accounting, the long-term contract method of accounting, the cash
method of accounting, Section 481 of the Code or Section 108(i) of the Code (or any comparable
provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law).
(l) None of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries has participated in any “listed
transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4, or any comparable
provision of state, local or foreign Law.
(m) Section 4.16(m) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule sets forth with respect
to each of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries: (i) the type of legal entity, (ii) the jurisdiction of
organization (and, if different, the jurisdiction of Tax residence), (iii) the number and classes of
equity interests outstanding, (iv) the owner (or owners) of such equity interests, (v) the entity
classification for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (vi) whether an entity classification
election pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 is in effect (and, if so, the
classification elected and the effective date of such election). Except as otherwise set forth on
Section 4.16(m) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule or the H&N Step Plan, none of the Acquired
H&N Assets is an interest in a joint venture, partnership or other arrangement treated as a
partnership for Tax purposes.
Section 4.17 Labor Relations; Employees and Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 4.17(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) all
employee representative bodies, including all labor unions, labor organizations and works
councils that represent H&N Business Employees and (ii) all collective bargaining agreements,
union contracts and similar labor agreements with a labor union or labor organization in effect
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that cover any H&N Business Employees (including works council agreements) (each, an “H&N
Labor Agreement”). Fermat has made available to Descartes correct and complete copies of
each H&N Labor Agreement (other than national, trade or industry-wide agreements that are
publicly available); provided, that to the extent a works council agreement covering International
H&N Business Employees is not available prior to the date hereof, a copy of such works council
agreement shall be made available to Descartes no later than fifteen (15) Business Days
following the date hereof. To the Knowledge of Fermat, there are no current union organizing
efforts with respect to H&N Business Employees.
(b) Each material H&N Benefit Plan in effect as of the date of this Agreement
is set forth on Section 4.17(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule and as applicable is separately
identified as a defined benefit pension plan or Transferred H&N Benefit Plan (or as both, as the
case may be), and Fermat has made available to Descartes correct and complete copies or
summaries of each material H&N Benefit Plan.
(c) Each U.S. H&N Benefit Plan and each Transferred H&N Benefit Plan has
been operated in all material respects in compliance with applicable Law and the applicable plan
document. All contributions, premiums and expenses required to be made by Law to any U.S.
H&N Benefit Plan or Transferred H&N Benefit Plan or by the terms of such plans or any
agreement relating thereto have been timely made in all material respects.
(d) With respect to each U.S. H&N Benefit Plan that is subject to Section 302
or Title IV or Section 412, 430 or 4971 of the Code (each, an “H&N Title IV Plan”), (i) there
does not exist any accumulated funding deficiency within the meaning of Section 412 of the
Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived, (ii) no such H&N Title IV Plan is
currently in “at risk” status within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303(i) of
ERISA, (iii) all premiums to the PBGC have been timely paid in full, (iv) no material liability
(other than for premiums to the PBGC) has been or, to the Knowledge of Fermat, is expected to
be incurred by Fermat or any of its ERISA Affiliates and (v) the PBGC has not instituted
proceedings to terminate any such H&N Title IV Plan. Neither Fermat nor any of its ERISA
Affiliates has maintained, established or contributed to, or otherwise incurred any liability or
obligation (including any contingent liability) under any Multiemployer Plan within the last six
years. There does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that would reasonably be
expected to result in, any Controlled Group Liability following the Closing of Descartes, any of
its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates.
(e) Except as required by applicable Law, neither the execution and delivery
of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or
in conjunction with any other event) will (i) result in any payment (including severance,
unemployment compensation, “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G
of the Code)), forgiveness of indebtedness or otherwise becoming due to any H&N Business
Employee under any H&N Benefit Plan or otherwise, (ii) increase any benefits otherwise
payable under any H&N Benefit Plan or (iii) result in any acceleration of the time of payment,
funding or vesting of any such benefits.
(f) Except as would not be material to the H&N Business, since January 1,
2015, there have been no strikes, lockouts, slowdowns, work stoppages or material labor disputes
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against or affecting the H&N Business. Except as would not be material to the H&N Business,
and solely with respect to the H&N Business or H&N Business Employees, neither Fermat nor
any of its Affiliates is in violation of any applicable Law governing labor and employment,
including without limitation, any applicable Law related to wages, hours, collective bargaining,
classification of employees and contractors, occupational health and safety, plant closures and
mass layoffs, affirmative action or discrimination by reason of age, gender, race, religion or other
protected category under applicable Law.
(g) Fermat has made available to Descartes with respect to each H&N
Business Employee as of the date of this Agreement a list of each such employee’s (by employee
identification number) (i) annual rate of base pay or base salary, (ii) target and maximum annual
and long-term incentive compensation opportunities (including equity-based compensation) with
respect to 2017 and actual payment amounts with respect to 2016 (or, if 2016 incentive
compensation has not yet been paid, 2015), (iii) service recognized by Fermat or its Subsidiaries
for purposes of the H&N Benefit Plans (including service with predecessor employers, if
applicable), (iv) job title and grade level, (v) primary work location, (vi) inactive or active status,
and (vii) full-time or part-time status (such list to be periodically updated between the date
hereof and the Closing Date to reflect (A) hires, transfers and terminations, in each case, as
permitted by Section 5.2(b)(vi) and Section 5.2(b)(vii); (B) any other additions prior to the
Closing Date to the list of H&N Business Employees set forth on Section 1.1(•) of the Fermat
Disclosure Schedule (in accordance with the definition of “H&N Business Employees”); and (C)
any changes in compensation or benefits as permitted by Section 5.2(b)(iv)).
(h) Except as would not be material to the H&N Business, there is no pending
or threatened, and neither Fermat nor any of its Affiliates has received notice of any Proceeding
against Fermat or its Affiliates before, or investigation of Fermat or its Affiliates by, any
Governmental Entity responsible for the enforcement of labor, employment, wages and hours of
work, immigration, or occupational health and safety Laws, in each case, with respect to the
H&N Business (other than any such Proceedings or investigations solely by or relating to former
employees or contractors of Fermat or its Affiliates to the extent any Liability arising therefrom
is a Retained H&N Liability) or H&N Business Employees.
(i) Each International H&N Benefit Plan that is a Transferred H&N Benefit
Plan (i) has been maintained in accordance with all applicable requirements, (ii) that is intended
to qualify for special tax treatment meets all requirements for such treatment and (iii) that is
intended to be funded and/or book reserved is fully funded and/or book reserved, as appropriate,
based upon reasonable actuarial assumptions.
(j) Any other representation or warranty contained in this Article IV
notwithstanding, the representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.17 constitute the
sole representations and warranties of Fermat relating to H&N Benefit Plans.
Section 4.18 Intercompany Arrangements. Except for any Contracts that are neither
material in amount in relation to the H&N Business nor necessary for Descartes to conduct the
H&N Business in all material respects as it is conducted as of the date of this Agreement, and
other than the H&N Acquisition Documents and the Contracts contemplated thereby, Section
4.18 of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule lists all Contracts and all Liabilities between or among a
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Transferred H&N Subsidiary, on the one hand, and Fermat and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates,
on the other hand, with respect to the conduct of the H&N Business or by which the Acquired
H&N Assets are bound.
Section 4.19 Import/Export Compliance. The H&N Business has not, since January 1,
2014, been the subject of any Proceeding, or, to the Knowledge of Fermat, any investigation or
other inquiry, concerning imports, exports, re-exports, sanctions, embargoes or unlawful
boycotts or subject to civil or criminal penalties imposed by a Governmental Entity as would
constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect. Fermat has made available to Descartes all
voluntary disclosures with respect to violations or alleged violations of the Export Control Laws
made in the last three years.
Section 4.20 Product Liability and Product Warranty.
(a) Fermat has no material Liability (and to the Knowledge of Fermat, there is
no basis for any present or future Proceeding against it giving rise to any material Liability)
arising out of any injury to individuals or property as a result of the ownership, possession, or
use of any product manufactured, sold, leased, or delivered by the H&N Business during the last
five (5) years. None of the products sold or services provided by the H&N Business has been the
subject, voluntarily or involuntarily, of any product recall, market withdrawal, safety warning,
service bulletin or similar notice (including with respect to any product that may have been
adulterated or misbranded under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any applicable comparable state or
foreign Laws) during the last five (5) years nor, to the Knowledge of Fermat, is there any basis
therefor.
(b) During the last five (5) years, each product manufactured, sold, leased, or
delivered by the H&N Business was at all times when such actions occurred in conformance
with all applicable contractual obligations, including all applicable express and implied
warranties, in all material respects. Descartes has no material liability for replacement or repair
thereof or other damages in connection therewith. No product manufactured, leased, or delivered
by the H&N Business is subject to any guarantee, warranty or other indemnity beyond the
applicable terms and conditions of sale.
Section 4.21 Customers, Suppliers and Distributors.
(a) Section 4.21(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete
and accurate list of the top ten (10) direct (i.e., non-distributor) customers of H&N Business in
each of North America, South America, Asia and Europe/Middle East/Africa based on sales
revenue for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016 (collectively, the “H&N
Material Customers”), together with the amount received during such period. Other than
Contracts with H&N Material Customers that may expire in the ordinary course of business or
may be terminated by such H&N Material Customer without cause on less than ninety-one (91)
days’ prior notice without material penalties imposed on the terminating Person in accordance
with its terms, all H&N Material Customers continue to be customers of the H&N Business. No
H&N Material Customer has materially reduced or disclosed to Fermat an intention to materially
reduce its business with the H&N Business below the levels achieved during such period, and, to
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the Knowledge of Fermat, there is no reason to believe that any such material reduction is likely
to occur. As of the date of this Agreement, no H&N Material Customer has terminated its
relationship with the H&N Business or threatened in writing to do so. Fermat is not involved in
any claim, dispute or controversy with (i) any H&N Material Customer or (ii) any of its other
direct customers of the H&N Business that could be material to the H&N Business.
(b) Section 4.21(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete
and accurate list of (i) all of the top twenty (20) suppliers of the H&N Business based on the
amount expended to purchase goods or services during the year ended December 31, 2016 and
(ii) all suppliers of any raw material or chemical intermediate which are the sole source for the
H&N Business and (A) material to the H&N Business or (B) have an annual purchase amount
greater than $2,000,000 during the year ended December 31, 2016 (collectively, the “H&N
Material Suppliers”), together with the amount paid during such period. Other than Contracts
with H&N Material Suppliers that may expire in the ordinary course of business or may be
terminated by such H&N Material Supplier without cause on less than ninety-one (91) days’
prior notice without material penalties imposed on the terminating Person in accordance with its
terms, all H&N Material Suppliers continue to be suppliers of the H&N Business. No H&N
Material Supplier has materially reduced or disclosed to Fermat an intention to materially reduce
its business with the H&N Business from the levels achieved during such period, and, to the
Knowledge of Fermat, there is no reason to believe that any such material reduction is likely to
occur. As of the date of this Agreement, no H&N Material Supplier has terminated its
relationship with the H&N Business or threatened in writing to do so. Fermat is not involved in
any claim, dispute or controversy with (i) any H&N Material Supplier or (ii) any of its other
suppliers of the H&N Business that could be material to the H&N Business. To the Knowledge
of Fermat, no H&N Material Supplier has given any indication that it will not be willing or able
to continue supplying such goods or services to the H&N Business (or to Descartes following the
Closing) in the future.
(c) Section 4.21(c) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete
and accurate list of the top ten (10) distributors of the H&N Business based on sales revenue for
the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2016 (collectively, the “H&N Material
Distributors”), together with the amount received during such period. Other than Contracts with
H&N Material Distributors that may expire in the ordinary course of business or may be
terminated by such H&N Material Distributor without cause on less than ninety-one (91) days’
prior notice without material penalties imposed on the terminating Person in accordance with its
terms, all H&N Material Distributors continue to be distributors of the H&N Business. No H&N
Material Distributor has materially reduced or disclosed to Fermat an intention to materially
reduce its business with the H&N Business below the levels achieved during such period, and, to
the Knowledge of Fermat, there is no reason to believe that any such material reduction is likely
to occur. As of the date of this Agreement, no H&N Material Distributor has terminated its
relationship with the H&N Business or threatened in writing to do so. Fermat is not involved in
any claim, dispute or controversy with (i) any H&N Material Distributor or (ii) any of its other
distributors of the H&N Business that could be material to the H&N Business.
Section 4.22 Brokers. Other than Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and ▇▇▇▇ Co. LLC,
whose fees, costs and expenses, with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will be borne by Fermat, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is
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entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in
connection with the Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
the other Acquisition Documents based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Fermat.
Section 4.23 Healthcare Regulatory Matters. To the Knowledge of Fermat, (a) Fermat
is, and at all times since January 1, 2015 has been, in compliance with all applicable Healthcare
Laws with respect to the Acquired H&N Assets and the H&N Business, (b) Fermat and the H&N
Business have obtained and are in compliance with all Permits pursuant to Healthcare Laws
required for the operation of the Acquired H&N Assets and the H&N Business as presently
conducted, and that such permits may be transferred or re-issued in the ordinary course to
Descartes without any material adverse impact on the business, (c) there are no Proceedings
pending against Fermat alleging a violation of Healthcare Laws with respect to the Acquired
H&N Assets or the H&N Business nor are there any ongoing obligations required from the prior
resolution of any alleged violation of Healthcare Laws, (d) Fermat has not received any written
notification or communication from any Governmental Entity (including any inspection reports
on Form 483, FDA warning letters or FDA untitled letters) of noncompliance with any
Healthcare Law, (e) since January 1, 2015, Fermat has not received any written notice from any
Person concerning any actual or alleged violation of Healthcare Law or of any Liabilities or
potential Liabilities (including any investigatory, remedial, or corrective obligations) relating to
the operation of the H&N Business arising under or in connection with Healthcare Law; (f) prior
to the date hereof, Fermat has made available to Descartes true and accurate copies of all
material reports, audits, data, investigations, correspondence or other documents related to
compliance with Healthcare Law that are in Fermat’s or its Affiliates’ possession or control,
(g) since January 1, 2015, all reports, documents, Permits or notices required to be filed,
maintained or furnished to the FDA or any other Governmental Entity (collectively, “Healthcare
Regulatory Filings”) have been so filed, maintained or furnished in a timely manner, except
where failure to file, maintain or furnish such reports, documents, Permits or notices would not
constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect, (h) all such Healthcare Regulatory Filings
were complete and accurate in all material respects on the date filed (or were corrected in or
supplemented by a subsequent filing) and (i) neither Fermat nor any Fermat officer, employee,
agent or distributor has made an untrue statement of a material fact or a fraudulent statement to
the FDA or any other Governmental Entity or failed to disclose a material fact required to be
disclosed to the FDA or any other Governmental Entity.
Section 4.24 Financial Capability.
(a) Fermat has delivered to Descartes a true, complete and correct copy of
(i) the executed commitment letter from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Lenders”), dated
the date hereof and (ii) the fee letter related thereto, dated as of the date hereof (provided,
however, that the fee amounts, pricing caps and other economic terms, and the rates and amounts
included in the “market flex” provisions (but not covenants), may be redacted, none of which
redacted provisions could adversely affect the conditionality, enforceability, termination or
aggregate principal amount of the Debt Financing (as defined below)), pursuant to which the
Lenders have committed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to provide or
cause to be provided debt financing (the “Debt Financing”) to Fermat and certain of its
Subsidiaries in the amounts described therein (clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Debt
Commitment Letter”).
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(b) As of the date of this Agreement, other than as expressly set forth in the
Debt Commitment Letter, the financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter is not
subject to any condition precedent to the availability of such financing. As of the date of this
Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter (i) is in full force and effect, (ii) constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligations of Fermat and, to the Knowledge of Fermat, the other parties
thereto and (iii) has not been modified, amended or supplemented in any respect and the
commitments contained in the Debt Commitment Letter have not been withdrawn, rescinded,
terminated or repudiated, and, to the Knowledge of Fermat, no such withdrawal, rescission,
termination or repudiation is contemplated. As of the date of this Agreement, Fermat is not in
breach of any of its covenants or other obligations set forth in, and is not in default under, the
Debt Commitment Letter, nor does Fermat have Knowledge of any breach of the Debt
Commitment Letter by any of the other parties thereto, and, to the Knowledge of Fermat, no
event has occurred or circumstance exists that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both,
would or would reasonably be likely to (A) constitute or result in a breach or default on the part
of any Person under the Debt Commitment Letter, or (B) otherwise result in any portion of the
Debt Financing not being available on the Closing Date. Assuming the accuracy of Descartes’s
representations and warranties set forth in Article III and Descartes’s compliance with its
agreements hereunder, in each case such that the conditions in Section 7.2 would be satisfied,
Fermat, as of the date of this Agreement, has no reason to believe that it will be unable to satisfy
any of the terms or conditions required to be satisfied by it in the Debt Commitment Letter on or
prior to the Closing Date. As of the date of this Agreement, Fermat has fully paid any and all
commitment fees or other fees required by the Debt Commitment Letter to be paid on or before
the date of this Agreement.
(c) The Debt Financing, when funded in accordance with the Debt
Commitment Letter, would provide Fermat and certain of its Subsidiaries with cash proceeds on
the Closing Date (after netting out applicable fees and expenses) that, when taken together with
cash, cash equivalents and other current financial assets and other immediately available funds,
will be sufficient for the satisfaction of Fermat’s payment obligations under this Agreement
(including payment of the Cash Balancing Amount) that are due and payable as of such date.
Section 4.25 No Other Representations or Warranties.
(a) Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV,
in the Fermat Certificates or in an Acquisition Document, none of Fermat or its Subsidiaries or
any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives makes (and Fermat, on behalf of itself, its
Subsidiaries, and their respective Affiliates and Representatives, hereby disclaims) any express
or implied representation or warranty with respect to Fermat or its Subsidiaries, the Acquired
H&N Assets, the H&N Business or with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any other
information provided, or made available, to Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries or
Representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. None of Fermat or its
Subsidiaries or any other Person will have or be subject to any Liabilities to Descartes, its
Affiliates, agents or representatives or any Person resulting from Descartes’s use of, or the use
by any of its Affiliates or Representatives of any such information, including information,
documents, projections, forecasts or other material made available to Descartes, its Affiliates or
Representatives in any “data rooms,” teaser, confidential information memorandum or
management presentations in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
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unless any such information is expressly and specifically included in a representation or warranty
contained in this Article IV, in the Fermat Certificates or in an Acquisition Document.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement and without limiting the
foregoing, none of Fermat, its Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives makes any express
or implied representation or warranty with respect to Excluded H&N Assets or Retained H&N
Liabilities.
(b) Fermat acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and
warranties in Article III, the Descartes Certificates and the Acquisition Documents, neither
Descartes nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any other Person, has made any express or implied
representation or warranty with respect to the Acquired Ag Assets, the Ag Business or with
respect to the accuracy or completeness of any other information provided, or made available, to
Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby and Fermat has not relied on any representation or warranty other than
those contained in Article III, the Descartes Certificates and the Acquisition Documents.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Fermat acknowledges and agrees that neither
Descartes nor any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person has made a representation or warranty
(including as to completeness or accuracy) to Fermat with respect to, and neither Descartes nor
any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person shall be subject to any liability to Fermat or any other
Person resulting from, Descartes or its Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives making
available to Fermat, (i) any projections, estimates or budgets for the Ag Business, or (ii) any
materials, documents or information relating to Descartes or its Subsidiaries, the Acquired Ag
Assets or the Ag Business made available to Fermat or its Representatives in any “data rooms,”
teaser, confidential information memorandum, management presentations or otherwise, in each
case, except as expressly covered by a representation or warranty set forth in Article III of this
Agreement, in the Descartes Certificates or in an Acquisition Document.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Certain Governmental Approvals.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and
including Section 5.1(b)(vi) below, Fermat and Descartes shall use their respective reasonable
best efforts (subject to, and in accordance with, Antitrust Laws) to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under any
applicable Antitrust Law to consummate and make effective in the most expeditious manner
possible the Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
(i) the preparation and filing of all forms, registrations and notices required to be filed to
consummate the Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
(ii) subject to Section 5.1(b)(vi), taking all actions necessary to obtain (and cooperating with
each other in obtaining) any Approval of any third party, including any Governmental Entity
(which actions shall include furnishing all information as may be required in connection with
Approvals under Antitrust Laws) required to be obtained or made by Fermat or Descartes or any
of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the Acquisitions or the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) subject to Section 5.1(b)(vi), the execution and
delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the Acquisitions and the other
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transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to fully carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the undertaking pursuant to Section
5.1(a) above:
(i) Fermat and Descartes shall each keep the other apprised of the
status of matters relating to the completion of the Acquisitions and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and work cooperatively in connection with obtaining all
required Ag Regulatory Approvals and H&N Regulatory Approvals. In that regard, subject to
the Non-Disclosure Agreement and Section 5.4, each party shall promptly consult with the other
party to this Agreement to provide any necessary information with respect to (and, in the case of
correspondence, provide the other party (or their counsel) copies of) all filings made by such
party with any Governmental Entity or any other information supplied by such party to, or
correspondence with, a Governmental Entity in connection with this Agreement, the
Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Subject to the Non-
Disclosure Agreement and Section 5.4 of this Agreement, each party shall promptly inform the
other party, and if in writing, furnish the other party with copies of (or, in the case of oral
communications, advise the other party orally and in writing of) any communication from or
with any Governmental Entity regarding the Acquisitions and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and permit the other party to review and discuss in advance,
and consider in good faith the views of the other party in connection with, any proposed
communication (whether written or oral) with any such Governmental Entity. If either party or
any Representative of such party receives a request for additional information or documentary
material from any Governmental Entity with respect to either of the Acquisitions or the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, then such party will use its reasonable best efforts
to make, or cause to be made, promptly and after consultation with the other party, an
appropriate response in compliance with such request. Neither party hereto nor its
Representatives shall participate in any substantive meeting or discussion with any
Governmental Entity or representative thereof in connection with this Agreement, either of the
Acquisitions or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (or make oral
submissions at meetings or in telephone or other conversations) unless it consults with the other
party in advance and, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Entity, gives the other
party the opportunity to attend and participate thereat. Subject to the Non-Disclosure Agreement
and Section 5.4, each party shall furnish the other party with copies of all correspondence, filings
and communications (and memoranda setting forth the substance thereof) between it and any
such Governmental Entity with respect to this Agreement, either of the Acquisitions or any of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and furnish the other party with such
necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other party may reasonably request in
connection with its preparation of filings or submissions of information to any such
Governmental Entity. Fermat and Descartes may, as each deems advisable and necessary,
reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this
Section 5.1 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein
shall be given only to the outside legal counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such
outside counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient unless express permission is
obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Fermat or Descartes, as the case may be);
provided that materials provided pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) may be redacted (i) to remove
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references concerning the valuation of or future plans for the Ag Business or the H&N Business,
as applicable, (ii) as necessary to comply with contractual obligations, and (iii) as necessary to
address reasonable privilege concerns.
(ii) Fermat and Descartes shall, as promptly as practicable, but in no
event later than (A) fifteen (15) Business Days after the date hereof, file the notification and
report form pursuant to the HSR Act and (B) as promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any
event within twenty (20) Business Days) after the date hereof, submit all other notifications (in
final form or, where applicable, draft form) or registrations to obtain the Ag Regulatory
Approvals and H&N Regulatory Approvals, in each case as required for the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(iii) Fermat and Descartes shall use reasonable best efforts to cooperate
with each other in (A) determining whether any filings are required to be made with, or consents,
permits, authorizations, waivers or approvals are required to be obtained from, any third parties
or other Governmental Entities under any other applicable Antitrust Law in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including any post-Closing filings) and (B) timely making all
such filings and timely seeking all such consents, permits, authorizations or approvals;
(iv) Each of Fermat and Descartes shall use their respective reasonable
best efforts to resolve such objections, if any, as may be asserted by any Governmental Entity
with respect to the Ag Acquisition, the H&N Acquisition, or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Laws. In connection therewith, if any
Proceeding, audit, review, inquiry, examination, or investigation (“Action”) is instituted (or
threatened to be instituted) challenging any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
as violative of any Antitrust Laws, each of Fermat and Descartes shall cooperate and use their
respective reasonable best efforts to vigorously contest and resist any such Action, and to have
vacated, lifted, reversed, or overturned any Judgment whether temporary, preliminary or
permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents, or restricts consummation of the Ag
Acquisition, the H&N Acquisition, or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including by vigorously pursuing all available avenues of administrative and judicial
appeal.
(v) Fermat shall, at Fermat’s sole cost, use its reasonable best efforts
to take, or cause to be taken, any and all actions and do, or cause to be done, any and all things
necessary, proper or advisable to avoid, eliminate and resolve each and every impediment and
obtain all Ag Regulatory Approvals in connection with the consummation of the Ag Acquisition,
as promptly as practicable, and all H&N Regulatory Approvals in connection with the
consummation of the H&N Acquisition, as promptly as practicable. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Fermat shall proffer to, and shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (A) sell or
otherwise dispose of, or hold separate and agree to sell or otherwise dispose of specific assets or
categories of assets or businesses constituting the Acquired Ag Assets or any other assets or
businesses now owned or presently or hereafter sought to be acquired by Fermat or its
Subsidiaries; (B) terminate any existing relationships and contractual rights and obligations;
(C) amend or terminate such existing licenses or other intellectual property agreements and enter
into such new licenses or other intellectual property agreements (and, in each case, enter into
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agreements with the relevant Governmental Entity giving effect thereto); (D) take any and all
actions and make any and all behavioral commitments, whether or not they limit or modify
Fermat’s or its Subsidiaries’ rights of ownership in, or ability to conduct the business of, one or
more of its or their operations, divisions, businesses, product lines, customers or assets,
including, after the Closing, the Ag Business or any of the Acquired Ag Assets; and (E) enter
into agreements, including with the relevant Governmental Entity, giving effect to the foregoing
clauses (A) through (D), in each case as promptly as practicable (but in any event prior to the
Outside Date) after it is determined that such action is necessary to obtain approval for
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by any Governmental Entity.
In furtherance of the foregoing, Fermat shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, keep Descartes
fully informed of all matters, discussions and activities relating to any of the matters described in
or contemplated by clauses (A) through (E) of this Section 5.1(b)(v);
(vi) Without limiting Section 5.1(b)(v) in any respect, subject to the
proviso in the next succeeding sentence, Descartes shall, at Descartes’s sole cost, use its
reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, any and all actions and do, or cause to be
done, any and all things necessary, proper or advisable to avoid, eliminate and resolve each and
every impediment and obtain all H&N Regulatory Approvals in connection with the
consummation of the H&N Acquisition, as promptly as practicable, and all Ag Regulatory
Approvals in connection with the consummation of the Ag Acquisition, as promptly as
practicable. In furtherance of the foregoing, Descartes shall proffer to, and shall, and shall cause
its Subsidiaries to, (A) sell or otherwise dispose of, or hold separate and agree to sell or
otherwise dispose of specific assets or categories of assets or businesses constituting the
Acquired H&N Assets or any other assets or businesses now owned or presently or hereafter
sought to be acquired by Descartes or its Subsidiaries; (B) terminate any existing relationships
and contractual rights and obligations; (C) amend or terminate such existing licenses or other
intellectual property agreements and enter into such new licenses or other intellectual property
agreements (and, in each case, enter into agreements with the relevant Governmental Entity
giving effect thereto); (D) take any and all actions and make any and all behavioral
commitments, whether or not they limit or modify Descartes’s or its Subsidiaries’ rights of
ownership in, or ability to conduct the business of, one or more of its or their operations,
divisions, businesses, product lines, customers or assets, including, after the Closing, the H&N
Business or any of the Acquired H&N Assets; and (E) enter into agreements, including with the
relevant Governmental Entity, giving effect to the foregoing clauses (A) through (D), in each
case as promptly as practicable (but in any event prior to the Outside Date) after it is determined
that such action is necessary to obtain approval for consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement by any Governmental Entity (the actions described in clauses
(A) through (E), collectively, the (“H&N Divestiture Actions”); provided, however, that in no
event shall Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries be required to take any H&N Divestiture Action
if such H&N Divestiture Action, taken together with all other H&N Divestiture Actions
undertaken with respect to the matters contemplated by this Section 5.1(b)(vi) (and not
undertaken with respect to the Ag Acquisition or in connection with obtaining any Ag
Regulatory Approvals) would reasonably be likely to result in the one-year loss of revenues to
Descartes, DowDuPont Inc., their respective Subsidiaries or the H&N Business (as measured by
annual revenues in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016) in excess of $350 million in the
aggregate (such a result, a (“Substantial Detriment”). In furtherance of the foregoing, Descartes
shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, keep Fermat fully informed of all matters, discussions
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and activities relating to any of the matters described in or contemplated by clauses (A) through
(E) of this Section 5.1(b)(vi).
(vii) If Descartes is required by any Governmental Entity to sell, divest
or dispose of any assets or businesses relating to the crop protection business of Descartes (other
than the Ag Business) in order to obtain any Required Consents (as defined in the
Dirac/Descartes Merger Agreement) (any such assets or businesses, the “Additional Ag Assets”),
Descartes shall notify Fermat of, and if requested by Fermat, include Fermat in, any process
undertaken by Descartes to market such Additional Ag Assets for sale, divestiture or other
disposition.
Section 5.2 Covenants Relating to Conduct of Ag Business.
(a) Except (i) as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule,
(ii) as Fermat may otherwise consent to in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed), (iii) as required by applicable Law, (iv) as required by the
European Commission under the EC Commitments (to the extent made available to Fermat in
unredacted form) or by the monitoring trustee required under the EC Commitments, (v) as
necessary to implement the Ag Step Plan or (vi) as otherwise required by the terms of this
Agreement (including Section 5.1), from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, Descartes
shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, conduct the Ag Business in all material respects in the
ordinary course of business and, to the extent consistent therewith, use reasonable best efforts to
preserve intact the Ag Business’s organization and goodwill, keep available the services of the
Ag Business’s senior officers and research and development personnel, maintain all Ag Business
Permits and Ag Active Registrations in full force and effect and preserve the Ag Business’s
business relationships with material customers and others having material business relationships
with the Ag Business.
(b) Except (i) as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule,
(ii) as Fermat may otherwise consent to in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed), (iii) as required by applicable Law, (iv) as required by the
European Commission under the EC Commitments (to the extent made available to Fermat in
unredacted form) or by the monitoring trustee required under the EC Commitments, (v) as
necessary to implement the Ag Step Plan or (vi) as otherwise required by the terms of this
Agreement (including Section 5.1), solely with respect to the Ag Business, from the date of this
Agreement to the Closing, Descartes shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, do any of
the following without the prior consent of Fermat (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed):
(i) (A) amend or propose to amend the certificate of incorporation or
bylaws or equivalent organizational documents of any Transferred Ag Subsidiary, (B) split,
combine or reclassify any outstanding capital stock or other equity interests in any Transferred
Ag Subsidiary, (C) declare, set aside or pay any non-cash dividend or non-cash distribution from
any Transferred Ag Subsidiary to any Person other than a wholly owned Transferred Ag
Subsidiary or (D) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of the
capital stock or other equity interests or securities of any Transferred Ag Subsidiary;
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(ii) with respect to any Transferred Ag Subsidiary, issue, sell, pledge,
transfer, encumber, assign, convey, surrender, relinquish or otherwise dispose of, or agree to
issue, sell, pledge, transfer, encumber, assign, convey, surrender, relinquish or otherwise dispose
of, any additional shares of, or any options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any shares
of their capital stock of any class or any debt or equity securities (including those which are
convertible into or exchangeable for such capital stock);
(iii) subject any Transferred Ag Subsidiary to any bankruptcy,
receivership, insolvency or similar proceeding;
(iv) except (A) as may be required by applicable Law (including to
avoid the imposition of any penalty taxes under Section 409A of the Code), (B) in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, (C) as may be required under any Ag Benefit
Plan, Ag Labor Agreement or contemplated pursuant to Section 5.8, (D) as otherwise reflected in
the Ag Financial Data, (E) in connection with any changes to compensation or benefits (other
than severance benefits) that apply uniformly to Ag Business Employees and other similarly
situated employees of Descartes or its Subsidiaries, or (F) for any grant for which Descartes or
its Subsidiaries shall be solely obligated to pay and does not materially increase Fermat’s
financial obligations with respect to such Ag Business Employees following the Closing,
(I) grant to any Ag Business Employee any increase in compensation or benefits or (II) adopt,
enter into, amend or terminate any Transferred Ag Benefit Plan;
(v) enter into, adopt, extend, renew, terminate or materially amend any
Ag Labor Agreement or other collective bargaining agreement, union contract or similar
agreement with a labor union or labor organization covering Ag Business Employees, except, in
each case, any such action in the ordinary course of business on terms consistent with past
practice that does not materially increase aggregate costs with respect to the Ag Business
Employees subject to such agreement or contract;
(vi) (A) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, transfer the employment or services of any employee or independent contractor out of
the Ag Business or any Transferred Ag Subsidiary or (B) transfer the employment or services of
any employee or independent contractor into the Ag Business or any Transferred Ag Subsidiary,
except (I) to replace any departed Ag Business Employee in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice or (II) the transfer of any Ag Business Employee into any
Transferred Ag Subsidiary;
(vii) (A) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, hire or retain the services of any employee or independent contractor Related to the Ag
Business with an annual base salary above $150,000; (B) other than termination for cause,
terminate the employment or services of any employee or independent contractor Related to the
Ag Business with an annual base salary above $150,000; or (C) engage in any “plant closing” or
“mass layoff” (as those terms are defined in the WARN Act) that affects the Ag Business or Ag
Business Employees;
(viii) except for transactions among Descartes and its Affiliates in the
ordinary course of business which do not result in or create any Assumed Ag Liabilities, issue
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any note, bond or other debt security, or create, incur, assume or guarantee, any Indebtedness in
excess of $1,000,000, in each case, other than (A) current liabilities, (B) intercompany loans and
advances and (C) Retained Ag Liabilities;
(ix) (A) acquire any corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
other business organization or division thereof if a portion of the liabilities of such organization
would constitute Assumed Ag Liabilities, (B) make any material acquisition of any assets or
businesses which would be part of the Ag Business other than acquisitions of businesses or
assets already contracted by Descartes or its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof, (C) enter into any
joint venture, strategic alliance, exclusive dealing (except in the ordinary course of business),
noncompetition or similar contract or arrangement that would relate primarily to the Ag
Business, (D) sell, pledge or dispose of, or incur, create any Lien or otherwise encumber any
assets or businesses (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to, any material Acquired Ag
Assets, or (E) enter into any binding Contract with respect to any of the foregoing;
(x) make any capital expenditures in excess of $2,000,000 in the
aggregate or fail to make any material capital expenditures substantially in the ordinary course of
business (including the timing of such payments);
(xi) fail to pay or satisfy when due any material account payable or
other material liability of the Ag Business in the ordinary course of business (including the
timing of such payments), other than any such liability that is being contested in good faith by
the Ag Business;
(xii) enter into any Contract Related to the Ag Business for the purchase
of real property in excess of $1,500,000 or lease (as lessee) of real property providing for annual
base rentals in excess of $1,000,000 (provided, that with respect to any renewals or extensions of
any such leases, Descartes shall consult with Fermat in good faith prior to entering into any such
renewal or extension);
(xiii) fail to keep current and in full force and effect, or to apply for or
renew, any material Ag Business Permits;
(xiv) amend, cancel, compromise or waive any material claim or right of
the Ag Business, other than in the ordinary course of business, or settle or compromise any
Proceeding, or enter into any consent decree or settlement agreement with any Governmental
Entity, against or affecting the Ag Business other than settlements or compromises of any
Proceeding that is a Retained Ag Liability or in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, where the amount paid in settlement or compromise does not exceed $500,000
individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate and where such settlements do not impose future
material restrictions or requirements on the Ag Business;
(xv) (A) amend in any material respect, terminate (other than by
expiration) or extend (other than by automatic extension or renewal) any Ag Material Contract or
any Contract that grants any material rights under the Transferred Ag Registration Data or Ag
Business Intellectual Property, other than in each case in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, or (B) enter into any Contract relating primarily to the Ag Business
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(other than in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) that
(x) involves a future or potential liability (other than capital expenditures, which are governed by
Section 5.2(b)(x)), as the case may be, in excess of $1,500,000 or (y) has a term greater than one
year and cannot be cancelled by Descartes or its Subsidiaries without penalty or further payment
and without more than ninety (90) days’ notice, in each case other than Ag Shared Contracts;
provided that this Section 5.2(b)(xv) shall not apply to amendments, modifications, terminations
or the entry into Ag Shared Contracts that are not primarily related to the Ag Business if such
amendment, modification or termination would not reasonably be expected to be adverse and
material to the Ag Business taken as a whole;
(xvi) enter into any Contract which would have been an Ag Material
Contract if entered into prior to the date hereof;
(xvii) make any material change in any method of financial accounting or
financial accounting practice or policy applicable to the Ag Business, other than such changes as
are required by GAAP or applicable Law;
(xviii) (A) make, change or revoke any Tax election, (B) change any
annual Tax accounting period, (C) change any method of accounting for Tax purposes,
(D) except in the ordinary course of business, agree to an extension or waiver of the statute of
limitations with respect to the assessment or determination of Taxes, (E) enter into any closing
agreement with any Taxing Authority in respect of any Tax, (F) surrender any right to claim a
refund of any Tax or (G) settle any claim or assessment in respect of any Tax, in the case of each
of clauses (A) through (G), except for any action that would not reasonably be expected to result
in a material increase in the Tax liability of any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries or the Ag
Business for any Post-Closing Period or of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(xix) authorize any of, or commit or agree to take, whether in writing or
otherwise, or do any of, the foregoing actions.
(c) Anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, nothing in
this Section 5.2 shall prohibit or otherwise restrict in any way the operation of the business of
Descartes or its Subsidiaries, except solely with respect to the conduct of the Ag Business. For
the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, prior to the
Closing, without the consent of Fermat, Descartes and its Subsidiaries will be permitted to
(i) declare and pay dividends and distributions of, or otherwise transfer or advance, to Descartes
or any Subsidiary thereof, any Excluded Ag Assets (including in connection with any “cash
sweep” or cash management practices) and (ii) make any payments under, or repay (in part or in
full), refinance or replace any Indebtedness.
Section 5.3 Covenants Relating to Conduct of H&N Business.
(a) Except (i) as set forth in Section 5.3 of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule,
(ii) as Descartes may otherwise consent to in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed), (iii) as required by applicable Law, (iv) as necessary to
implement the H&N Step Plan or (v) as otherwise required by the terms of this Agreement
(including Section 5.1), from the date of this Agreement to the Closing, Fermat shall, and shall
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cause its Subsidiaries to, conduct the H&N Business in all material respects in the ordinary
course of business and, to the extent consistent therewith, use reasonable best efforts to preserve
intact the H&N Business’s organization and goodwill, keep available the services of the H&N
Business’s senior officers and research and development personnel, maintain all H&N Business
Permits in full force and effect and preserve the H&N Business’s business relationships with
material customers and others having material business relationships with the H&N Business.
(b) Except (i) as set forth in Section 5.3 of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule,
(ii) as Descartes may otherwise consent to in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed), (iii) as required by applicable Law, (iv) as necessary to
implement the H&N Step Plan or (v) as otherwise required by the terms of this Agreement
(including Section 5.1), solely with respect to the H&N Business, from the date of this
Agreement to the Closing, Fermat shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, do any of the
following without the prior consent of Descartes (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed):
(i) (A) amend or propose to amend the certificate of incorporation or
bylaws or equivalent organizational documents of any Transferred H&N Subsidiary, (B) split,
combine or reclassify any outstanding capital stock or other equity interests in any Transferred
H&N Subsidiary, (C) declare, set aside or pay any non-cash dividend or non-cash distribution
from any Transferred H&N Subsidiary to any Person other than a wholly owned Transferred
H&N Subsidiary or (D) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares
of the capital stock or other equity interests or securities of any Transferred H&N Subsidiary;
(ii) with respect to any Transferred H&N Subsidiary, issue, sell,
pledge, transfer, encumber, assign, convey, surrender, relinquish or otherwise dispose of, or
agree to issue, sell, pledge, transfer, encumber, assign, convey, surrender, relinquish or otherwise
dispose of, any additional shares of, or any options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any
shares of their capital stock of any class or any debt or equity securities (including those which
are convertible into or exchangeable for such capital stock);
(iii) subject any Transferred H&N Subsidiary to any bankruptcy,
receivership, insolvency or similar proceeding;
(iv) except (A) as may be required by applicable Law (including to
avoid the imposition of any penalty taxes under Section 409A of the Code), (B) in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice, (C) as may be required under any H&N Benefit
Plan, H&N Labor Agreement or contemplated pursuant to Section 5.9, (D) as otherwise reflected
in the H&N Business Financial Statements, (E) in connection with any changes to compensation
or benefits (other than severance benefits) that apply uniformly to H&N Business Employees and
other similarly situated employees of Fermat or its Subsidiaries, or (F) for any grant for which
Fermat or its Subsidiaries shall be solely obligated to pay and does not materially increase
Descartes’s financial obligations with respect to such H&N Business Employees following the
Closing, (I) grant to any H&N Business Employee any increase in compensation or benefits or
(II) adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any Transferred H&N Benefit Plan;
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(v) enter into, adopt, extend, renew, terminate or materially amend any
H&N Labor Agreement or other collective bargaining agreement, union contract or similar
agreement with a labor union or labor organization covering H&N Business Employees, except,
in each case, any such action in the ordinary course of business on terms consistent with past
practice that does not materially increase aggregate costs with respect to the H&N Business
Employees subject to such agreement or contract;
(vi) (A) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, transfer the employment or services of any employee or independent contractor out of
the H&N Business or any Transferred H&N Subsidiary or (B) transfer the employment or
services of any employee or independent contractor into the H&N Business or any Transferred
H&N Subsidiary, except (I) to replace any departed H&N Business Employee in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice or (II) the transfer of any H&N Business
Employee into any Transferred H&N Subsidiary;
(vii) (A) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, hire or retain the services of any employee or independent contractor Related to the
H&N Business with an annual base salary above $150,000; (B) other than termination for cause,
terminate the employment or services of any employee or independent contractor Related to the
H&N Business with an annual base salary above $150,000; or (C) engage in any “plant closing”
or “mass layoff” (as those terms are defined in the WARN Act) that affects the H&N Business or
H&N Business Employees;
(viii) except for transactions among Fermat and its Affiliates in the
ordinary course of business which do not result in or create any Assumed H&N Liabilities, issue
any note, bond or other debt security, or create, incur, assume or guarantee, any Indebtedness in
excess of $1,000,000, in each case, other than (A) current liabilities, (B) intercompany loans and
advances and (C) Retained H&N Liabilities;
(ix) (A) acquire any corporation, partnership, limited liability company,
other business organization or division thereof if a portion of the liabilities of such organization
would constitute Assumed H&N Liabilities, (B) make any material acquisition of any assets or
businesses which would be part of the H&N Business other than acquisitions of businesses or
assets already contracted by Fermat or its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof, (C) enter into any
joint venture, strategic alliance, exclusive dealing (except in the ordinary course of business),
noncompetition or similar contract or arrangement that would relate primarily to the H&N
Business, (D) sell, pledge or dispose of, or incur, create any Lien or otherwise encumber any
assets or businesses (other than Permitted Liens) with respect to, any material Acquired H&N
Assets, or (E) enter into any binding Contract with respect to any of the foregoing;
(x) make any capital expenditures in excess of $2,000,000 in the
aggregate or fail to make any material capital expenditures substantially in the ordinary course of
business (including the timing of such payments);
(xi) fail to pay or satisfy when due any material account payable or
other material liability of the H&N Business in the ordinary course of business (including the
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timing of such payments), other than any such liability that is being contested in good faith by
the H&N Business;
(xii) enter into any Contract Related to the H&N Business for the
purchase of real property in excess of $1,500,000 or lease (as lessee) of real property providing
for annual base rentals in excess of $1,000,000 (provided, that with respect to any renewals or
extensions of any such leases, Fermat shall consult with Descartes in good faith prior to entering
into any such renewal or extension);
(xiii) fail to keep current and in full force and effect, or to apply for or
renew, any material H&N Business Permits;
(xiv) amend, cancel, compromise or waive any material claim or right of
the H&N Business, other than in the ordinary course of business, or settle or compromise any
Proceeding, or enter into any consent decree or settlement agreement with any Governmental
Entity, against or affecting the H&N Business other than settlements or compromises of any
Proceeding that is a Retained H&N Liability or in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, where the amount paid in settlement or compromise does not exceed $500,000
individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate and where such settlements do not impose future
material restrictions or requirements on the H&N Business;
(xv) (A) amend in any material respect, terminate (other than by
expiration) or extend (other than by automatic extension or renewal) any H&N Material Contract
or any Contract that grants any material rights under the H&N Business Intellectual Property,
other than in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (B)
enter into any Contract relating primarily to the H&N Business (other than in each case in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) that (x) involves a future or potential
liability (other than capital expenditures, which are governed by Section 5.2(b)(x)), as the case
may be, in excess of $1,500,000 or (y) has a term greater than one year and cannot be cancelled
by Fermat or its Subsidiaries without penalty or further payment and without more than ninety
(90) days’ notice, in each case other than H&N Shared Contracts; provided that this Section
5.3(b)(xv) shall not apply to amendments, modifications, terminations or the entry into H&N
Shared Contracts that are not primarily related to the H&N Business if such amendment,
modification or termination would not reasonably be expected to be adverse and material to the
H&N Business taken as a whole;
(xvi) enter into any Contract which would have been a H&N Material
Contract if entered into prior to the date hereof;
(xvii) make any material change in any method of financial accounting or
financial accounting practice or policy applicable to the H&N Business, other than such changes
as are required by GAAP or applicable Law;
(xviii) (A) make, change or revoke any Tax election, (B) change any
annual Tax accounting period, (C) change any method of accounting for Tax purposes,
(D) except in the ordinary course of business, agree to an extension or waiver of the statute of
limitations with respect to the assessment or determination of Taxes, (E) enter into any closing
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agreement with any Taxing Authority in respect of any Tax, (F) surrender any right to claim a
refund of any Tax or (G) settle any claim or assessment in respect of any Tax, in the case of each
of clauses (A) through (G), except for any action that would not reasonably be expected to result
in a material increase in the Tax liability of any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries or the
H&N Business for any Post-Closing Period or of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(xix) authorize any of, or commit or agree to take, whether in writing or
otherwise, or do any of, the foregoing actions.
(c) Anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding, nothing in
this Section 5.3 shall prohibit or otherwise restrict in any way the operation of the business of
Fermat or its Subsidiaries, except solely with respect to the conduct of the H&N Business. For
the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, prior to the
Closing, without the consent of Descartes, Fermat and its Subsidiaries will be permitted to
(i) declare and pay dividends and distributions of, or otherwise transfer or advance, to Fermat or
any Subsidiary thereof, any Excluded H&N Assets (including in connection with any “cash
sweep” or cash management practices), and (ii) make any payments under, or repay (in part or in
full), refinance or replace any Indebtedness.
Section 5.4 Confidentiality.
(a) Each of Descartes and Fermat acknowledges that the information being
provided to it in connection with the Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated hereby
is subject to the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement between Fermat and Descartes, dated as
of January 12, 2017 (the “Non-Disclosure Agreement”), the terms of which are incorporated
herein by reference in their entirety; provided that actions taken by the parties hereunder to the
extent necessary in order to comply with their respective obligations under Section 5.1 hereunder
shall not be deemed to be in violation of this Section 5.4 or the Non-Disclosure Agreement;
provided, further, that the foregoing shall not affect Section 5.1(a) to the extent that Section
5.1(a) specifies that it is subject to this Section 5.4 or the Non-Disclosure Agreement. Effective
upon, and only upon, the Closing, the Non-Disclosure Agreement shall terminate with respect to
information relating solely to the Ag Business, the Acquired Ag Assets or the Assumed Ag
Liabilities; provided that Fermat acknowledges that its obligations of confidentiality and non-
disclosure with respect to any and all other information provided to it by or on behalf of
Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives (other than solely with respect to the Ag
Business) shall continue to remain subject to the terms and conditions of the Non-Disclosure
Agreement. Effective upon, and only upon, the Closing, the Non-Disclosure Agreement shall
terminate with respect to information relating solely to the H&N Business, the Acquired H&N
Assets or the Assumed H&N Liabilities; provided that Descartes acknowledges that its
obligations of confidentiality and non-disclosure with respect to any and all other information
provided to it by or on behalf of Fermat or any of its Affiliates or Representatives (other than
solely with respect to the H&N Business) shall continue to remain subject to the terms and
conditions of the Non-Disclosure Agreement.
(b) (i) For a period of seven (7) years from and after the Closing, Descartes
shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, hold, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its or
their respective Representatives to hold, in confidence, and (ii) from and after the Closing until
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the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Descartes shall not, and shall cause each of its Affiliates
not to, use for the benefit of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries or to the detriment of Fermat or
any of its Affiliates, any and all information, whether written or oral, to the extent exclusively
relating to the Ag Business, the Acquired Ag Assets or the Assumed Ag Liabilities (including
any Know-How to the extent included in the Acquired Ag Assets), except in the case of clause
(i) and (ii), as permitted pursuant to the terms of any Acquisition Documents or any other
agreement between the parties or to the extent that such information (A) is generally available to
the public through no fault of Descartes, any of its Affiliates or their respective Representatives;
(B) is lawfully acquired by Descartes, any of its Affiliates or their respective Representatives
from and after the Closing from sources which are not prohibited from disclosing such
information by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation; (C) is independently derived by
Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the Closing without reference to or use of
information subject to the confidentiality obligations of this Section 5.4; or (D) is required to be
disclosed by Law or to a Governmental Entity or otherwise in connection with compliance, tax
or regulatory activity; provided that in the event that any demand or request for disclosure of
such information is made pursuant to clause (D) above, Descartes shall promptly notify Fermat
of the existence of such request or demand and shall provide Fermat a reasonable opportunity to
seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, which both parties will reasonably
cooperate in obtaining (each at their own expense). In the event that such appropriate protective
order or other remedy is not obtained, Descartes shall disclose only that portion of such
information which Descartes is advised by its outside counsel is legally required to be disclosed.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Transferred Ag Registration Data and any
formulation Know-How included in the Ag Business Intellectual Property, the obligations of
Descartes and its Affiliates set forth in this Section 5.4(b) shall continue in perpetuity, and,
further, nothing in this Section 5.4(b) shall be deemed to grant to Descartes any license to any
Ag Business Intellectual Property transferred to Fermat hereunder.
(c) (i) For a period of seven (7) years from and after the Closing, Fermat shall,
and shall cause its Affiliates to, hold, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its or their
respective Representatives to hold, in confidence, and (ii) from and after the Closing until the
fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Fermat shall not, and shall cause each of its Affiliates not
to, use for the benefit of Fermat or any of its Affiliates or to the detriment of Descartes or any of
its Subsidiaries, any and all information, whether written or oral, to the extent exclusively
relating to the H&N Business, the Acquired H&N Assets or the Assumed H&N Liabilities
(including any Know-How to the extent included in the Acquired H&N Assets), except in the
case of clause (i) and (ii), as permitted pursuant to the terms of any Acquisition Documents or
any other agreement between the parties or to the extent that such information (A) is generally
available to the public through no fault of Fermat, any of its Affiliates or their respective
Representatives; (B) is lawfully acquired by Fermat, any of its Affiliates or their respective
Representatives from and after the Closing from sources which are not prohibited from
disclosing such information by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation; (C) is independently
derived by Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries from and after the Closing without reference to or
use of information subject to the confidentiality obligations of this Section 5.4; or (D) is required
to be disclosed by Law or to a Governmental Entity or otherwise in connection with compliance,
tax or regulatory activity; provided that in the event that any demand or request for disclosure of
such information is made pursuant to clause (D) above, Fermat shall promptly notify Descartes
of the existence of such request or demand and shall provide Descartes a reasonable opportunity
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to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, which both parties will reasonably
cooperate in obtaining (each at their own expense). In the event that such appropriate protective
order or other remedy is not obtained, Fermat shall disclose only that portion of such information
which Fermat is advised by its outside counsel is legally required to be disclosed.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 5.4, to the extent that an
Acquisition Document or another Contract pursuant to which a party hereto is bound specifically
provides that certain information covered under this Section 5.4 shall be held confidential on a
basis that is more protective of such information or for a longer period of time than provided for
in this Section 5.4, then the applicable provisions contained in such Acquisition Document or
other Contract shall control with respect thereto.
Section 5.5 Access to Information.
(a) Ag Business Information.
(i) Descartes shall afford to Fermat and its employees, accountants,
consultants, internal and external legal counsel, financial advisors, tax advisors and other
representatives reasonable access, upon reasonable notice during normal business hours,
consistent with applicable Law, during the period prior to the Closing Date, to the properties,
books, Contracts, records and personnel of Descartes and its Subsidiaries Related to the Ag
Business, and shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to make available to Fermat, during the
period prior to the Closing Date, such other available information concerning its business,
properties and personnel as Fermat may reasonably request, including such information as is
necessary to understand (and, where required, to duplicate) the information technology and
financial systems of Descartes and its Subsidiaries, in each case upon reasonable notice during
normal business hours, consistent with applicable Law; provided that prior to the Closing Date,
Fermat shall not conduct any Phase II Environmental Site Assessment or conduct any invasive
testing or any sampling of soil, sediment, surface water, ground water or building material at, on,
under or within any facility on the Ag Owned Real Property or any other property of Descartes
or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ii) Subject to Section 5.8(a), during the period prior to the Closing
Date, Descartes shall make the Ag Business Employees available to Fermat for the purpose of
collecting information necessary (A) to determine the scope of duties and responsibilities
performed by each applicable Ag Business Employee and whether the Ag Business Employees
satisfy Fermat’s generally applicable post-offer hiring requirements and (B) for employee
compensation and benefit enrollment, provided that such practices and procedures comply with
applicable Law; provided that a representative of Descartes shall have the right to be present at
any such meeting with any Ag Business Employee.
(iii) Fermat agrees that any investigation undertaken pursuant to the
access granted under Section 5.5(a)(i) and the access pursuant to Section 5.5(a)(ii) shall be
conducted in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the operation of the Ag
Business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither Descartes nor any
of its Affiliates shall be required to disclose any information: (A) if doing so would violate any
written obligation of confidentiality to which it or any of its Affiliates is subject or, upon the
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advice of counsel, would jeopardize attorney-client privilege or contravene any Laws, (B) if
Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries, on
the other hand, are adverse parties in a Proceeding and such information is reasonably pertinent
thereto (other than a Proceeding with respect to a claim for indemnification under this
Agreement) or (C) if such party reasonably determines in good faith that such information is
competitively sensitive; provided, that in the case of clause (A) above, Descartes shall use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain any required consents or take such other action (such as the
entry into a joint defense agreement or other arrangement to avoid loss of attorney client
privilege) to permit such access or disclosure; provided, further, that in the case of clause (C)
above, Descartes shall use its reasonable best efforts to disclose such information to Fermat
through a “clean team” or other arrangement designed to protect the competitive sensitivity of
such information.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Descartes and its Subsidiaries shall
not be required to provide any such information as and to the extent it relates to the Excluded
Descartes Businesses, the Excluded Ag Assets or the Retained Ag Liabilities.
(v) For a period of seven (7) years after the Closing, Fermat shall, and
shall cause its Affiliates to, afford Descartes, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives,
during normal business hours, upon reasonable notice, reasonable access to the books and
records, documents and other information solely to the extent relating to the Ag Business (solely
for the purposes described in the last sentence of this clause (v) or to the extent reasonably
necessary for the parties to complete the separation of assets as contemplated hereby (or for such
other reasonable purposes as may be agreed by the parties)) or the H&N Business, Acquired
H&N Assets, Assumed H&N Liabilities and Transferred H&N Business Employees.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Fermat nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to
disclose any information: (A) if doing so would violate any written obligation of confidentiality
to which it or any of its Affiliates is subject or, upon the advice of counsel, jeopardize attorney-
client privilege or contravene any Laws, (B) if Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one
hand, and Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, are adverse parties in a
Proceeding and such information is reasonably pertinent thereto (other than a Proceeding with
respect to a claim for indemnification under this Agreement) or (C) if such party reasonably
determines in good faith that such information is competitively sensitive; provided that, in the
case of clause (A) above Fermat shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any required
consents or take such other action (such as the entry into a joint defense agreement or other
arrangement to avoid loss of attorney client privilege) to permit such access or disclosure.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, information may be requested under this
Section 5.5(a)(v) for audit and accounting purposes and in connection with Proceedings, as well
as for purposes of fulfilling disclosure and reporting obligations.
(vi) No later than thirty (30) days following the Closing Date,
Descartes and its Affiliates shall provide Fermat or its Affiliates with any Personnel Records
they have maintained with respect to Transferred Ag Business Employees, except to the extent
prohibited by applicable Law; provided that prior to providing such Personnel Records,
Descartes and its Affiliates will satisfy any and all obligations and requirements to provide notice
of transfer of such Personnel Records as required by applicable Law.
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(vii) Fermat agrees to hold all the books and records of the Ag Business
existing on the Closing Date and not to destroy or dispose of any thereof for a period of seven (7)
years from the Closing Date.
(b) H&N Business Information.
(i) Fermat shall afford to Descartes and its employees, accountants,
consultants, internal and external legal counsel, financial advisors, tax advisors and other
representatives reasonable access, upon reasonable notice during normal business hours,
consistent with applicable Law, during the period prior to the Closing Date, to the properties,
books, Contracts, records and personnel of Fermat and its Subsidiaries Related to the H&N
Business, and shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to make available to Descartes, during the
period prior to the Closing Date, such other available information concerning its business,
properties and personnel as Descartes may reasonably request, including such information as is
necessary to understand (and, where required, to duplicate) the information technology and
financial systems of Fermat and its Subsidiaries, in each case upon reasonable notice during
normal business hours, consistent with applicable Law; provided that prior to the Closing Date,
Descartes shall not conduct any Phase II Environmental Site Assessment or conduct any invasive
testing or any sampling of soil, sediment, surface water, ground water or building material at, on,
under or within any facility on the H&N Owned Real Property or any other property of Fermat
or any of its Subsidiaries.
(ii) Subject to Section 5.9(a), during the period prior to the Closing
Date, Fermat shall make the H&N Business Employees available to Descartes for the purpose of
collecting information necessary (A) to determine the scope of duties and responsibilities
performed by each applicable H&N Business Employee and whether the H&N Business
Employees satisfy Descartes’s generally applicable post-offer hiring requirements and (B) for
employee compensation and benefit enrollment, provided that such practices and procedures
comply with applicable Law; provided that a representative of Fermat shall have the right to be
present at any such meeting with any H&N Business Employee.
(iii) Descartes agrees that any investigation undertaken pursuant to the
access granted under Section 5.5(b)(i) and the access pursuant to Section 5.5(b)(ii) shall be
conducted in such a manner as not to unreasonably interfere with the operation of the H&N
Business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither Fermat nor any of
its Affiliates shall be required to disclose any information: (A) if doing so would violate any
written obligation of confidentiality to which it or any of its Affiliates is subject or, upon the
advice of counsel, would jeopardize attorney-client privilege or contravene any Laws, (B) if
Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries, on
the other hand, are adverse parties in a Proceeding and such information is reasonably pertinent
thereto (other than a Proceeding with respect to a claim for indemnification under this
Agreement) or (C) if such party reasonably determines in good faith that such information is
competitively sensitive; provided, that in the case of clause (A) above, Fermat shall use its
reasonable best efforts to obtain any required consents or take such other action (such as the
entry into a joint defense agreement or other arrangement to avoid loss of attorney client
privilege) to permit such access or disclosure; provided, further, that in the case of clause (C)
above, Fermat shall use its reasonable best efforts to disclose such information to Descartes
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through a “clean team” or other arrangement designed to protect the competitive sensitivity of
such information.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Fermat and its Subsidiaries shall
not be required to provide any such information as and to the extent it relates to the Excluded
Fermat Businesses, the Excluded H&N Assets or the Retained H&N Liabilities.
(v) For a period of seven (7) years after the Closing, Descartes shall,
and shall cause its Affiliates to, afford Fermat, its Affiliates and their respective Representatives,
during normal business hours, upon reasonable notice, reasonable access to the books and
records, documents and other information solely to the extent relating to the H&N Business
(solely for the purposes described in the last sentence of this clause (v) or to the extent
reasonably necessary for the parties to complete the separation of assets as contemplated hereby
(or for such other reasonable purposes as may be agreed by the parties)) or the Ag Business,
Acquired Ag Assets, Assumed Ag Liabilities and Transferred Ag Business Employees.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Descartes nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to
disclose any information: (A) if doing so would violate any written obligation of confidentiality
to which it or any of its Affiliates is subject or, upon the advice of counsel, jeopardize attorney-
client privilege or contravene any Laws, (B) if Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand,
and Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, are adverse parties in a Proceeding
and such information is reasonably pertinent thereto (other than a Proceeding with respect to a
claim for indemnification under this Agreement) or (C) if such party reasonably determines in
good faith that such information is competitively sensitive; provided that, in the case of clause
(A) above, Descartes shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any required consents or take
such other action (such as the entry into a joint defense agreement or other arrangement to avoid
loss of attorney client privilege) to permit such access or disclosure. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, information may be requested under this Section 5.5(b)(v) for audit
and accounting purposes and in connection with Proceedings, as well as for purposes of fulfilling
disclosure and reporting obligations.
(vi) No later than thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, Fermat
and its Affiliates shall provide Descartes or its Affiliates with any Personnel Records they have
maintained with respect to Transferred H&N Business Employees, except to the extent
prohibited by applicable Law; provided that prior to providing such Personnel Records, Fermat
and its Affiliates will satisfy any and all obligations and requirements to provide notice of
transfer of such Personnel Records as required by applicable Law.
(vii) Descartes agrees to hold all the books and records of the H&N
Business existing on the Closing Date and not to destroy or dispose of any thereof for a period of
seven (7) years from the Closing Date.
(c) No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation made pursuant
to this Section 5.5 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made
hereunder by any party to this Agreement.
Section 5.6 Production of Witnesses and Individuals. From and after the Closing
Date, Descartes shall use and shall cause its Subsidiaries to use reasonable best efforts to make
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available to Fermat, upon written request, their respective officers, directors, employees and
agents for fact finding, consultation and interviews and as witnesses to the extent that any such
person may reasonably be required in connection with any Proceedings in which the requesting
party may from time to time be involved relating to the conduct of the Ag Business or the
Excluded Descartes Businesses. From and after the Closing Date, Fermat shall use and shall
cause its Subsidiaries to use reasonable best efforts to make available to Descartes, upon written
request, their respective officers, directors, employees and agents for fact finding, consultation
and interviews and as witnesses to the extent that any such person may reasonably be required in
connection with any Proceedings in which the requesting party may from time to time be
involved relating to the conduct of the H&N Business or the Excluded Fermat Businesses.
Descartes and Fermat agree to reimburse each other for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (other
than officers’ or employees’ salaries) incurred by the other in connection with providing
individuals and witnesses pursuant to this Section 5.6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
provisions of this Section 5.6 shall not apply to Proceedings brought between Descartes and its
Affiliates, on the one hand, and Fermat and its Affiliates on the other hand.
Section 5.7 Publicity. Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby agrees with the
other party hereto (a) to coordinate with the other party on the parties’ respective initial press
releases with respect to the Acquisitions and (b) that no press release or similar public
announcement or communication shall, if prior to, or after, the Closing, be made or be caused to
be made (including by such party’s Affiliates) concerning the execution or performance of this
Agreement until such party has consulted with the other party, and provided meaningful
opportunity for review and given due consideration to reasonable comment by the other party;
provided, that this Section 5.7 shall terminate and the parties shall have no further obligations
with respect to the subject matter hereunder upon the earlier of (i) one (1) month after the date of
the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1 or (ii) such earlier date that Fermat or
any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Descartes or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, are
adverse parties in a Proceeding relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing (A) either party may make or cause to be made any press release
or similar public announcement or communication as may be required to comply with the
requirements of any applicable Laws or the rules and regulations of each stock exchange upon
which the securities of one of the parties (or its ultimate parent company) is listed and (B)
Fermat and Descartes (and their respective Affiliates) may disclose any information concerning
the transactions contemplated hereby which it deems appropriate in its reasonable judgment, in
light of Fermat’s and Descartes’s status as publicly owned companies, including to securities
analysts and institutional investors and in press interviews; provided, that in the case of
Descartes with respect to the Ag Business (except to the extent it relates to Descartes’s activities
with respect to the effect on Descartes of the separation or disposition of the Ag Business), to the
extent practicable, Descartes will try in good faith to remain within the bounds of the parties’
prior disclosures and in the case of Fermat with respect to the H&N Business (except to the
extent it relates to Fermat’s activities with respect to the effect on Fermat of the separation or
disposition of the H&N Business), to the extent practicable, Fermat will try in good faith to
remain within the bounds of the parties’ prior disclosures; provided, further, that in the case of
clauses (A) and (B) above to the extent in the good faith judgment of such party it is reasonably
practicable to do so, such party (1) provides the other party with a reasonable opportunity in light
of the circumstances to review such party’s intended communication and (2) considers in good
faith modifications to the intended communication that are requested by the other party.
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Section 5.8 Ag Employee Matters.
(a) Treatment of Ag Business Employees. Fermat shall (or shall cause its
Subsidiaries to) (i) continue the employment at and after the Closing of each Transferred Ag
Subsidiary Employee and each Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee who does not object
to their transfer pursuant to Section 5.8(b) and (ii) within a reasonable period of time (but not
fewer than thirty (30) days) prior to the Closing Date, make an offer consistent with the
Approved Employment Terms to employ each Non-Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee
commencing as of the Closing Date with Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries or a Transferred Ag
Subsidiary on terms consistent with this Section 5.8 (provided, that any Ag Business Employee
who is an Inactive Ag Employee on the date such employment offers are made by Fermat or its
Subsidiaries shall receive an offer of employment in accordance with, and subject to the terms
of, Section 5.8(e) below). Descartes shall cooperate in good faith to ensure that, not later than
immediately prior to the Closing Date, no employee of Descartes and its Affiliates is employed
by a Transferred Ag Subsidiary other than Ag Business Employees. Descartes shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Fermat to, upon request by Fermat, enter, or
cause its applicable Affiliate to enter, into a tri-partite agreement to memorialize the termination
or resignation or assignment of the employment relationship of International Ag Business
Employees with Fermat or its Affiliate.
(b) The parties acknowledge and agree that the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement insofar as they relate to Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employees will
constitute the automatic transfer of such employees, their contracts of employment and all rights
and obligations associated with such contracts of employment to Fermat or its Subsidiary or a
Transferred Ag Subsidiary by operation of Law unless the applicable employee objects to the
transfer. If it is found or alleged that any Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee does not
automatically transfer to Fermat or its relevant Subsidiary, Fermat or its relevant Subsidiary may
(or may cause its relevant Subsidiary to) make an offer to such Automatic Transfer Ag Business
Employee on the terms set forth in Section 5.8(a); provided that, offers of employment to such
employees shall (notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.8(f)) be on terms that
would have applied had such employee transferred by operation of Law pursuant to the Transfer
Regulations.
(c) As used herein, “Transferred Ag Business Employee” means (i) each
Transferred Ag Subsidiary Employee whose employment is continued at and after the Closing
pursuant to Section 5.8(a), (ii) each Non-Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee, or if
applicable, Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee, who accepts Fermat’s offer of
employment pursuant to Section 5.8(a) and (iii) each Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee
whose employment automatically transfers pursuant to Section 5.8(b).
(d) As of the Closing, Descartes shall ensure that each Transferred Ag
Business Employee is released from employment with Descartes or its Affiliates, and from any
post-termination or employment restrictions that would prohibit or restrict such employee from
performing his or her duties for Fermat, a Transferred Ag Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of any of
them with effect from the Closing (or, in the case of Inactive Ag Employees, such later date of
commencement of employment with Fermat, a Transferred Ag Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of any
of them).
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(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Descartes shall take any
and all actions necessary to ensure that (i) the employment of Inactive Ag Employees does not
transfer to Fermat as of the Closing, (ii) following the Closing, each Inactive Ag Employee
remains eligible for any Descartes Benefit Plan in which he or she participates as of the Closing
subject to the terms and conditions of such Descartes Benefit Plan, and (iii) Descartes and its
Subsidiaries retain, and are solely responsible for, all Liabilities with respect to each such
Inactive Ag Employee for the period prior to the date such individual becomes a Transferred Ag
Business Employee in accordance with the terms hereof. Provided that an Inactive Ag Employee
is willing and able to return to active service within one hundred and eighty (180) days following
the Closing Date (or such longer period as required by applicable Law), Fermat shall (or shall
cause its Subsidiary to), not later than ten (10) days prior to, and effective as of, such Inactive Ag
Employee’s scheduled return date, make an offer to employ such Inactive Ag Employee on terms
consistent with Section 5.8(a). Effective as of the date on which an Inactive Ag Employee
commences employment with Fermat or its Subsidiary, such Inactive Ag Employee shall be
treated as a Transferred Ag Business Employee for all purposes under this Agreement, and, as
they relate to such Inactive Ag Employee (including the assets and Liabilities assumed in respect
of such Inactive Ag Employee in accordance with Section 2.3, Section 2.4, Section 2.5, and
Section 2.6), references in this Agreement to the “Closing” or the “Closing Date” (other than
such references in Section 5.8(f)) shall be deemed to refer to the date on which such Inactive Ag
Employee commences employment with Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries.
(f) With respect to each Transferred Ag Business Employee, Fermat shall
provide (or shall cause its applicable Subsidiary to provide), during the Benefit Continuation
Period, for so long as such Transferred Ag Business Employee remains employed by Fermat or
one of its Subsidiaries during the Benefit Continuation Period, compensation and benefits
consistent with the Approved Employment Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein
shall be construed as a guarantee of employment for a certain period of time by Fermat or its
Subsidiaries for Transferred Ag Business Employees.
(g) Fermat will or will cause its applicable Subsidiary to recognize each
Transferred Ag Business Employee’s seniority date with Descartes or its Affiliates under its
compensation and fringe benefit programs (where such date is relevant) consistent with Fermat’s
treatment of employees generally. As of and after the Closing, Fermat shall provide to each
Transferred Ag Business Employee full service credit for all purposes under each employee
benefit plan, policy or arrangement sponsored or maintained by Fermat or any of its Affiliates for
such Transferred Ag Business Employee (the “Fermat Benefit Plans”) as of and after the
Closing, for such Transferred Ag Business Employee’s service on and prior to the Closing with
Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries, to the same extent such service is recognized by Fermat and
its Affiliates under the Fermat Benefit Plans; provided that such service shall not be credited for
purposes of benefit accrual under any Fermat Benefit Plan that is a defined benefit pension plan
or retiree medical plan or that provides grandfathered benefits or to the extent such credit would
result in any duplication of compensation or benefits or the funding thereof.
(h) Health Coverages. Fermat shall cause each Transferred Ag Business
Employee (and his or her “eligible dependents,” as defined in the Fermat Benefit Plans) to be
covered as of the Closing by a group health plan or plans that (i) do not limit or exclude coverage
on the basis of any pre-existing condition of such Transferred Ag Business Employee or
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dependent (other than any limitation already in effect under the applicable group health Ag
Benefit Plan) or on the basis of any other exclusion or waiting period not in effect under the
applicable group health Ag Benefit Plan, and (ii) provide each Transferred Ag Business
Employee full credit, for the year in which the Closing Date occurs, for any deductible or co-
payment already incurred by the Transferred Ag Business Employee under the applicable group
health Ag Benefit Plan and for any other out-of-pocket expenses that count against any
maximum out-of-pocket expense provision of the applicable group health Ag Benefit Plan or
Fermat’s group health plans.
(i) Severance. Fermat shall be responsible, or reimburse Descartes or its
applicable Subsidiary, for any severance, notice or other termination-related payments or
benefits required by applicable Law or local custom, Contract, Ag Labor Agreement or
Descartes Benefit Plan to be paid or provided to (i) any Non-Automatic Transfer Ag Business
Employee who rejects an offer of employment from Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries or a
Transferred Ag Subsidiary that does not meet the requirements of Section 5.8(a) (or, in the case
of any U.S. Ag Business Employee, that offers employment more than fifty (50) miles from such
individual’s employment location with the Descartes Group) or (ii) any Automatic Transfer Ag
Business Employee who objects to the transfer of his or her employment to Fermat or one of its
Subsidiaries or a Transferred Ag Subsidiary where such transfer would entail a material change
to the Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee’s working conditions to his or her detriment or
where Fermat or its Subsidiary or a Transferred Ag Subsidiary fails to comply with the Transfer
Regulations. Descartes shall be responsible for any severance, notice or other termination-related
payments or benefits required by applicable Law or local custom, Contract, Ag Labor Agreement
or Descartes Benefit Plan to be paid or provided by Descartes to any Non-Automatic Transfer
Ag Business Employee who accepts or rejects an offer of employment from Fermat or one of its
Subsidiaries or a Transferred Ag Subsidiary that meets the requirements of Section 5.8(a) (and,
in the case of any U.S. Ag Business Employee, that offers employment within fifty (50) miles
from such individual’s employment location with the Descartes Group).
(j) WARN. On or before the Closing, for each jurisdiction where the WARN
Act applies, Descartes shall provide a list, by site of employment, of any and all employees of
Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries located at any site of employment where an Ag Business
Employee is based who, within ninety (90) days prior to the Closing, have experienced, or will
experience, an employment loss or layoff as defined by the WARN Act (the “Descartes WARN
List”). Descartes shall update this list up to and including the Closing. Fermat shall assume and
be solely responsible for any Liability under the WARN Act (including, but not limited to, with
respect to any individual included on the Descartes WARN List) on or after the Closing Date as
a result of Fermat’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ actions or omissions, including failure to serve
sufficient notice pursuant to the WARN Act.
(k) Accrued Vacation Time. For each U.S. Ag Business Employee who
becomes a Transferred Ag Business Employee, Descartes (or its applicable Subsidiary) shall pay
any accrued unused vacation time, as of the Closing, on or timely following the Closing Date.
For each Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employee and each other International Ag Business
Employee who becomes a Transferred Ag Business Employee, in addition to the requirements
imposed by applicable Law and except where prohibited by applicable Law, Fermat will or will
cause its applicable Subsidiary to recognize and assume the Liability with respect to accrued but
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unused vacation time and Fermat (or its applicable Subsidiary) shall allow such Transferred Ag
Business Employees to use such vacation time in accordance with the terms of Fermat’s (or its
applicable Subsidiary’s) policies or programs; provided, that such vacation time shall be banked
and not subject to forfeiture under such policies or programs. No later than thirty (30) days
following the Closing Date, Descartes shall provide Fermat with a schedule of each Transferred
Ag Business Employee’s accrued but unused vacation time that will transfer to Fermat pursuant
to this Section 5.8(k).
(l) Ag Benefit Plans.
(i) Unless specifically provided for in this Agreement, Fermat shall
not assume any obligations under or Liabilities with respect to, or receive any right or interest in
any trusts relating to, any assets of or any insurance, administration or other contracts, or related
obligations pertaining to, any Ag Benefit Plan other than any Transferred Ag Benefit Plan. As of
and following the Closing, Fermat shall assume and honor each Transferred Ag Benefit Plan.
(ii) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all
Ag Business Employees as of the Closing Date and their eligible spouses and other eligible
dependents will cease, effective as of the Closing Date, any participation in and any benefit
accrual under each of the Ag Benefit Plans other than the Transferred Ag Benefit Plans, and
Descartes and its Affiliates shall be authorized to take all necessary actions to effect such
cessation. The preceding sentence of this paragraph notwithstanding, Ag Business Employees,
their eligible spouses and other eligible dependents may continue after the Closing Date to
participate in accordance with, and subject to, their eligibility under the terms of the applicable
Ag Benefit Plans (for the avoidance of doubt, as terminated but vested employees or eligible
spouses or dependents thereof) in effect from time to time.
(m) 401(k) Plan. Effective as of the Closing, Fermat shall establish, and
Descartes shall reasonably cooperate with Fermat to establish, participation by the Transferred
Ag Business Employees in Fermat’s tax-qualified defined contribution plan or plans with a cash
or deferred feature (the “Fermat 401(k) Plan”) for the benefit of each Transferred Ag Business
Employee who, as of immediately prior to the Closing, was eligible to participate in a tax-
qualified defined contribution plan with a cash or deferred feature maintained by Descartes or its
Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Descartes 401(k) Plans”). As soon as practicable after the
Closing Date, the Descartes 401(k) Plans shall, to the extent permitted by Section 401(k) of the
Code, make distributions available to Transferred Ag Business Employees, and the Fermat
401(k) Plan shall accept any such distribution in cash as a rollover distribution if so directed by
the Transferred Ag Business Employee.
(n) Flexible Spending Accounts. Fermat shall, with respect to each
Transferred Ag Business Employee, establish flexible spending accounts for medical and
dependent care expenses (the “Fermat FSA Accounts”) and shall credit such accounts with the
amount credited as of the Closing Date under comparable accounts maintained under Ag Benefit
Plans from the beginning of the plan year to the Closing Date. Descartes shall, with respect to
each Transferred Ag Business Employee, provide for the transfer of the account balances
(whether positive or negative) under the Ag Benefit Plans that are medical and dependent care
flexible spending accounts to the Fermat FSA Accounts effective as of the Closing Date. As
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soon as practicable after the Closing Date, (i) Descartes shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Fermat
in cash the amount, if any, by which aggregate contributions made by Transferred Ag Business
Employees to Descartes’s or its Affiliates’ flexible spending accounts exceeded the aggregate
benefits provided to the Transferred Ag Business Employees as of the Closing, or (ii) Fermat
shall pay to Descartes in cash the amount, if any, by which aggregate benefits provided to
Transferred Ag Business Employees under Descartes’s or its Affiliates’ flexible spending
accounts exceeded the aggregate contributions made by Transferred Ag Business Employees as
of the Closing.
(o) Bonuses. Neither Fermat nor its Subsidiaries shall assume or be
responsible for any Liabilities in relation to any incentive compensation plan maintained in
respect of Transferred Ag Business Employees (“Descartes Bonus Programs”) to the extent
such Liabilities relate to any annual, quarterly or other temporal period (any such period, a
“Performance Period”) that has ended on or prior to the Closing Date (a “Descartes Prior
Period Bonus”), and Descartes and its Affiliates shall be solely responsible for and shall pay all
Liabilities in relation to Descartes Prior Period Bonuses in the ordinary course of business (but
without regard to any continued service requirements, in respect of periods subsequent to the
Closing Date) and as determined in a manner consistent with historical practice. With respect to
any Performance Period during which the Closing Date occurs, at the sole discretion of
Descartes, either (i) Descartes or its Subsidiaries shall be responsible for and shall pay as and
when otherwise payable under the Descartes Bonus Programs all amounts accrued (and all
related Liabilities) under the Descartes Bonus Programs in relation to the portion of such
Performance Period that occurs before the Closing, which amounts shall be based on actual
performance (or, in the case of individual performance metrics, at the target level of
performance) and be otherwise determined reasonably and in a manner consistent with historical
practice; or (ii) no later than the tenth (10th) Business Day following the Closing Date, Descartes
or its applicable Affiliate shall pay any performance-based quarterly, annual or other temporal
period bonus for the performance period in which the Closing occurs, prorated through the
Closing, to each Transferred Ag Business Employee who is or would be eligible to receive such
a bonus for such performance period under any Ag Benefit Plan pursuant to the terms thereof;
provided that any applicable performance metrics shall be deemed satisfied as if target
performance had been achieved.
(p) Retention Program. Descartes shall establish a cash-based retention
program for the benefit of Ag Business Employees to promote retention and to incentivize efforts
to consummate the Closing (the “Ag Retention Program”) consistent with the terms set forth in
Section 5.8(p) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule. Descartes or its Subsidiaries shall be solely
responsible for any Liability arising under the Ag Retention Program.
(q) Descartes Equity Awards. From and after the Closing, Descartes and its
Affiliates will assume or retain, as the case may be, and be solely responsible for and will fully
perform, pay and discharge, in accordance with their terms, all Liabilities in respect of
Transferred Ag Business Employees with respect to any stock option, restricted stock unit or
other equity award granted to an Ag Business Employee under any Descartes Benefit Plan which
is outstanding on the date of this Agreement (each, a “Descartes Equity Award”). Descartes
may, in its sole discretion, permit Descartes Equity Awards held by Transferred Ag Business
Employees to remain outstanding or vest, in full or in part, on an accelerated basis.
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(r) Collective Bargaining Agreements with Respect to International Ag
Business Employees. Fermat agrees that as of and following the Closing Date, only to the extent
and during the period of time required by applicable Law, Fermat shall recognize the unions and
works councils that are signatories to the Ag Labor Agreements covering International Ag
Business Employees or represent any International Ag Business Employees as the
representatives of the Ag Business Employees of the bargaining units described therein and only
to the extent and during the period of time required by applicable Law or Ag Labor Agreement,
assume or replicate and/or honor any Ag Labor Agreement, solely with respect to such
International Ag Business Employees who become Transferred Ag Business Employees. Prior
to the Closing, Descartes shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to reasonably cooperate with
efforts of Fermat or its Subsidiaries to engage in negotiations with any labor union, labor
organization or works council representing any International Ag Business Employee concerning
terms and conditions of employment of Transferred Ag Business Employees.
(s) Notice and Consultation. Subject to Section 2.19 of this Agreement, prior
to the Closing, Descartes and its Subsidiaries shall satisfy any and all obligations and
requirements under the Ag Labor Agreements, Transfer Regulations and other applicable Laws
to provide notice to, enter into any consultation procedure with, obtain an opinion from, or
engage in bargaining (including, but not limited to, effects bargaining) with any group of Ag
Business Employees or any labor union, labor organization, works council or other
representative body that represents any Ag Business Employee, in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that Fermat shall, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to, cooperate in good faith with respect to the foregoing, including, but not limited
to, timely providing any required information relating to Fermat or its applicable Subsidiary, or
to any measures envisaged by Fermat or its applicable Subsidiary with respect to the relevant Ag
Business Employees or as otherwise reasonably requested by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries
in respect of or for the purpose of completing such consultation process.
(t) Immigration. Descartes shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their
reasonable best efforts to ensure that any foreign national who requires a visa in order to work
for Descartes or a Subsidiary in his or her current position may continue to work in such position
as a Transferred Ag Business Employee following the Closing Date, or, as applicable, such later
date that such Ag Business Employee’s employment transfers to Fermat or its applicable
Subsidiary; provided that Fermat and its Subsidiaries shall cooperate in good faith and timely
provide information as reasonably requested with respect to the foregoing.
(u) Defined Benefit Pension Plan.
(i) To the extent required under any Ag Labor Agreement covering
International Ag Business Employees as in effect on the date hereof or applicable Law, Fermat
shall take such actions as required to enable those Transferred Ag Business Employees who
(A) participate in a Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Plan and (B) are required by applicable Law or
Ag Labor Agreement to transfer as of the Closing their accrued benefits and vested rights into a
defined benefit pension plan sponsored by Fermat or its Affiliates, to transfer as of the Closing
their accrued benefits and vested rights (and the related assets) into such plan of Fermat or its
Affiliates. Without limiting the provisions of the preceding sentence or Section 2.6(c), Descartes
shall retain and be solely responsible for all Liabilities and obligations with respect to
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Transferred Ag Business Employees under all United States defined benefit pension plans that
are maintained by Descartes or any of its Affiliates, and accordingly there shall be no transfer of
assets or liabilities among Descartes, Fermat, any of their Affiliates or their respective plans in
respect of such defined benefit pension plans.
(ii) To the extent required by applicable Law, Descartes shall, or shall
cause its Affiliates to, (x) transfer in total the assets and liabilities of any Descartes Non-U.S.
Pension Plan whose coverage is limited exclusively to Transferred Ag Business Employees and
(y) divide the assets and liabilities of any Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Plan whose coverage is
not limited exclusively to Transferred Ag Business Employees. The assets and liabilities of any
such Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Plan with respect to Transferred Ag Business Employees will
be transferred to those plans of Fermat or its Affiliates covering Transferred Ag Business
Employees as such plans are created or identified by Fermat, to the extent such transfer is
required by applicable Law. The determination of the assets and liabilities attributable to such
Transferred Ag Business Employees will be determined by Descartes and its or its Affiliate’s
actuaries, using assumptions and methods consistent with their prior practice in making such
determinations and in accordance with applicable Law (it being understood that if Descartes and
Fermat have each historically used materially different assumptions and methods with respect to
similar facts in determining the value of assets and liabilities of Descartes Non-U.S. Pension
Plans and Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Plans, respectively, the parties will cooperate in good faith
to determine reasonable assumptions and methods for purposes of determining such assets and
liabilities). Fermat will adopt (or cause to be adopted) those employee benefit plans covering
such Transferred Ag Business Employees, or designate existing employee benefit plans
maintained by Fermat or its Affiliates, into which the assets and liabilities attributable to such
Transferred Ag Business Employees (in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this
subsection (u)) will be transferred as soon as practicable after the Closing, and after any
necessary approvals by any Governmental Entity have been obtained or, if no such approvals are
required, after Descartes has received evidence from Fermat, reasonably satisfactory to
Descartes, that the employee benefit plans adopted or designated by Fermat or its Affiliates
satisfy all material requirements of applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, none of Descartes or any of its Affiliates shall be under the obligation to create new
defined benefit plans in respect of Transferred Ag Business Employees, to then be assumed by
Fermat or its Affiliates.
(v) Pension Treatment Adjustment.
(i) As promptly as practicable following the Closing Date, but in no
event more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing Date, (i) Descartes shall prepare
and deliver to Fermat a statement (the “Descartes Pension Funding Statement”) that sets forth
(together with information to demonstrate how it determined such amount) the Descartes Non-
U.S. Pension Funding Amount, and (ii) Fermat shall prepare and deliver to Descartes a statement
(together with the Descartes Pension Funding Statement, the “Pension Funding Statements”)
that sets forth (together with information to demonstrate how it determined such amount) the
Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount.
(ii) Each party hereto shall have a period of not more than sixty (60)
days following delivery by the other party of its Pension Funding Statement and supporting
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materials in accordance with subsection (i) above during which to review such Pension Funding
Statement and supporting materials and to notify the other party if it believes the calculation of
the Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount or Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount,
as the case may be, contains mathematical errors or is based on actuarial or other assumptions
inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement.
(A) If both parties hereto shall fail to so notify the other
respective party of any such dispute, then the Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Funding
Amount and Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount reflected in the respective
Pension Funding Statements shall be deemed agreed for purposes of this Agreement.
(B) If either party hereto shall so notify the other of any such
dispute, Descartes and Fermat shall cooperate in good faith to resolve such dispute as
promptly as possible, and upon resolution, the Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Funding
Amount and Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount reflected in the respective
Pension Funding Statements (as adjusted to reflect the settlement of any dispute) shall be
deemed agreed for purposes of this Agreement.
(C) If Descartes and Fermat fail to resolve any such dispute
with respect to any country within sixty (60) days after notice of the dispute, Descartes
and Fermat shall choose an independent actuary (i.e., an actuarial firm that is nationally
recognized in such country other than any actuary regularly used by Descartes or
Fermat); provided that if Descartes and Fermat cannot mutually agree on the identity of
the independent actuary within five (5) Business Days, then Descartes and Fermat shall
on the next Business Day each identify an actuarial firm (other than one regularly used by
Descartes or Fermat), and the independent actuary shall be selected by lot from these two
firms by any actuaries regularly used by Descartes and Fermat, and provided further that
if such actuary identified by lot shall not agree to serve within five (5) Business Days,
then additional actuarial firms shall be identified in accordance with the foregoing
procedures until one shall agree to serve (such independent actuary determined in
accordance with this parenthetical, the “Independent Actuary”)). Descartes and Fermat
shall require the Independent Actuary to determine whether any Pension Funding
Statement in dispute contains mathematical errors or is based on actuarial or other
assumptions inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. Descartes and Fermat shall
instruct the Independent Actuary to use every reasonable commercial effort to perform its
services within thirty (30) days of submission of the applicable Pension Funding
Statement and supporting materials to it and, in any case, as promptly as practicable after
submission. The determination of the Independent Actuary shall be final and binding on
Descartes and Fermat, and the Descartes Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount and Fermat
Non-U.S. Pension Funding Amount reflected in the respective Pension Funding
Statements (as adjusted to reflect the settlement of any dispute) shall be deemed agreed
for purposes of this Agreement. Descartes and Fermat shall each bear one-half of the
costs of the Independent Actuary.
(iii) No later than twenty (20) Business Days following the
determination of the Pension Funding Adjustment Amount in accordance with Section 5.8(v)(ii)
above:
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(A) In the event that the Pension Funding Adjustment Amount
is negative, Descartes shall make a cash payment to Fermat in an amount equal to the
absolute tax-effected value (calculated using the highest marginal corporate U.S. federal
income tax rate applicable as of the Closing and determined without regard to whether a
tax deduction is actually available) of the Pension Funding Adjustment Amount; or
(B) In the event that the Pension Funding Adjustment Amount
is positive, Fermat shall make a cash payment to Descartes in an amount equal to the
absolute tax-effected value (calculated using the highest marginal corporate U.S. federal
income tax rate applicable as of the Closing and determined without regard to whether a
tax deduction is actually available) of the Pension Funding Adjustment Amount.
(w) Access to Ag Business Employees. Descartes shall cooperate in good
faith with Fermat and its Subsidiaries to (i) make each Ag Business Employee reasonably
accessible to Fermat and its Subsidiaries to assist in efforts to secure offers of employment with
each such Ag Business Employee and (ii) encourage (without the payment of additional
compensation) each Ag Business Employee whose employment does not continue by operation
of Law with Fermat or a Subsidiary of Fermat, as applicable, to accept an offer of employment
pursuant to Section 5.8(a).
(x) Delayed Transfer Ag Business Employees. With respect to any Delayed
Transfer Ag Business Employee, Descartes shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make
such Delayed Transfer Ag Business Employee (other than French Ag Business Employees)
available to Fermat to provide services to the Ag Business between the Closing Date and the date
on which such Delayed Transfer Ag Business Employee transfers to Fermat (such date, the
applicable “Delayed Ag Business Employee Transfer Date”). References in this Agreement to
the “Closing” or the “Closing Date” as they relate to such Delayed Transfer Ag Business
Employees (including such references with respect to the assumption of assets and Liabilities in
respect of such Delayed Transfer Ag Business Employee in accordance with Section 2.3, Section
2.4, Section 2.5, and Section 2.6) shall be deemed to refer to the date on which such Delayed
Transfer Ag Business Employee commences employment with Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries;
provided, that in respect of any Delayed Transfer Ag Business Employee (a) during the period
beginning at the Closing (determined without regard to the preceding provisions of this sentence)
and ending on his or her Delayed Ag Business Employee Transfer Date, Descartes shall cause
the terms and conditions of employment of the Delayed Transfer Ag Business Employee to
satisfy the conditions set forth in the definition of Approved Employment Terms determined
without regard to clause (c)(ii) thereof, and (b) the Benefit Continuation Period shall begin on the
Closing Date as determined without regard to the preceding provisions of this sentence.
(y) Access to Ag Business Independent Contractors.
(i) During the period prior to the Closing Date, Descartes shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to make individual natural person independent contractors
Related to the Ag Business and directly engaged by Descartes or its Affiliates available to
Fermat for the purpose of allowing Fermat to interview each such contractor and determine the
nature and extent of each such person’s continuation with Fermat, if any. Descartes shall not
make any offer of extension of a contract beyond the Closing Date with any such individual until
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after Fermat has interviewed and identified in writing whether it wishes to engage such person
(and shall cooperate in good faith with Fermat in connection with the extension of any such
Contract expiring between the date hereof and the Closing Date in order to facilitate assumption
of the applicable Contract by Fermat, if Fermat wishes so to engage such person).
(ii) Descartes shall provide to Fermat contact information for third
party service providers providing contingent personnel to the Ag Business and reasonably
cooperate in identifying and transferring such contingent work force to the extent requested by
Fermat.
(iii) Fermat agrees that any investigation undertaken pursuant to the
access set forth in Section 5.8(y)(i) shall be conducted in such a manner as not to unreasonably
interfere with the operation of the Ag Business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, neither Descartes nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to disclose any
information: (A) if doing so would violate any written obligation of confidentiality to which it or
any of its Affiliates is subject or, upon the advice of counsel, would jeopardize attorney-client
privilege or contravene any Laws, (B) if Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand,
and Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, are adverse parties in a Proceeding and
such information is reasonably pertinent thereto (other than a litigation with respect to a claim
for indemnification under this Agreement) or (C) if such party reasonably determines in good
faith that such information is competitively sensitive; provided that, in the case of clause (A)
above Descartes shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any required consents or take such
other action (such as the entry into a joint defense agreement or other arrangement to avoid loss
of attorney client privilege) to permit such access or disclosure.
(z) Without limiting the generality of Section 10.4, the provisions of this
Section 5.8 are solely for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and no current or former
employee, director or independent contractor or any other individual associated therewith shall
be regarded for any purpose as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement, and nothing herein
shall be construed as an amendment to any Ag Benefit Plan or other employee benefit plan for
any purpose.
Section 5.9 H&N Employee Matters.
(a) Treatment of H&N Business Employees. Descartes shall (or shall cause
its Subsidiaries to) (i) continue the employment at and after the Closing of each Transferred
H&N Subsidiary Employee and each Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee who does
not object to their transfer pursuant to Section 5.9(b) and (ii) within a reasonable period of time
(but not fewer than thirty (30) days) prior to the Closing Date, make an offer consistent with the
Approved Employment Terms to employ each Non-Automatic Transfer H&N Business
Employee commencing as of the Closing Date with Descartes or one of its Subsidiaries or a
Transferred H&N Subsidiary on terms consistent with this Section 5.9 (provided, that any H&N
Business Employee who is an Inactive H&N Employee on the date such employment offers are
made by Descartes or its Subsidiaries shall receive an offer of employment in accordance with,
and subject to the terms of, Section 5.9(e) below). Fermat shall cooperate in good faith to ensure
that, not later than immediately prior to the Closing Date, no employee of Fermat and its
Affiliates is employed by a Transferred H&N Subsidiary other than H&N Business Employees.
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Fermat shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Descartes to, upon request by
Descartes, enter, or cause its applicable Affiliate to enter, into a tri-partite agreement to
memorialize the termination or resignation or assignment of the employment relationship of
International H&N Business Employees with Descartes or its Affiliate.
(b) The parties acknowledge and agree that the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement insofar as they relate to Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employees will
constitute the automatic transfer of such employees, their contracts of employment and all rights
and obligations associated with such contracts of employment to Descartes or its Subsidiary or a
Transferred H&N Subsidiary by operation of Law unless the applicable employee objects to the
transfer. If it is found or alleged that any Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee does not
automatically transfer to Descartes or its relevant Subsidiary, Descartes or its relevant Subsidiary
may (or may cause its relevant Subsidiary to) make an offer to such Automatic Transfer H&N
Business Employee on the terms set forth in Section 5.9(a); provided that, offers of employment
to such employees shall (notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 5.9(f)) be on terms
that would have applied had such employee transferred by operation of Law pursuant to the
Transfer Regulations.
(c) As used herein, “Transferred H&N Business Employee” means (i) each
Transferred H&N Subsidiary Employee whose employment is continued at and after the Closing
pursuant to Section 5.9(a), (ii) each Non-Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee, or if
applicable, Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee, who accepts Descartes’s offer of
employment pursuant to Section 5.9(a) and (iii) each Automatic Transfer H&N Business
Employee whose employment automatically transfers pursuant to Section 5.9(b).
(d) As of the Closing, Fermat shall ensure that each Transferred H&N
Business Employee is released from employment with Fermat or its Affiliates, and from any
post-termination or employment restrictions that would prohibit or restrict such employee from
performing his or her duties for Descartes, a Transferred H&N Subsidiary or a Subsidiary of any
of them with effect from the Closing (or, in the case of Inactive H&N Employees, such later date
of commencement of employment with Descartes, a Transferred H&N Subsidiary or a
Subsidiary of any of them).
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Fermat shall take any
and all actions necessary to ensure that (i) the employment of Inactive H&N Employees does not
transfer to Descartes as of the Closing, (ii) following the Closing, each Inactive H&N Employee
remains eligible for any Fermat Benefit Plan in which he or she participates as of the Closing
subject to the terms and conditions of such H&N Benefit Plan, and (iii) Fermat and its
Subsidiaries retain, and are solely responsible for, all Liabilities with respect to each such
Inactive H&N Employee for the period prior to the date such individual becomes a Transferred
H&N Business Employee in accordance with the terms hereof. Provided that an Inactive H&N
Employee is willing and able to return to active service within one hundred and eighty (180)
days following the Closing Date (or such longer period as required by applicable Law),
Descartes shall (or shall cause its Subsidiary to), not later than ten (10) days prior to, and
effective as of, such Inactive H&N Employee’s scheduled return date, make an offer to employ
such Inactive H&N Employee on terms consistent with Section 5.9(a). Effective as of the date
on which an Inactive H&N Employee commences employment with Descartes or its Subsidiary,
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such Inactive H&N Employee shall be treated as a Transferred H&N Business Employee for all
purposes under this Agreement, and, as they relate to such Inactive H&N Employee (including
the assets and Liabilities assumed in respect of such Inactive H&N Employee in accordance with
Section 2.9, Section 2.11, Section 2.12, and Section 2.13), references in this Agreement to the
“Closing” or the “Closing Date” (other than such references in Section 5.9(f))shall be deemed to
refer to the date on which such Inactive H&N Employee commences employment with Fermat or
one of its Subsidiaries.
(f) With respect to each Transferred H&N Business Employee, Descartes
shall provide (or shall cause its applicable Subsidiary to provide), during the Benefit
Continuation Period, for so long as such Transferred H&N Business Employee remains
employed by Descartes or one of its Subsidiaries during the Benefit Continuation Period,
compensation and benefits consistent with the Approved Employment Terms. For the avoidance
of doubt, nothing herein shall be construed as a guarantee of employment for a certain period of
time by Descartes or its Subsidiaries for Transferred H&N Business Employees.
(g) Descartes will or will cause its applicable Subsidiary to recognize each
Transferred H&N Business Employee’s seniority date with Fermat or its Affiliates under its
compensation and fringe benefit programs (where such date is relevant) consistent with
Descartes’s treatment of employees generally. As of and after the Closing, Descartes shall
provide to each Transferred H&N Business Employee full service credit for all purposes under
each employee benefit plan, policy or arrangement sponsored or maintained by Descartes or any
of its Affiliates for such Transferred H&N Business Employee (the “Descartes Benefit Plans”)
as of and after the Closing, for such Transferred H&N Business Employee’s service on and prior
to the Closing with Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries, to the same extent such service is
recognized by Descartes and its Affiliates under the Descartes Benefit Plans; provided that such
service shall not be credited for purposes of benefit accrual under any Descartes Benefit Plan that
is a defined benefit pension plan or retiree medical plan or that provides grandfathered benefits
or to the extent such credit would result in any duplication of compensation or benefits or the
funding thereof.
(h) Health Coverages. Descartes shall cause each Transferred H&N Business
Employee (and his or her “eligible dependents,” as defined in the Descartes Benefit Plans) to be
covered as of the Closing by a group health plan or plans that (i) do not limit or exclude coverage
on the basis of any pre-existing condition of such Transferred H&N Business Employee or
dependent (other than any limitation already in effect under the applicable group health H&N
Benefit Plan) or on the basis of any other exclusion or waiting period not in effect under the
applicable group health H&N Benefit Plan, and (ii) provide each Transferred H&N Business
Employee full credit, for the year in which the Closing Date occurs, for any deductible or co-
payment already incurred by the Transferred H&N Business Employee under the applicable
group health H&N Benefit Plan and for any other out-of-pocket expenses that count against any
maximum out-of-pocket expense provision of the applicable group health H&N Benefit Plan or
Descartes’s group health plans.
(i) Severance. Descartes shall be responsible, or reimburse Fermat or its
applicable Subsidiary, for any severance, notice or other termination-related payments or
benefits required by applicable Law or local custom, Contract or Fermat Benefit Plan to be paid
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or provided to (i) any Non-Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee who rejects an offer of
employment from Descartes or one of its Subsidiaries or a Transferred H&N Subsidiary that
does not meet the requirements of Section 5.9(a) (or, in the case of any U.S. H&N Business
Employee, that offers employment more than fifty (50) miles from such individual’s
employment location with the Fermat Group) or (ii) any Automatic Transfer H&N Business
Employee who objects to the transfer of his or her employment to Descartes or one of its
Subsidiaries or a Transferred H&N Subsidiary where such transfer would entail a material
change to the Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee’s working conditions to his or her
detriment or where Descartes or its Subsidiary or a Transferred H&N Subsidiary fails to comply
with the Transfer Regulations. Fermat shall be responsible for any severance, notice or other
termination-related payments or benefits required by applicable Law or local custom, Contract,
H&N Labor Agreement or Fermat Benefit Plan to be paid or provided by Fermat to any Non-
Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee who accepts or rejects an offer of employment
from Descartes or one of its Subsidiaries or a Transferred H&N Subsidiary that meets the
requirements of Section 5.9(a) (and, in the case of any U.S. H&N Business Employee, that offers
employment within fifty (50) miles from such individual’s employment location with the Fermat
Group).
(j) WARN. On or before the Closing, for each jurisdiction where the WARN
Act applies, Fermat shall provide a list, by site of employment, of any and all employees of
Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries located at any site of employment where a H&N Business
Employee is based who, within ninety (90) days prior to the Closing, have experienced, or will
experience, an employment loss or layoff as defined by the WARN Act (the “Fermat WARN
List”). Fermat shall update this list up to and including the Closing. Descartes shall assume and
be solely responsible for any Liability under the WARN Act (including, but not limited to, with
respect to any individual included on the Fermat WARN List) on or after the Closing Date as a
result of Descartes’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ actions or omissions, including failure to serve
sufficient notice pursuant to the WARN Act.
(k) Accrued Vacation Time. For each U.S. H&N Business Employee who
becomes a Transferred H&N Business Employee, Fermat (or its applicable Subsidiary) shall pay
any accrued unused vacation time, as of the Closing, on or timely following the Closing Date.
For each Automatic Transfer H&N Business Employee and each other International H&N
Business Employee who becomes a Transferred H&N Business Employee, in addition to the
requirements imposed by applicable Law and except where prohibited by applicable Law,
Descartes will or will cause its applicable Subsidiary to recognize and assume the Liability with
respect to accrued but unused vacation time and Descartes (or its applicable Subsidiary) shall
allow such Transferred H&N Business Employees to use such vacation time in accordance with
the terms of Descartes’s (or its applicable Subsidiary’s) policies or programs; provided, that such
vacation time shall be banked and not subject to forfeiture under such policies or programs. No
later than thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, Fermat shall provide Descartes with a
schedule of each Transferred H&N Business Employee’s accrued but unused vacation time that
will transfer to Descartes pursuant to this Section 5.9(k).
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(l) H&N Benefit Plans.
(i) Unless specifically provided for in this Agreement, Descartes shall
not assume any obligations under or Liabilities with respect to, or receive any right or interest in
any trusts relating to, any assets of or any insurance, administration or other contracts, or related
obligations pertaining to, any H&N Benefit Plan other than any Transferred H&N Benefit Plan.
As of and following the Closing, Descartes shall assume and honor each Transferred H&N
Benefit Plan.
(ii) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all
H&N Business Employees as of the Closing Date and their eligible spouses and other eligible
dependents will cease, effective as of the Closing Date, any participation in and any benefit
accrual under each of the H&N Benefit Plans other than the Transferred H&N Benefit Plans, and
Fermat and its Affiliates shall be authorized to take all necessary actions to effect such cessation.
The preceding sentence of this paragraph notwithstanding, H&N Business Employees, their
eligible spouses and other eligible dependents may continue after the Closing Date to participate
in accordance with, and subject to, their eligibility under the terms of the applicable H&N
Benefit Plans (for the avoidance of doubt, as terminated but vested employees or eligible spouses
or dependents thereof) in effect from time to time.
(m) 401(k) Plan. Effective as of the Closing, Descartes shall establish, and
Fermat shall reasonably cooperate with Descartes to establish, participation by the Transferred
H&N Business Employees in a Descartes 401(k) Plan for the benefit of each Transferred H&N
Business Employee who, as of immediately prior to the Closing, was eligible to participate in a
Fermat 401(k) Plan. As soon as practicable after the Closing Date, the Fermat 401(k) Plans
shall, to the extent permitted by Section 401(k) of the Code, make distributions available to
Transferred H&N Business Employees, and the Descartes 401(k) Plan shall accept any such
distribution in cash as a rollover distribution if so directed by the Transferred H&N Business
Employee.
(n) Flexible Spending Accounts. Descartes shall, with respect to each
Transferred H&N Business Employee, establish flexible spending accounts for medical and
dependent care expenses (the “Descartes FSA Accounts”), and shall credit such accounts with
the amount credited as of the Closing Date under comparable accounts maintained under H&N
Benefit Plans from the beginning of the plan year to the Closing Date. Fermat shall, with respect
to each Transferred H&N Business Employee, provide for the transfer of the account balances
(whether positive or negative) under the H&N Benefit Plans that are medical and dependent care
flexible spending accounts to the Descartes FSA Accounts effective as of the Closing Date. As
soon as practicable after the Closing Date, (i) Fermat shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Descartes
in cash the amount, if any, by which aggregate contributions made by Transferred H&N
Business Employees to Fermat’s or its Affiliates’ flexible spending accounts exceeded the
aggregate benefits provided to the Transferred H&N Business Employees as of the Closing, or
(ii) Descartes shall pay to Fermat in cash the amount, if any, by which aggregate benefits
provided to Transferred H&N Business Employees under Fermat’s or its Affiliates’ flexible
spending accounts exceeded the aggregate contributions made by Transferred H&N Business
Employees as of the Closing.
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(o) Bonuses. Neither Descartes nor its Subsidiaries shall assume or be
responsible for any Liabilities in relation to any incentive compensation plan maintained in
respect of Transferred H&N Business Employees (“Fermat Bonus Programs”) to the extent
such Liabilities relate to any Performance Period that has ended on or prior to the Closing Date
(a “Fermat Prior Period Bonus”), and Fermat and its Affiliates shall be solely responsible for
and shall pay all Liabilities in relation to Fermat Prior Period Bonuses in the ordinary course of
business (but without regard to any continued service requirements, in respect of periods
subsequent to the Closing Date) and as determined in a manner consistent with historical
practice. With respect to any Performance Period during which the Closing Date occurs, at the
sole discretion of Fermat, either (i) Fermat or its Subsidiaries shall be responsible for and shall
pay as and when otherwise payable under the Fermat Bonus Programs all amounts accrued (and
all related Liabilities) under the Fermat Bonus Programs in relation to the portion of such
Performance Period that occurs before the Closing, which amounts shall be based on actual
performance (or, in the case of individual performance metrics, at the target level of
performance) and be otherwise determined reasonably and in a manner consistent with historical
practice; or (ii) no later than the tenth (10th) Business Day following the Closing Date, Fermat or
its applicable Affiliate shall pay any performance-based quarterly, annual or other temporal
period bonus for the performance period in which the Closing occurs, prorated through the
Closing, to each Transferred H&N Business Employee who is or would be eligible to receive
such a bonus for such performance period under any H&N Benefit Plan pursuant to the terms
thereof; provided that any applicable performance metrics shall be deemed satisfied as if target
performance had been achieved.
(p) Retention Program. Fermat shall establish a cash-based retention program
for the benefit of H&N Business Employees to promote retention and to incentivize efforts to
consummate the Closing (the “H&N Retention Program”) consistent with the terms set forth in
Section 5.9(p) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule. Fermat or its Subsidiaries shall be solely
responsible for any Liability arising under the H&N Retention Program.
(q) Fermat Equity Awards. From and after the Closing, Fermat and its
Affiliates will assume or retain, as the case may be, and be solely responsible for and will fully
perform, pay and discharge, in accordance with their terms, all Liabilities in respect of
Transferred H&N Business Employees with respect to any stock option, restricted stock unit or
other equity award granted to a H&N Business Employee under any Fermat Benefit Plan which
is outstanding on the date of this Agreement (each, a “Fermat Equity Award”). Fermat may, in
its sole discretion, permit Fermat Equity Awards held by Transferred H&N Business Employees
to remain outstanding or vest, in full or in part, on an accelerated basis. Until the sixth
anniversary of the Closing Date, Descartes or its Subsidiaries shall promptly provide written
notice to Fermat of the termination of the employment with Descartes or its Subsidiaries of any
Transferred H&N Business Employee as Fermat may reasonably require for the administration
of the Fermat Equity Awards following the Closing Date.
(r) Collective Bargaining Agreements with Respect to H&N Business
Employees. Descartes agrees that as of and following the Closing Date, only to the extent and
during the period of time required by applicable Law, Descartes shall recognize the unions and
works councils that are signatories to the H&N Labor Agreements covering International H&N
Business Employees or represent any International H&N Business Employees as the
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representatives of the H&N Business Employees of the bargaining units described therein and
only to the extent and during the period of time required by applicable Law or H&N Labor
Agreement, assume or replicate and/or honor any H&N Labor Agreement, solely with respect to
such International H&N Business Employees who become Transferred H&N Business
Employees. Descartes shall recognize the unions and works councils that are signatories to the
H&N Labor Agreements covering U.S. H&N Business Employees, solely with respect to such
U.S. H&N Business Employees who become Transferred H&N Business Employees. Prior to
the Closing, Fermat shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to reasonably cooperate with efforts of
Descartes or its Subsidiaries to engage in negotiations with any labor union, labor organization
or works council representing any H&N Business Employee concerning terms and conditions of
employment of Transferred H&N Business Employees.
(s) Notice and Consultation. Subject to Section 2.19 of this Agreement, prior
to the transfer of any employee to or out of a Transferred H&N Subsidiary in connection with the
implementation of the H&N Step Plan and prior to the Closing, Fermat and its Subsidiaries shall
satisfy any and all obligations and requirements under the H&N Labor Agreements, Transfer
Regulations and other applicable Laws to provide notice to, enter into any consultation procedure
with, obtain an opinion from or engage in bargaining (including, but not limited to effects
bargaining) with any group of H&N Business Employees or any labor union, labor organization,
works council or other representative body that represents any H&N Business Employee, in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that Descartes shall,
and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate in good faith with respect to the foregoing,
including, but not limited to, timely providing any required information relating to Descartes or
the applicable Subsidiary, or to any measures envisaged by Descartes or the applicable
Subsidiary with respect to the relevant H&N Business Employees or as otherwise reasonably
requested by Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of or for the purpose of completing such
consultation process.
(t) Immigration. Fermat shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use their
reasonable best efforts to ensure that any foreign national who requires a visa in order to work
for Fermat or a Subsidiary in his or her current position may continue to work in such position as
a Transferred H&N Business Employee following the Closing Date, or, as applicable, such later
date that such H&N Business Employee’s employment transfers to Descartes or its applicable
Subsidiary; provided that Descartes and its Subsidiaries shall cooperate in good faith and timely
provide information as reasonably requested with respect to the foregoing.
(u) Defined Benefit Pension Plan.
(i) To the extent required under any H&N Labor Agreement covering
International H&N Business Employees as in effect on the date hereof or applicable Law,
Descartes shall take such actions as required to enable those Transferred H&N Business
Employees who (A) participate in a Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Plan and (B) are required by
applicable Law or H&N Labor Agreement to transfer as of the Closing their accrued benefits and
vested rights into a defined benefit pension plan sponsored by Descartes or its Affiliates, to
transfer as of the Closing their accrued benefits and vested rights (and the related assets) into
such plan of Descartes or its Affiliates. Without limiting the provisions of the preceding
sentence or Section 2.13(c), Fermat shall retain and be solely responsible for all Liabilities and
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obligations with respect to Transferred H&N Business Employees under all United States
defined benefit pension plans that are maintained by Fermat or any of its Affiliates, and
accordingly there shall be no transfer of assets or liabilities among Fermat, Descartes, any of
their Affiliates or their respective plans in respect of such defined benefit pension plans.
(ii) To the extent required by applicable Law, Fermat shall, or shall
cause its Affiliates to (x) transfer in total the assets and liabilities of any Fermat Non-U.S.
Pension Plan whose coverage is limited exclusively to Transferred H&N Business Employees
and (y) divide the assets and liabilities of any Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Plan whose coverage is
not limited exclusively to Transferred H&N Business Employees. The assets and liabilities of
any such Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Plan with respect to Transferred H&N Business Employees
will be transferred to those plans of Descartes or its Affiliates covering Transferred H&N
Business Employees as such plans are created or identified by Descartes, to the extent such
transfer is required by applicable Law. The determination of the assets and liabilities attributable
to such Transferred H&N Business Employees will be determined by Fermat and its or its
Affiliate’s actuaries, using assumptions and methods consistent with their prior practice in
making such determinations and in accordance with applicable Law (it being understood that if
Descartes and Fermat have each historically used materially different assumptions and methods
with respect to similar facts in determining the value of assets and liabilities of Descartes Non-
U.S. Pension Plans and Fermat Non-U.S. Pension Plans, respectively, the parties will cooperate
in good faith to determine reasonable assumptions and methods for purposes of determining such
assets and liabilities). Descartes will adopt (or cause to be adopted) those employee benefit plans
covering such Transferred H&N Business Employees, or designate existing employee benefit
plans maintained by Descartes or its Affiliates, into which the assets and liabilities attributable to
such Transferred H&N Business Employees (in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this
subsection (u)(i)) will be transferred as soon as practicable after the Closing, and after any
necessary approvals by any Governmental Entity have been obtained or, if no such approvals are
required, after Fermat has received evidence from Descartes, reasonably satisfactory to Fermat,
that the employee benefit plans adopted or designated by Descartes or its Affiliates satisfy all
material requirements of applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none
of Fermat or any of its Affiliates shall be under the obligation to create new defined benefit plans
in respect of Transferred H&N Business Employees, to then be assumed by Descartes or its
Affiliates.
(iii) Fermat and Descartes shall comply with the terms set forth on
Section 5.9(u)(iii) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule.
(v) The provisions in Section 5.8(v) apply with respect to the transfer of the
Liabilities described in Section 5.9(u).
(w) Access to H&N Business Employees. Fermat shall cooperate in good
faith with Descartes and its Subsidiaries to (i) make each H&N Business Employee reasonably
accessible to Descartes and its Subsidiaries to assist in efforts to secure offers of employment
with each such H&N Business Employee and (ii) encourage (without the payment of additional
compensation) each H&N Business Employee whose employment does not continue by
operation of Law with Descartes or a Subsidiary of Descartes, as applicable, to accept an offer of
employment pursuant to Section 5.9(a).
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(x) Delayed Transfer H&N Business Employees. With respect to any
Delayed Transfer H&N Business Employee, Fermat shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
make such Delayed Transfer H&N Business Employee available to Descartes to provide services
to the H&N Business between the Closing Date and the date on which such Delayed Transfer
H&N Business Employee transfers to Descartes (such date, the applicable “Delayed H&N
Business Employee Transfer Date”). References in this Agreement to the “Closing” or the
“Closing Date” as they relate to such Delayed Transfer H&N Business Employees (including
such references with respect to the assumption of assets and Liabilities in respect of such
Delayed Transfer H&N Business Employee in accordance with Section 2.9, Section 2.11,
Section 2.12, and Section 2.13) shall be deemed to refer to the date on which such Delayed
Transfer H&N Business Employee commences employment with Descartes or one of its
Subsidiaries; provided, that in respect of any Delayed Transfer H&N Business Employee (a)
during the period beginning at the Closing (determined without regard to the preceding
provisions of this sentence) and ending on his or her Delayed H&N Business Employee Transfer
Date, Fermat shall cause the terms and conditions of employment of the Delayed Transfer H&N
Business Employee to satisfy the conditions set forth in the definition of Approved Employment
Terms determined without regard to clause (c)(ii) thereof, and (b) the Benefit Continuation
Period shall begin on the Closing Date as determined without regard to the preceding provisions
of this sentence.
(y) Access to H&N Business Independent Contractors.
(i) During the period prior to the Closing Date, Fermat shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to make individual natural person independent contractors
Related to the H&N Business and directly engaged by Fermat or its Affiliates available to
Descartes for the purpose of allowing Descartes to interview each such contractor and determine
the nature and extent of each such person’s continuation with Descartes, if any. Fermat shall not
make any offer of extension of any contract beyond the Closing Date with any such individual
until after Descartes has interviewed and identified in writing whether it wishes to engage such
person (and shall cooperate in good faith with Descartes in connection with the extension of any
such Contract expiring between the date hereof and the Closing Date in order to facilitate
assumption of the applicable Contract by Descartes, if Descartes wishes so to engage such
person).
(ii) Fermat shall provide to Descartes contact information for third
party service providers providing contingent personnel to the H&N Business and reasonably
cooperate in identifying and transferring such contingent work force to the extent requested by
Descartes.
(iii) Descartes agrees that any investigation undertaken pursuant to the
access set forth in Section 5.9(y)(i) shall be conducted in such a manner as not to unreasonably
interfere with the operation of the H&N Business. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, neither Fermat nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to disclose any
information: (A) if doing so would violate any written obligation of confidentiality to which it or
any of its Affiliates is subject or, upon the advice of counsel, would jeopardize attorney-client
privilege or contravene any Laws, (B) if Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and
Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, are adverse parties in a Proceeding and
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such information is reasonably pertinent thereto (other than a litigation with respect to a claim
for indemnification under this Agreement) or (C) if such party reasonably determines in good
faith that such information is competitively sensitive; provided that, in the case of clause (A)
above Fermat shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain any required consents or take such
other action (such as the entry into a joint defense agreement or other arrangement to avoid loss
of attorney client privilege) to permit such access or disclosure.
(z) Without limiting the generality of Section 10.4, the provisions of this
Section 5.9 are solely for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and no current or former
employee, director or independent contractor or any other individual associated therewith shall
be regarded for any purpose as a third party beneficiary of this Agreement, and nothing herein
shall be construed as an amendment to any H&N Benefit Plan or other employee benefit plan for
any purpose.
Section 5.10 Shared Contracts.
(a) Ag Shared Contracts.
(i) Fermat acknowledges that Descartes is a party to certain Contracts
that relate both to the Ag Business and one or more of Descartes’s other businesses (each,
including those listed on Section 5.10(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule, but excluding the
Ag Labor Agreements, Ag Benefit Plans and IT Assets, an “Ag Shared Contract”). Prior to the
Closing, each of Descartes and Fermat shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, use
their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain from, and to cooperate in obtaining from, and
shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, enter into with, each third party to an Ag
Shared Contract, either (i) a separate contract or agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to
Descartes and Fermat (an “Descartes New Contract”) that allocates the rights and obligations of
Descartes and its Subsidiaries under each such Ag Shared Contract as between the Ag Business,
on the one hand, and the Excluded Descartes Businesses, on the other hand, and which are
otherwise substantially similar in all material respects to such Ag Shared Contract, or (ii) a
contract or agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Descartes and Fermat effective as of
the Closing (the “Ag Partial Assignments and Releases”) that (A) assigns the rights and
obligations under such Ag Shared Contract solely to the extent related to the Ag Business and
arising after the Closing to Fermat and its applicable Subsidiaries and (B) releases Descartes and
its Subsidiaries from all liabilities or obligations with respect to the Ag Business that arise after
the Closing. Any Descartes New Contracts that relate to the Ag Business (the “New Ag
Business Contracts”) shall be entered into by Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries effective as of the
Closing and shall allocate to Fermat or such Subsidiary (as applicable) all rights and obligations
of Descartes and its Subsidiaries (as applicable) under the applicable Ag Shared Contract being
replaced to the extent such rights and obligations relate to the Ag Business and arise after the
Closing. All purchase commitments under the Ag Shared Contracts shall be allocated under the
New Ag Business Contracts or the Ag Partial Assignments and Releases as between the Ag
Business, on the one hand, and the Excluded Descartes Businesses, on the other hand, in an
equitable manner that is mutually and reasonably agreed to by Descartes and Fermat. In
connection with the entering into of New Ag Business Contracts, the parties shall use their
reasonable best efforts to ensure that Descartes and its Subsidiaries are released by the third party
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with respect to all liabilities and obligations relating to the Ag Business and arising after the
Closing.
(ii) In the event that any third party under an Ag Shared Contract does
not agree to enter into a New Ag Business Contract or Ag Partial Assignment and Release
consistent with this Section 5.10(a), the parties shall in good faith seek mutually acceptable
alternative arrangements for purposes of allocating rights and liabilities and obligations under
such Ag Shared Contract (provided that such arrangements shall not result in a breach or
violation of such Ag Shared Contract by Descartes or its Subsidiaries). Such alternative
arrangements may include a subcontracting, sublicensing or subleasing arrangement under which
Fermat and its applicable Subsidiaries would, in compliance with Law, obtain the benefits under,
and, to the extent first arising after the Closing, assume the obligations and bear the economic
burdens associated with, such Ag Shared Contract solely to the extent related to the Ag Business
(or applicable portion thereof) or under which Descartes and its Subsidiaries would, upon the
request of Fermat, enforce for the benefit (and at the expense) of Fermat and its Subsidiaries any
and all of Descartes and its Subsidiaries rights against such third party under such Ag Shared
Contract solely to the extent related to the Ag Business (or applicable portion thereof), and
Descartes and its Subsidiaries would promptly pay to Fermat and its applicable Subsidiaries
when received all monies received by them (net of any applicable Taxes imposed on Descartes
and its Subsidiaries) under such Ag Shared Contract solely to the extent related to the Ag
Business (or applicable portion thereof).
(iii) With respect to Liabilities pursuant to, under or relating to a given
Ag Shared Contract relating to occurrences from and after the Closing, such Liabilities shall,
unless otherwise allocated pursuant to this Agreement (including Section 2.6) or any Acquisition
Document, be allocated between Descartes and Fermat as follows:
(A) If a Liability is incurred exclusively in respect of the Ag
Business or exclusively in respect of the Excluded Descartes Businesses, such Liability
shall be allocated to Fermat or its applicable Subsidiary (in respect of the Ag Business) or
Descartes or its applicable Subsidiary (in respect of the Excluded Descartes Businesses);
(B) If a Liability cannot be so allocated under clause (1) above,
such Liability shall be allocated to Descartes or Fermat, as the case may be, based on the
relative proportions of total benefit received (over the term of the Ag Shared Contract
remaining as of the Closing Date, measured as of the date of the allocation) by the Ag
Business or the Excluded Descartes Businesses under the relevant Ag Shared Contract.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Descartes and Fermat shall be responsible for any
or all Liabilities arising from its (or its Subsidiary’s) breach of the relevant Ag Shared
Contract to which this Section 5.10(a) otherwise pertains.
(iv) If Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, or Fermat
or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, receives any benefit or payment which under any
Ag Shared Contract was intended for the other, Descartes and Fermat will use their respective
reasonable best efforts to, and to cause their respective Subsidiaries to, deliver such benefit or
payment to the other party.
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(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties agree
that the Contracts listed on Section 5.10(a)(v) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule shall not be
deemed to be Acquired Ag Assets or Ag Shared Contracts hereunder.
(b) H&N Shared Contracts.
(i) Descartes acknowledges that Fermat is a party to certain Contracts
that relate both to the H&N Business and one or more of Fermat’s other businesses (each,
including those listed on Section 5.10(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule, but excluding the
H&N Labor Agreements, H&N Benefit Plans and IT Assets, an “H&N Shared Contract”).
Prior to the Closing, each of Descartes and Fermat shall, and shall cause their respective
Subsidiaries to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain from, and to cooperate in
obtaining from, and shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, enter into with, each
third party to a H&N Shared Contract, either (i) a separate contract or agreement in a form
reasonably acceptable to Descartes and Fermat (a “Fermat New Contract”) that allocates the
rights and obligations of Fermat and its Subsidiaries under each such H&N Shared Contract as
between the H&N Business, on the one hand, and the Excluded Fermat Businesses, on the other
hand, and which are otherwise substantially similar in all material respects to such H&N Shared
Contract, or (ii) a contract or agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Descartes and Fermat
effective as of the Closing (the “H&N Partial Assignments and Releases”) that (A) assigns the
rights and obligations under such H&N Shared Contract solely to the extent related to the H&N
Business and arising after the Closing to Descartes and its applicable Subsidiaries and (B)
releases Fermat and its Subsidiaries from all liabilities or obligations with respect to the H&N
Business that arise after the Closing. Any Fermat New Contracts that relate to the H&N
Business (the “H&N New Business Contracts”) shall be entered into by Descartes or one of its
Subsidiaries effective as of the Closing and shall allocate to Descartes or such Subsidiary (as
applicable) all rights and obligations of Fermat and its Subsidiaries (as applicable) under the
applicable H&N Shared Contract being replaced to the extent such rights and obligations relate
to the H&N Business and arise after the Closing. All purchase commitments under the H&N
Shared Contracts shall be allocated under the H&N New Business Contracts or the H&N Partial
Assignments and Releases as between the H&N Business, on the one hand, and the Excluded
Fermat Businesses, on the other hand, in an equitable manner that is mutually and reasonably
agreed to by Descartes and Fermat. In connection with the entering into of H&N New Business
Contracts, the parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to ensure that Fermat and its
Subsidiaries are released by the third party with respect to all liabilities and obligations relating
to the H&N Business and arising after the Closing.
(ii) In the event that any third party under a H&N Shared Contract
does not agree to enter into a H&N New Business Contract or H&N Partial Assignment and
Release consistent with this Section 5.10(b), the parties shall in good faith seek mutually
acceptable alternative arrangements for purposes of allocating rights and liabilities and
obligations under such H&N Shared Contract (provided that such arrangements shall not result
in a breach or violation of such H&N Shared Contract by Fermat or its Subsidiaries). Such
alternative arrangements may include a subcontracting, sublicensing or subleasing arrangement
under which Descartes and its applicable Subsidiaries would, in compliance with Law, obtain the
benefits under, and, to the extent first arising after the Closing, assume the obligations and bear
the economic burdens associated with, such H&N Shared Contract solely to the extent related to
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the H&N Business (or applicable portion thereof) or under which Fermat and its Subsidiaries
would, upon the request of Descartes, enforce for the benefit (and at the expense) of Descartes
and its Subsidiaries any and all of Fermat and its Subsidiaries rights against such third party
under such H&N Shared Contract solely to the extent related to the H&N Business (or applicable
portion thereof), and Fermat and its Subsidiaries would promptly pay to Descartes and its
applicable Subsidiaries when received all monies received by them (net of any applicable Taxes
imposed on Fermat and its Subsidiaries) under such H&N Shared Contract solely to the extent
related to the H&N Business (or applicable portion thereof).
(iii) With respect to Liabilities pursuant to, under or relating to a given
H&N Shared Contract relating to occurrences from and after the Closing, such Liabilities shall,
unless otherwise allocated pursuant to this Agreement (including Section 2.13) or any
Acquisition Document, be allocated between Descartes and Fermat as follows:
(A) If a Liability is incurred exclusively in respect of the H&N
Business or exclusively in respect of the Excluded Fermat Businesses, such Liability
shall be allocated to Descartes or its applicable Subsidiary (in respect of the H&N
Business) or Fermat or its applicable Subsidiary (in respect of the Excluded Fermat
Businesses);
(B) If a Liability cannot be so allocated under clause (1) above,
such Liability shall be allocated to Descartes or Fermat, as the case may be, based on the
relative proportions of total benefit received (over the term of the H&N Shared Contract
remaining as of the Closing Date, measured as of the date of the allocation) by the H&N
Business or the Excluded Fermat Businesses under the relevant H&N Shared Contract.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of Descartes and Fermat shall be responsible for any
or all Liabilities arising from its (or its Subsidiary’s) breach of the relevant H&N Shared
Contract to which this Section 5.10(b) otherwise pertains.
(iv) If Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, or Descartes
or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, receives any benefit or payment which under any
H&N Shared Contract was intended for the other, Descartes and Fermat will use their respective
reasonable best efforts to, and to cause their respective Subsidiaries to, deliver such benefit or
payment to the other party.
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties agree
that the Contracts listed on Section 5.10(b)(v) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule shall not be
deemed to be Acquired H&N Assets or H&N Shared Contracts hereunder.
Section 5.11 Obligations Regarding Non-Assignable Assets.
(a) Subject to clause (f), notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement to
the contrary, unless and until such license, consent, approval or amendment described below is
no longer required or has been obtained, this Agreement and the Acquisition Documents shall
not constitute an agreement to assign, license, sublicense, lease, sublease, convey or transfer at
the Closing any Acquired Ag Asset or Acquired H&N Asset or, in each case, any claim or right
or any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom as to which consent or approval from any
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Person (including any and all licenses to be granted by, and any and all consents and approvals
of, Governmental Entities) to assignment, license, sublicense, lease, sublease, conveyance or
transfer thereof or amendment thereof is required but has not been obtained as of the Closing
Date (such Acquired Ag Asset, a “Delayed Ag Asset” and such Acquired H&N Asset, a
“Delayed H&N Asset”); provided that to the extent not inconsistent with the terms of any
Delayed Ag Asset or Delayed H&N Asset, as applicable, or applicable Law, the parties shall
treat Fermat, with respect to a Delayed Ag Asset, and Descartes, with respect to a Delayed H&N
Asset, as the owner thereof for Tax purposes as of the Closing Date; provided, further, that,
except as otherwise expressly provided herein, neither Descartes or any of its Affiliates nor
Fermat or any of its Affiliates shall be required to commence any litigation or offer or pay any
money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party with
respect to any Delayed Ag Asset or Delayed H&N Asset, as the case may be. Without limiting
the generality of Section 5.1 and Section 5.30, Fermat and Descartes shall use, and cause each of
their Subsidiaries to use, commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such license, consent,
approval or amendment, including after the Closing Date. Upon obtaining the requisite licenses,
consents or approvals, unless otherwise provided in any Ag Acquisition Document, such
Delayed Ag Asset shall be transferred and assigned to Fermat hereunder without additional
consideration therefor and, unless otherwise provided in any H&N Acquisition Document, such
Delayed H&N Asset shall be transferred to Descartes hereunder without additional consideration
therefor.
(b) In the event and to the extent that, prior to the Closing, Descartes or any of
its Subsidiaries is unable to obtain a license, consent, approval or amendment required to assign,
license, sublicense, lease, sublease, convey or transfer any Delayed Ag Asset to Fermat, then
following the Closing (but in the case of any Delayed Site, subject to Section 5.11(f)), Descartes
shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to, in each case,
subject to the terms of the Ag Acquisition Documents, (A) continue to hold and (to the extent
that Fermat or its designee is unable to operate such Delayed Ag Asset directly, which the parties
agree shall be their mutual priority and preference) operate such Delayed Ag Asset in all material
respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and taking into account
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (or otherwise pursuant to reasonable and
equitable alternative arrangements designed to place (but in the case of any Delayed Site, subject
to Section 5.11(f)) the parties in the same place as if such Delayed Ag Asset had been transferred
at the Closing, which alternative arrangements the parties agree to use commercially reasonable
efforts to develop prior to, and enter into as of, the Closing Date), (B) cooperate in any
arrangement, reasonable and lawful as to Descartes and Fermat, designed to provide to Fermat or
its Subsidiaries the benefits arising under such Delayed Ag Asset, including (1) accepting such
reasonable direction as Fermat shall request of Descartes and (2) in the event that (x) as a result
of there being a Delayed Ag Asset, the Automatic Transfer Ag Business Employees at a
particular location do not transfer automatically to Fermat or its Subsidiaries at Closing by
operation of Law pursuant to the applicable Transfer Regulations, and (y) any such employees
refuse or otherwise do not accept Fermat’s or its Subsidiary’s offer of employment (made in
accordance with Section 5.8(b)), using commercially reasonable efforts to make the services of
such employees who have refused Fermat’s or its Subsidiary’s offer of employment available to
Fermat or its Subsidiary at cost, in a manner and to the extent permitted by applicable Law and
subject to any works council notice and consultation requirements; provided that, as long as
Descartes is complying with its obligations under this clause (2) and the applicable employees
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are providing services to Fermat as contemplated hereby, Fermat shall indemnify the Descartes
Indemnified Parties for any Losses arising with respect to such services; provided, further, that
any Ag Business Employee whose transfer to Fermat or its Subsidiaries is delayed in this
connection shall be treated as a Transferred Ag Business Employee for purposes of Section 5.8
as of the date he or she transfers to Fermat or its Subsidiary; and (C) enforce at Fermat’s request,
or allow Fermat and its Affiliates to enforce in a commercially reasonable manner, any rights of
Descartes or its Subsidiaries under such Delayed Ag Asset against the other party or parties
thereto; provided that the costs and expenses incurred by Descartes or its Affiliates at Fermat’s
request shall be borne solely by Fermat. Subject to the terms of the Ag Acquisition Documents,
Descartes shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, without further consideration therefor, pay
and remit to Fermat promptly all monies, rights and other consideration received in respect of
such performance. Subject to the terms of the Ag Acquisition Documents, Fermat shall pay,
perform and discharge fully, promptly when due, all of the obligations of Descartes or its
Subsidiaries in respect of the performance of their obligations, pursuant to this Section 5.11(b),
and Fermat shall be responsible for all Assumed Ag Liabilities related thereto and shall
indemnify the Descartes Indemnified Parties for all Losses arising out of any actions (or
omissions to act) (1) of Fermat and its Subsidiaries and of Descartes or any of its Affiliates
arising out of such performance by Fermat and its Subsidiaries or any Descartes Indemnified
Party, respectively, or (2) taken by any Descartes Indemnified Party at the direction of Fermat or
any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clause (1) and clause (2), to the extent arising out of
or resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct in respect of such performance by
such Descartes Indemnified Party (for which Descartes shall indemnify Fermat).
(c) In the event and to the extent that, prior to the Closing, Fermat or any of
its Subsidiaries is unable to obtain a license, consent, approval or amendment required to assign,
license, sublicense, lease, sublease, convey or transfer any Delayed H&N Asset to Descartes,
then following the Closing (but in the case of any Delayed Site, subject to Section 5.11(f)),
Fermat shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to, in each
case, subject to the terms of the H&N Acquisition Documents, (A) continue to hold and (to the
extent that Descartes or its designee is unable to operate such Delayed H&N Asset directly,
which the parties agree shall be their mutual priority and preference) operate such Delayed H&N
Asset in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
taking into account the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (or otherwise pursuant to
reasonable and equitable alternative arrangements designed to place (but in the case of any
Delayed Site, subject to Section 5.11(f)) the parties in the same place as if such Delayed H&N
Asset had been transferred at the Closing, which alternative arrangements the parties agree to use
commercially reasonable efforts to develop prior to, and enter into as of, the Closing Date), (B)
cooperate in any arrangement, reasonable and lawful as to Fermat and Descartes, designed to
provide to Descartes or its Subsidiaries the benefits arising under such Delayed H&N Asset,
including (1) accepting such reasonable direction as Descartes shall request of Fermat and (2) in
the event that (x) as a result of there being a Delayed H&N Asset, the Automatic Transfer H&N
Business Employees at a particular location do not transfer automatically to Descartes or its
Subsidiaries at Closing by operation of Law pursuant to the applicable Transfer Regulations, and
(y) any such employees refuse or otherwise do not accept Descartes’s or its Subsidiary’s offer of
employment (made in accordance with Section 5.9(b)), using commercially reasonable efforts to
make the services of such employees who have refused Descartes’s or its Subsidiary’s offer of
employment available to Descartes or its Subsidiary at cost, in a manner and to the extent
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permitted by applicable Law and subject to any works council notice and consultation
requirements; provided that, as long as Fermat is complying with its obligations under this clause
(2) and the applicable employees are providing services to Descartes as contemplated hereby,
Descartes shall indemnify the Fermat Indemnified Parties for any Losses arising with respect to
such services; provided, further, that any H&N Business Employee whose transfer to Descartes
or its Subsidiaries is delayed in this connection shall be treated as a Transferred H&N Business
Employee for purposes of Section 5.9 as of the date he or she transfers to Descartes or its
Subsidiary, and (C) enforce at Descartes’s request, or allow Descartes and its Affiliates to
enforce in a commercially reasonable manner, any rights of Fermat or its Subsidiaries under such
Delayed H&N Asset against the other party or parties thereto; provided that the costs and
expenses incurred by Fermat or its Affiliates at Descartes’s request shall be borne solely by
Descartes. Subject to the terms of the H&N Acquisition Documents, Fermat shall, and shall
cause its Subsidiaries to, without further consideration therefor, pay and remit to Descartes
promptly all monies, rights and other consideration received in respect of such performance.
Subject to the terms of the H&N Acquisition Documents, Descartes shall pay, perform and
discharge fully, promptly when due, all of the obligations of Fermat or its Subsidiaries in respect
of the performance of their obligations pursuant to this Section 5.11(c), and Descartes shall be
responsible for all Assumed H&N Liabilities related thereto and shall indemnify the Fermat
Indemnified Parties for all Losses arising out of any actions (or omissions to act) (1) of Descartes
and its Subsidiaries and of Fermat or any of its Affiliates arising out of such performance by
Descartes and its Subsidiaries or any Fermat Indemnified Party, respectively, or (2) taken by any
Fermat Indemnified Party at the direction of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the
case of clause (1) and clause (2), to the extent arising out of or resulting from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct in respect of such performance by such Fermat Indemnified
Party (for which Fermat shall indemnify Descartes).
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 5.11 shall not be
interpreted to derogate from, or create, any rights or obligations of the parties inconsistent with
the rights and obligations of the parties or their respective Subsidiaries set forth in the
Acquisition Documents.
(e) Subject to clause (f), notwithstanding anything else set forth in this
Section 5.11, (i) neither Descartes nor any other of its Subsidiaries shall be required by this
Section 5.11 to take any action that may, in the good faith judgment of Descartes or such
Subsidiary, (A) result in a violation of any obligation which Descartes or any such Subsidiary
has to any third party or (B) violate applicable Law and (ii) neither Fermat nor any other of its
Subsidiaries shall be required to take any action that may, in the good faith judgment of Fermat
or such Subsidiary, (A) result in a violation of any obligation which Fermat or any such
Subsidiary has to any third party or (B) violate applicable Law.
(f) The parties hereto acknowledge that Registrations for Transferred Ag
Active Ingredients and Transferred Ag Formulated Products, as well as for Excluded Ag
Formulations Assets, often include references to the manufacturing source of the relevant active
ingredient or formulated product. The parties hereto agree to designate as promptly as
reasonably practicable after the date of this Agreement, expert regulatory representatives from
each party to develop a coordinated plan for communicating with applicable Governmental
Entities in relevant countries to inform them of the planned change of ownership and to agree on
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a plan to file or record any changes necessary. Each party shall designate its regulatory
representative within five (5) days after the date hereof, and the parties shall cooperate in good
faith to develop a plan and initiate communications with Governmental Entities not later than
forty-five (45) days after the date hereof. The regulatory representatives shall also, not later than
fifteen (15) days after the date of this Agreement, cooperate in good faith to develop a plan to
implement, the Regulatory Transfer and Support Agreement after the Closing Date. If the
regulatory requirements of any specific country would result in a material disruption of supply
following (x) a change of ownership of any Acquired Ag Owned Real Property or (y) a change
of tenancy of any Acquired Ag Leased Real Property (any such sites, “Delayed Sites”) at
Closing, the parties and/or their applicable Subsidiaries shall in good faith enter into agreements
effective as of the Closing based on the Ag Manufacturing Agreements, modified as appropriate
to take into account the terms set forth on Exhibit E-6 (the “Delayed Site Term Sheet”, and any
such agreements, collectively, the “Delayed Site Agreements”) and any other terms appropriate
to the particular Acquired Ag Owned Real Property or Acquired Ag Leased Real Property as
may be mutually agreed by the parties, or, if agreed by the parties, ensure continuity of supply
pursuant to alternative means such as positioning inventory before Closing or entering into a
local distribution agreement, as applicable, and, in each case, otherwise consistent with the
principles described in Section 5.11(a) and (b), as applicable.
(g) The failure to obtain a consent or approval shall not in and of itself
constitute a breach of this Section 5.11; provided, that the foregoing shall not preclude
consideration of a party’s efforts in pursuing such consent or approval for purposes of
determining compliance with this Section 5.11.
Section 5.12 Names Following Closing.
(a) Neither Fermat nor any of its Affiliates shall use, or have the right to use,
any of the names set forth on Section 5.12(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule or any
confusingly similar variations or derivatives thereof as a Trademark (the “Descartes Names”),
except as provided in Section 5.12(b) and (e).
(b) The Ag Business may continue to use the Descartes Names following the
Closing so long as Fermat uses and causes its Affiliates to use (i) commercially reasonable
efforts to minimize use of the Descartes Names by the Ag Business from and after the Closing,
and (ii) reasonable best efforts to, as soon as practicable after the Closing Date (and in any event
within twenty-four (24) months thereafter or such longer time solely as and to the extent required
by applicable Law, provided, that Fermat and its Affiliates have been diligently attempting to
obtain all Approvals to be permitted to cease to use the Descartes Names in an expeditious
manner), (A) cease and discontinue use of all Descartes Names and (B) complete the removal of
the Descartes Names from all products, signage, vehicles, properties, technical information,
websites, web pages, social media and promotional or other marketing materials and other
publicly available or accessible assets.
(c) Neither Descartes nor any of its Affiliates shall use, or have the right to
use, any of the names set forth on Section 5.12(c) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule or any
confusingly similar variations or derivatives thereof as a Trademark (the “Fermat Names”),
except as provided in Section 5.12(d) and (e).
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(d) The H&N Business may continue to use the Fermat Names following the
Closing so long as Descartes uses and causes its Affiliates to use (i) commercially reasonable
efforts to minimize use of the Fermat Names by the H&N Business from and after the Closing,
and (ii) reasonable best efforts to, as soon as practicable after the Closing Date (and in any event
within nine (9) months thereafter or such longer time solely as and to the extent required by
applicable Law, provided, that Descartes and its Affiliates have been diligently attempting to
obtain all Approvals to be permitted to cease to use the Fermat Names in an expeditious
manner), (A) cease and discontinue use of all Fermat Names and (B) complete the removal of the
Fermat Names from all products, signage, vehicles, properties, technical information, websites,
web pages, social media and promotional or other marketing materials and other publicly
available or accessible assets.
(e) Any use of the Descartes Names by Fermat and its Affiliates or any use of
the Fermat Names by Descartes and its Affiliates, respectively, permitted by this Section 5.12
shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) use of either the Descartes Names or the Fermat Names shall be in
the same form and manner, to no greater extent (without an increase in the extent or type of uses
of the Descartes Names or Fermat Names), and subject to the same standards of quality, of that
in effect for the Descartes Names or Fermat Names, respectively, as of the Closing;
(ii) the Descartes Names or Fermat Names shall not be used in a
manner that may reflect negatively on such name and marks or on Descartes or any of its
Affiliates or Fermat or any of its Affiliates, respectively;
(iii) Descartes and its Affiliates shall not apply to register or register
any Trademarks for the Fermat Names, and Fermat and its Affiliates shall not apply to register or
register any Trademarks for the Descartes Names;
(iv) any press release or similar public announcement or
communication that references any of the Descartes Names or Fermat Names, respectively, shall
include a statement that Fermat or its Affiliates, as applicable, and Descartes or its Affiliates, as
applicable, are not Affiliates or otherwise related to each other; and
(v) Fermat and its Affiliates shall, in connection with all written uses
of the Descartes Names, including on any packaging materials, displays, signs, promotional
materials, forms, and websites, include a clear statement that the associated products or services
are manufactured by or otherwise emanate from Fermat and not from Descartes, and Descartes
and its Affiliates shall, in connection with all written uses of the Fermat Names, including on any
packaging materials, displays, signs, promotional materials, forms, and websites, include a clear
statement that the associated products or services are manufactured by or otherwise emanate
from Descartes and not from Fermat.
(f) Without limitation to any other remedies, if either party and its respective
Affiliates fails to comply with the foregoing terms and conditions in relation to the use of the
Descartes Names or Fermat Names, as applicable, such other party shall be entitled to a
temporary, preliminary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief in accordance with
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Section 10.6. Except as and to the extent otherwise provided by an indemnification obligation of
a party owed to the other party hereunder, each party and its respective Affiliates shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other party and its respective Affiliates for any Losses
arising from or relating to the use by such party or any of its respective Affiliates of the
Descartes Names or Fermat Names, as applicable, under this Section 5.12.
Section 5.13 Pre-Closing Restructuring.
(a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Descartes
and its Subsidiaries may, prior to the Closing, take actions to implement the Ag Step Plan
including, without limitation, (i) actions necessary to ensure that, upon the Closing, each
Transferred Ag Subsidiary shall have the entity classification for U.S. federal income tax
purposes shown for each Transferred Ag Subsidiary in the Ag Step Plan and (ii) transfers of
equity interests in any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries to Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries.
Neither the Ag Step Plan nor Section 1.1(q) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule may be
modified after the date hereof without the prior written consent of Fermat, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
(b) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, Fermat and
its Subsidiaries may, prior to the Closing, take actions to implement the H&N Step Plan
including, without limitation, (i) actions necessary to ensure that, upon the Closing, each
Transferred H&N Subsidiary shall have the entity classification for U.S. federal income tax
purposes shown for each Transferred H&N Subsidiary in the H&N Step Plan and (ii) transfers of
equity interests in any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries to Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries.
Neither the H&N Step Plan, nor Section 1.1(g) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule may be
modified after the date hereof without the prior written consent of Descartes, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
Section 5.14 Mail and Other Communications; Payments.
(a) After the Closing Date, Descartes and its Affiliates may receive mail,
packages and other communications (including electronic communications) properly belonging
to Fermat and its Affiliates. After the Closing Date, Fermat and its Affiliates may receive mail,
packages and other communications (including electronic communications) properly belonging
to Descartes and its Affiliates. Accordingly, at all times after the Closing Date, each of
Descartes and Fermat authorizes the other and their respective Affiliates to receive and open all
mail, packages and other communications received by it and not unambiguously intended for the
other party (or its Affiliates) or any of the other party’s (or its Affiliates’) officers or directors,
and to retain the same to the extent that they relate to the Ag Business or the Excluded Fermat
Businesses (in the case of receipt by Fermat and its Affiliates) or the H&N Business or the
Excluded Descartes Businesses (in the case of receipt by Descartes and its Affiliates), or to the
extent that they do not relate to the Ag Business or the Excluded Fermat Businesses (in the case
of receipt by Fermat and its Affiliates) or the H&N Business or the Excluded Descartes
Businesses (in the case of receipt by Descartes and its Affiliates), the receiving party shall
promptly after becoming aware thereof refer, forward or otherwise deliver such mail, packages
or other communications (or, in case the same relate to both the Ag Business and the Excluded
Descartes Businesses or the H&N Business and the Excluded Fermat Businesses, copies thereof)
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to the other party. The provisions of this Section 5.14(a) are not intended to, and shall not be
deemed to, constitute an authorization by either Descartes or Fermat (or any of their respective
Affiliates) to permit the other (or its Affiliates) to accept service of process on its behalf, and
neither party is or shall be deemed to be the agent of the other for service of process purposes.
(b) Descartes shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliate to, promptly pay or
deliver to Fermat (or its designated Affiliates) any monies or checks that have been received by
Descartes or any of its Affiliates after the Closing Date to the extent they are (or represent the
proceeds of) an Acquired Ag Asset.
(c) Fermat shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliate to, promptly pay or
deliver to Descartes (or its designated Affiliates) any monies or checks that have been received
by Fermat or any of its Affiliates (including the Ag Business) after the Closing Date to the extent
they are (or represent the proceeds of) an Excluded Ag Asset.
(d) Fermat shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliate to, promptly pay or
deliver to Descartes (or its designated Affiliates) any monies or checks that have been received
by Fermat or any of its Affiliates after the Closing Date to the extent they are (or represent the
proceeds of) an Acquired H&N Asset.
(e) Descartes shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliate to, promptly pay or
deliver to Fermat (or its designated Affiliates) any monies or checks that have been received by
Descartes or any of its Affiliates (including the H&N Business) after the Closing Date to the
extent they are (or represent the proceeds of) an Excluded H&N Asset.
Section 5.15 Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.
(a) For a period of five (5) years from the Closing Date, neither Descartes nor
any of its Affiliates (including, after the Closing, Dirac) shall, directly or indirectly (including by
means of sublicensing to (or engaging in a similar arrangement with) another Person), own,
manage, operate or engage in any business engaged in the manufacture for commercial sale,
marketing or sale of any product that contains any of the Transferred Ag Active Ingredients,
other than:
(i) the Excluded Products (but with respect to clauses (b) and (c) of
the definition of Excluded Products, only those listed on Section 5.15(a)(i) of the Descartes
Disclosure Schedule (the “Existing Excluded Herbicide Formulated Products”)),
(ii) any product manufactured, marketed, distributed, sold, used,
discovered or under research or development by or on behalf of, or for which a registration is
owned, co-owned, licensed by (or to which rights have otherwise been granted to) Dirac or any
of its Affiliates (excluding Descartes or any of its Affiliates) as of the date hereof (A) without
reliance on any of the Acquired Ag Data Package (other than as reflected in Contracts for supply
of a Transferred Ag Active Ingredient or Transferred Ag Formulated Product from Descartes to
Dirac entered into before the date hereof and made available to Fermat) and (B) without breach
of any of the obligations of Descartes and its Subsidiaries under any other section of this
Agreement or any of the Acquisition Documents) or
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(iii) any new formulated products that modify the composition of any
of the Existing Excluded Herbicide Formulated Products by changing the percentage of active
ingredients or changing the inert ingredients in such formulations (so long as the crop field of use
is not expanded to include cereals) and that do not contain any additional active ingredients.
(a “Competing Ag Business”); provided, that:
(A) Descartes and its Affiliates may acquire (x) any business or
interests in or securities of any Person that derived 5% or less of its total annual revenues in its
most recent fiscal year from activities that constitute a Competing Ag Business and any non-
controlling interests in or securities of any Person that derived 5% or less of its total annual
revenues in its most recent fiscal year from activities that constitute a Competing Ag Business
and (y) any interests in or securities of any other Person so long as such Person, as soon as
reasonably practicable (and in any event within twelve (12) months after the closing date of such
acquisition) divests or winds down the Competing Ag Business of such Person such that the
acquisition of such Person would be permitted pursuant to clause (1)(x) of this proviso;
(B) this Section 5.15(a) shall not apply to (x) passive ownership, solely
as an investment, of 5% or less of the securities of any Person and (y) any interest in any Person,
regardless of the relative size of the ownership interest or revenues derived from a Competing
Ag Business, through any pension trust or similar benefit plan investment vehicle (or agent
thereof in their capacity as such) of Descartes or any of its Affiliates so long as such investments
are passive investments in securities in the ordinary course of its business; and
(C) at the request of Descartes, Fermat shall meet and negotiate in
good faith with Descartes and its Affiliates (including Dirac) during such five (5) year period if
Descartes or its Affiliates (including Dirac) desire to purchase any Transferred Ag Active
Ingredients from Fermat or its Affiliates for applications other than cereal herbicides and
insecticides (but including, for the avoidance of doubt, Seed Treatment).
(b) For a period of three (3) years from the Closing Date, none of Descartes,
its Affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees shall, directly or
indirectly, solicit for employment (whether as an employee, consultant or otherwise), offer to
hire, hire or enter into any employment or consulting agreement or arrangement with any (i)
individual set forth on Section 5.15(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule, (ii) employee of
Fermat or its Subsidiaries with whom Descartes or any of its Affiliates first came in contact in
connection with its consideration of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than
any H&N Business Employee, (iii) Transferred Ag Business Employee, (iv) Ag Business
Employee who rejected an offer of employment made pursuant to Section 5.8 or (v) H&N
Business Employee who rejected an offer of employment made by Descartes or its Subsidiaries
and received severance, notice or other termination pay (“H&N Severance Recipient”);
provided, that this prohibition shall not apply to (A) solicitation of any such individual who has
been terminated by Fermat or its Subsidiaries (other than any H&N Severance Recipient),
(B) solicitations made to the public or the industry generally through advertising or electronic
listing which are not targeted at employees of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) hirings of
persons (other than any H&N Severance Recipient) either (1) in connection with solicitations
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permitted under clause (A) or (B) or (2) who independently approach such party and, in each of
subclauses (1) and (2), whom were not otherwise solicited in breach of this Section 5.15(b).
(c) For a period of five (5) years from the Closing Date, neither Fermat nor
any of its Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate or engage in any business
engaged in the manufacture for commercial sale, marketing or sale of any product that contains
any product currently developed, manufactured, marketed or sold by the H&N Business (other
than any product sold or held for use by Fermat or its Subsidiaries as of the date of the
Agreement that is part of the Excluded Fermat Businesses as of the date of this Agreement, and
any extensions, modifications or derivatives thereof that, if sold as of the date of this Agreement,
would not be part of the H&N Business) (a “Competing H&N Business”); provided, that (A)
Fermat and its Affiliates may acquire any business or interests in or securities of (1) any Person
that derived 5% or less of its total annual revenues in its most recent fiscal year from activities
that constitute a Competing H&N Business and any non-controlling interests in or securities of
any Person that derived 5% or less of its total annual revenues in its most recent fiscal year from
activities that constitute a Competing H&N Business and (2) any interests in or securities of any
other Person so long as such Person, as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within
twelve (12) months after the closing date of such acquisition) divests or winds down the
Competing H&N Business of such Person such that the acquisition of such Person would be
permitted pursuant to clause (A)(1) of this proviso; and (B) this Section 5.15(c) shall not apply to
(1) passive ownership, solely as an investment, of 5% or less of the securities of any Person and
(2) any interest in any Person, regardless of the relative size of the ownership interest or revenues
derived from a Competing H&N Business, through any pension trust, similar benefit plan
investment vehicle (or agent thereof in their capacity as such) of Fermat or any of its Affiliates
so long as such investments are passive investments in securities in the ordinary course of its
business.
(d) For a period of three (3) years from the Closing Date, none of Fermat, its
Affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors or employees shall, directly or indirectly,
solicit for employment (whether as an employee, consultant or otherwise), offer to hire, hire or
enter into any employment or consulting agreement or arrangement with any (i) individual
employed by Descartes or its Subsidiaries in Descartes’s Agriculture segment, as described in
Descartes’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, other than any Ag
Business Employee, (ii) employee of Descartes or its Subsidiaries with whom Fermat or any of
its Affiliates first came in contact in connection with its consideration of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, other than any Ag Business Employee, (iii) Transferred H&N
Business Employee, (iv) H&N Business Employee who rejected an offer of employment made
pursuant to Section 5.9 or (v) Ag Business Employee who rejected an offer of employment made
by Fermat or its Subsidiaries and received severance, notice or other termination pay (“▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Recipient”); provided that this prohibition shall not apply to (A) solicitation of any
such individual who has been terminated by Descartes or its Subsidiaries (other than any ▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Recipient), (B) solicitations made to the public or the industry generally through
advertising or electronic listing which are not targeted at employees of Descartes or any of its
Subsidiaries or (C) hirings of persons (other than any ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Recipient) either (1) in
connection with solicitations permitted under clause (A) or (B) or (2) who independently
approach such party and, in each of subclauses (1) and (2), whom were not otherwise solicited in
breach of this Section 5.15(d).
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(e) In recognition of the business objectives of the parties hereto in entering
into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and the consideration paid
therefor, each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that (i) the foregoing non-competition and
non-solicitation provisions do not impose a greater restraint than is necessary to protect the
legitimate business interests of the other party hereto and are reasonable under the circumstances
and (ii) the parties hereto would not be willing to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement without each of them entering into the restrictive covenants set forth herein.
(f) If, at any time, the provisions of this Section 5.15 shall be determined to
be invalid or unenforceable by reason of being vague or unreasonable as to duration, geographic
area or scope, this Section 5.15 shall be considered divisible and shall be deemed amended to
only such duration, geographic area or scope as shall be determined to be reasonable and
enforceable by the court or other body having jurisdiction.
(g) The parties agree that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
(i) the provisions of Section 5.15(a) and Section 5.15(b) shall not prohibit Descartes or any of its
Subsidiaries from performing (A) its obligations under any Contract or Ag Shared Contract or
owning or operating any other asset in each case that constitutes an Acquired Ag Asset which is
not transferred, conveyed or assigned to Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date
pursuant to Section 5.10(a) or Section 5.11 or (B) its obligations under this Agreement or any
Acquisition Document, and (ii) the provisions of Section 5.15(c) and Section 5.15(d) shall not
prohibit Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries from performing (A) its obligations under any Contract
or H&N Shared Contract or owning or operating any other asset in each case that constitutes a
Acquired H&N Asset which is not transferred, conveyed or assigned to Descartes or one of its
Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.10(b) or Section 5.11 or (B) its
obligations under this Agreement or any Acquisition Document.
Section 5.16 Restriction on Use of Concerto Data. Beginning on the Closing Date and
until December 1, 2019, except as required by Law or mandatory data cost sharing rules, Fermat
shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, use, or license or otherwise permit a third party to
use, the Concerto Data in order to obtain or maintain Registrations for (a) Metsulfuron Methyl
Technical minimum assay 96.7% or Chlorsulfuron Technical minimum assay 96.0% or (b)
formulated end-use products containing Metsulfuron or Chlorsulfuron, in either case, (i) within
the Vegetation Management Territory for use in the Vegetation Management Field, (ii) within
the Range and Pasture Territory for use in the Range and Pasture Field, (iii) within the Forestry
Territory for use in the Forestry Field or (iv) within the Natural Recreation Areas Territory for
use in the Natural Recreation Areas Field.
Section 5.17 Intercompany Agreements.
(a) Except with respect to any Ag Intercompany Agreements (x) listed on
Section 5.17(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (which may be amended by Descartes to
include intercompany agreements expressly provided for pursuant to the Ag Step Plan, (y) as
may be consented to in writing by Fermat (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed) in relation to the Ag Step Plan or (z) as may otherwise be specifically
consented to in writing by Fermat (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed (it being agreed that withholding, delaying or conditioning any such consent is
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reasonable if such Ag Intercompany Agreement could adversely impact Fermat or any of its
Subsidiaries (including the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries after the Closing) in any manner),
Descartes shall take such actions as are necessary to cause each Ag Intercompany Agreement to
be terminated and of no force and effect after the Closing (for the avoidance of doubt, the
foregoing does not apply to any agreement that, as of the Closing, is solely between members of
the Descartes Group). Effective upon the Closing, except as otherwise specifically consented to
in writing by Fermat (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (it
being agreed that withholding, delaying or conditioning any such consent is reasonable if such
intercompany account could adversely impact Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries (including the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries after the Closing) in any manner), all outstanding intercompany
accounts, whether payables or receivables, between members of the Descartes Group, on the one
hand, and any Transferred Ag Subsidiary, on the other hand, in respect of the Ag Business, shall
be settled and/or cancelled and of no further force and effect (it being understood that such
settlement or cancellation shall not in any way affect the Excluded Ag Assets, the Retained Ag
Liabilities, the Ag Shared Contracts and the Ag Acquisition Documents or any amounts which
may be payable pursuant to the Excluded Ag Assets, the Retained Ag Liabilities, the Ag Shared
Contracts and the Ag Acquisition Documents). For the avoidance of doubt, none of Fermat or
any of its Subsidiaries (including after the Closing, the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries) shall have
any claim, action or other right against Descartes and/or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to
any funds, accounts or other assets or proceeds thereof that were subject to or arose out of the
settlement of any such account balances; provided, that any such Liability arising out of or
relating to the termination or cancellation thereof remains a Retained Ag Liability.
(b) Except with respect to any H&N Intercompany Agreements (x) listed on
Section 5.17(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule (which may be amended by Fermat to include
intercompany agreements expressly provided for pursuant to the H&N Step Plan, (y) as may be
consented to in writing by Descartes (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed) in relation to the H&N Step Plan), or (z) as may otherwise be specifically consented
to in writing by Descartes (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed
(it being agreed that withholding, delaying or conditioning any such consent is reasonable if such
H&N Intercompany Agreement could adversely impact Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries
(including the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries after the Closing) in any manner), Fermat shall
take such actions as are necessary to cause each H&N Intercompany Agreement to be terminated
and of no force and effect after the Closing (for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing does not
apply to any agreement that, as of the Closing, is solely between members of the Fermat Group).
Effective upon the Closing, except as otherwise specifically consented to in writing by Descartes
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (it being agreed that
withholding, delaying or conditioning any such consent is reasonable if such intercompany
account could adversely impact Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Transferred
H&N Subsidiaries after the Closing) in any manner), all outstanding intercompany accounts
whether payables or receivables, between members of the Fermat Group, on the one hand, and
any Transferred H&N Subsidiary, on the other hand, in respect of the H&N Business, shall be
settled and/or cancelled and of no further force and effect (it being understood that such
settlement or cancellation shall not in any way affect the Excluded H&N Assets, the Retained
H&N Liabilities, the H&N Shared Contracts and the H&N Acquisition Documents or any
amounts which may be payable pursuant to the Excluded H&N Assets, the Retained H&N
Liabilities, the H&N Shared Contracts and the H&N Acquisition Documents). For the avoidance
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of doubt, none of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries (including after the Closing, the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries) shall have any claim, action or other right against Fermat and/or
any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any funds, accounts or other assets or proceeds thereof that
were subject to or arose out of the settlement of any such account balances; provided, that any
such Liability arising out of or relating to the termination or cancellation thereof remains a
Retained H&N Liability.
(c) From and after the date hereof until the Closing, Fermat and Descartes
shall cooperate in good faith to identify any intercompany accounts solely between or among (x)
the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries or (y) the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries that would create at or
immediately after the Closing a Liability (other than an intercompany Liability) of Fermat and its
Subsidiaries or Descartes and its Subsidiaries, respectively, and in good faith work to minimize
any such Liabilities (and share equally any costs (including any Taxes imposed on or payable by
Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries or Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries, respectively) arising out
of such efforts and actions taken to achieve such outcomes as may be mutually agreed). Each of
Descartes and Fermat may also request that the other settle or cancel any other intercompany
accounts solely between or among the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries or Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries, as applicable, at the sole cost of the requesting party (which costs shall include any
Taxes imposed on or payable by the non-requesting party or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of
such settlement or cancellation). For the avoidance of doubt, the non-requesting party shall be
entitled to deny any such request in its sole discretion.
Section 5.18 Audited Financial Statements; Cooperation Regarding Pro Forma
Financial Statements.
(a) Descartes shall deliver to Fermat, as promptly as reasonably practicable
after the Closing (and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the Closing) (a) audited
combined statements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed of the Ag Business as at
December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and the related audited
combined statements of revenues and direct expenses of the Ag Business for the years ended
December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, together with all related notes
and schedules thereto, accompanied by the reports thereon of the independent auditors of the Ag
Business (the “Ag Business Audited Financial Statements”) and (b) unaudited combined
statements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed of the Ag Business as at the end of each
Required Quarter and the end of the corresponding fiscal quarter in the prior fiscal year and the
related unaudited combined statements of statements of revenues and direct expenses of the Ag
Business for each Required Quarter and for the corresponding fiscal quarter in the prior fiscal
year, in each case prepared on the same basis as the Ag Business Audited Financial Statements
(except that they contain the notes required by GAAP as applicable to interim financial
statements and are subject to normal year-end adjustments) (collectively, the “Ag Business
Unaudited Interim Financial Statements”), in each case ((a) and (b)) that meets the
requirements of “abbreviated financial statements” as provided for in 2065.4-6 of the SEC
Financial and Reporting Manual (giving effect to the waiver granted to Fermat by the SEC prior
to the date hereof) and that would satisfy the requirements of Item 9.01 of Form 8-K with respect
to financial statements of the business acquired if included on a Form 8-K/A filed by Fermat on
the 75th day after the Closing to amend a Form 8-K filed by Fermat announcing the Closing on
the Closing Date (assuming such filings are made on such dates, without regard to whether
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actually made on such dates). As soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than
ninety-five (95) days after the Closing Date, Descartes shall deliver to Fermat unaudited
combined statements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed of the Ag Business as at the end
of any fiscal quarter ended after the final Required Quarter but prior to the Closing Date (and as
at the end of the corresponding fiscal quarter in the prior fiscal year) and as at the Closing Date
and the related unaudited combined statements of revenues and direct expenses of the Ag
Business for any fiscal quarter ended after the final Required Quarter but prior to the Closing
Date and for the fiscal period commencing after the end of, as applicable, (x) such fiscal quarter
ended after the final Required Quarter but prior to the Closing Date or (y) the final Required
Quarter, and ending on the Closing Date, in each case prepared on the same basis as the Ag
Business Audited Financial Statements (except that they contain the notes required by GAAP as
applicable to stub financial statements and are subject to normal year-end adjustments) and that
meets the requirements of “abbreviated financial statements” as provided for in 2065.4-6 of the
SEC Financial and Reporting Manual (giving effect to the waiver granted to Fermat by the SEC
prior to the date hereof) (collectively, the “Ag Business Stub Financial Statements”). The Ag
Business Audited Financial Statements, the Ag Business Unaudited Interim Financial Statements
and the Ag Business Stub Financial Statements shall be accompanied by a certificate in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit J, signed by a duly authorized officer of Descartes (the “Descartes
Financial Statements Certificate”).
(b) From and after the Closing until the 75th day after the Closing Date,
Descartes shall, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its accountants, auditors
and employees to, at Fermat’s sole expense, (i) discuss, cooperate and provide information
reasonably requested by Fermat or its Representatives, that is reasonably necessary for Fermat to
prepare unaudited pro forma financial statements of Fermat for the periods described in clause
(a) above, and (ii) cooperate with Fermat with regards to responding to any comments from the
SEC concerning such pro forma financial statements.
(c) In the event that Descartes fails to deliver the Ag Business Audited
Financial Statements and Ag Business Unaudited Interim Financial Statements prior to the 55th
day after the Closing, for each day after the 45th day after the Closing that elapses prior to
Descartes’s delivery of both the Ag Business Audited Financial Statements and Ag Business
Unaudited Interim Financial Statements (the total number of such days, the “Late Statements
Period”), Descartes shall pay to Fermat, on a weekly basis in arrears, with the first such payment
to be made at the end of the week in which the 55th day after Closing occurs, a fee equal to the
then-accrued Late Statements Fee less any amounts previously paid by Descartes pursuant to this
Section 5.18(c), by wire transfer of same-day funds no later than the first Business Day
following the end of such weekly period; provided, however, that if Descartes has not been able
to timely file its financial statements with the SEC for any fiscal period covered by the Ag
Business Unaudited Interim Financial Statements, such fee shall not accrue until the later of (x)
the 45th day after the Closing Date and (y) such time as Descartes files its financial statements
with the SEC for such fiscal periods covered by the Ag Business Audited Financial Statements
and Ag Business Unaudited Interim Financial Statements (and shall not be payable until the first
Business Day following the end of the first weekly period ending after such date). This Section
5.18(c) shall not impair the rights, if any, of Fermat or Descartes to seek and obtain equitable
relief.
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(d) Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that (i) the agreements contained
in this Section 5.18 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii)
the Late Statements Fee is not a penalty and constitutes liquidated damages, in a reasonable
amount that will compensate Fermat in the circumstances in which such fee is payable for the
opportunities foregone caused by such failure to timely deliver the Ag Business Audited
Financial Statements and the Ag Business Unaudited Interim Financial Statements, which
amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision, and (iii) without these
agreements, the parties would not enter into this Agreement. If Descartes fails to pay the Late
Statements Fee pursuant to Section 5.18(c) when due, and, in order to obtain such payment,
Fermat commences a suit that results in a judgment against Descartes for the Late Statements
Fee, Descartes shall pay to Fermat its costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and
expenses) incurred in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amount of the Late
Statements Fee, as the case may be, from the date such payment was required to be made until
the date of payment at the prime lending rate in the United States prevailing during such period
as published in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be
made.
(e) If so requested in writing by Descartes, Fermat shall (at Descartes’s sole
expense) cause to be prepared and delivered to Descartes, as soon as reasonably practicable (and
in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after such request), (i) audited combined
balance sheets of the H&N Business as at December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015, and
December 31, 2016, and related audited combined statements of operations, comprehensive loss,
cash flows and changes of equity of the H&N Business for the years ended December 31, 2014,
December 31, 2015, and December 31, 2016, together with all related notes and schedules
thereto, accompanied by reports thereon of the independent auditors of the H&N Business (the
“H&N Business Audited Financial Statements”), (ii) unaudited combined balance sheets of the
H&N Business as at the end of any fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2016 (the “H&N
Requested Quarters”), but prior to the Closing and the end of the corresponding fiscal quarter in
the prior fiscal year and the related unaudited combined statements of operations, comprehensive
loss, cash flows and changes of equity of the H&N Business for each such H&N Requested
Quarter and the corresponding fiscal quarter in the prior fiscal year, in each case prepared on the
same basis as the H&N Business Audited Financial Statements (except that they contain the
notes required by GAAP as applicable to interim financial statements and are subject to normal
year-end adjustments) and (iii) unaudited combined balance sheets of the H&N Business as at
the Closing Date, and the related unaudited combined statements of operations, comprehensive
loss, cash flows and changes of equity of the H&N Business for the period from the end of the
last H&N Requested Quarter until the Closing Date, in each case prepared on the same basis as
the H&N Business Audited Financial Statements (except that they contain the notes required by
GAAP as applicable to stub financial statements and are subject to normal year-end
adjustments). Fermat shall, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its
accountants, auditors and employees to, at Descartes’s sole expense, (A) discuss, cooperate and
provide information reasonably requested by Descartes or its Representatives, that is reasonably
necessary for Descartes to prepare unaudited pro forma financial statements for the periods
described in the preceding sentence and (B) cooperate with Descartes with regards to responding
to any comments from the SEC concerning such pro forma financial statements. Descartes shall
cooperate in good faith to allow Fermat to reasonably access the books and records of the H&N
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Business and any Transferred H&N Business Employees as are reasonably required to prepare
such financial statements described in the first sentence of this Section 5.18(e).
(f) The parties agree to certain matters regarding internal controls as set forth
on Section 5.18(f) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedules.
Section 5.19 Transfer of Permits.
(a) Fermat shall be responsible for preparing and submitting, on a timely
basis, all filings required to effect the transfer or reissuance of all Ag Business Permits. Subject
to Section 5.11, Descartes shall cooperate with Fermat with respect to the filing of such transfer
or reissuance requests, including executing any necessary forms as required and providing
information in Descartes’s possession to Fermat that is necessary for any such transfer or
reissuance request.
(b) Following the Closing, Descartes shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to,
use commercially reasonable efforts to, in each case, subject to the terms of the Ag Acquisition
Documents, (A) assist Fermat and its Subsidiaries by providing any information necessary to
allow Fermat and its Subsidiaries to apply to the applicable Governmental Entity for issuance of
a new Permit to Fermat or its Affiliate in place of each Ag Non-Transferable Permit,
(B) maintain each Ag Non-Transferable Permit in full force and effect in all material respects in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and taking into account the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (C) cooperate in any arrangement, reasonable and
lawful as to Descartes and Fermat, designed to provide to Fermat or its Subsidiaries the benefits
(to the extent related to the Ag Business) arising under each Ag Non-Transferable Permit,
including accepting such reasonable direction as Fermat shall request of Descartes, and
(D) enforce at Fermat’s request, or allow Fermat and its Subsidiaries to enforce in a
commercially reasonable manner, any rights (to the extent related to the Ag Business) of
Descartes or its Subsidiaries under such Ag Non-Transferable Permit (to the extent related to the
Ag Business); provided, that the costs and expenses incurred by Descartes or its Subsidiaries
related to the foregoing clauses (A) – (D) at Fermat’s request shall be borne solely by Fermat.
Subject to the terms of the Ag Acquisition Documents, Fermat shall pay, perform and discharge
fully, promptly when due, all of the obligations of Descartes or its Subsidiaries in respect of such
performance, and Fermat shall be responsible for all Assumed Ag Liabilities related thereto and
shall indemnify the Descartes Indemnified Parties for all Losses arising out of any actions (or
omissions to act) of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries arising out of such performance or taken
at the direction of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Descartes shall be responsible for preparing and submitting, on a timely
basis, all filings required to effect the transfer or reissuance of all H&N Business Permits.
Subject to Section 5.11, Fermat shall cooperate with Descartes with respect to the filing of such
transfer or reissuance requests, including executing any necessary forms as required and
providing information in Fermat’s possession to Descartes that is necessary for any such transfer
or reissuance request.
(d) Following the Closing, Fermat shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to,
use commercially reasonable efforts to, in each case, subject to the terms of the H&N
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Acquisition Documents, (A) assist Descartes and its Subsidiaries by providing any information
necessary to allow Descartes and its Subsidiaries to apply to the applicable Governmental Entity
for issuance of a new Permit to Descartes or its Affiliate in place of each H&N Non-Transferable
Permit, (B) maintain each H&N Non-Transferable Permit in full force and effect in all material
respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and taking into account
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (C) cooperate in any arrangement, reasonable
and lawful as to Descartes and Fermat, designed to provide to Descartes or its Subsidiaries the
benefits (to the extent related to the H&N Business) arising under each H&N Non-Transferable
Permit, including accepting such reasonable direction as Descartes shall request of Fermat, and
(D) enforce at Descartes’s request, or allow Descartes and its Subsidiaries to enforce in a
commercially reasonable manner, any rights (to the extent related to the H&N Business) of
Fermat or its Subsidiaries under such H&N Non-Transferable Permit (to the extent related to the
H&N Business); provided, that the costs and expenses incurred by Fermat or its Subsidiaries
related to the foregoing clauses (A) – (D) at Descartes’s request shall be borne solely by
Descartes. Subject to the terms of the H&N Acquisition Documents, Descartes shall pay,
perform and discharge fully, promptly when due, all of the obligations of Fermat or its
Subsidiaries in respect of such performance, and Descartes shall be responsible for all Assumed
H&N Liabilities related thereto and shall indemnify the Fermat Indemnified Parties for all
Losses arising out of any actions (or omissions to act) of Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries arising
out of such performance or taken at the direction of Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries.
Section 5.20 Financial Assurance. Subject to Article IX, as required by applicable Law
and as soon as practicable after Closing, but in any event no later than thirty (30) days after
Closing unless otherwise allowed by applicable Law, (a) Fermat shall submit to the appropriate
regulatory agencies documentation satisfactory to such agencies that it has procured financial
assurance, in compliance with applicable Laws and Ag Business Permits, to replace the financial
assurance provided by Descartes pursuant to such Laws and Ag Business Permits and
(b) Descartes shall submit to the appropriate regulatory agencies documentation satisfactory to
such agencies that it has procured financial assurance, in compliance with applicable Laws and
H&N Business Permits, to replace the financial assurance provided by Fermat pursuant to such
Laws and H&N Business Permits. A schedule of the financial assurance required to be obtained
by each of Fermat and Descartes as of the date of this Agreement is set forth on Section 5.20 of
the Fermat Disclosure Schedule and Section 5.20 of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule,
respectively. Subject to Section 9.6, to the extent that a Liability is a Retained Ag Liability or a
Retained H&N Liability, respectively, Descartes or Fermat, as applicable, shall remain liable for
the costs and expenses associated with maintaining such financial assurance, even in
circumstances where an Indemnified Party is required as a matter of applicable Law to obtain
such financial assurance.
Section 5.21 Guarantees.
(a) Descartes Guarantees.
(i) Section 5.21(a)(i) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule contains a
true and correct list of all guarantees, indemnities, surety bonds, bank guarantee, keepwell
agreement, consumer financing arrangements, obligations under any Contract (other than
Descartes LCs) or other similar commitment, understanding, agreement or obligation primarily
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relating to the Assumed Ag Liabilities or the Ag Business for which Descartes or any Retained
Descartes Subsidiary is or may be liable as a guarantor or for which Descartes or any Retained
Descartes Subsidiary is required to provide financial support in any form whatsoever or by
reason of performance of guarantees outstanding as of the date hereof, but excluding (x)
obligations under Ag Shared Contracts and (y) obligations relating to Indebtedness for borrowed
money of Descartes and its Subsidiaries that are not Assumed Ag Liabilities (the “Descartes
Guarantees”), the maximum amount guaranteed thereunder and, as of the date set forth on such
schedule, the amount of the third party guaranteed indebtedness with respect to such Descartes
Guarantee that is outstanding as of such date (other than any Descartes Guarantees that will
terminate or expire prior to the Effective Time). After the date hereof, Descartes shall not enter
into any Descartes Guarantee without the consent of Fermat (not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), other than (i) any Descartes Guarantees that will terminate or expire
prior to the Effective Time, (ii) new guarantees in connection with the Ag Customer Financing
Program (provided that the outstanding Descartes Guarantees under the Ag Customer Financing
Program shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time) and (iii) any Descartes
Guarantees (other than in connection with the Ag Customer Financing Program) provided in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices that will remain in effect immediately
following the Closing under which the maximum amount guaranteed, together with any
Descartes Guarantees in existence as of the date hereof that remain outstanding as of the Closing
Date, shall not exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate. Prior to the Closing Date, Descartes and
Fermat shall cooperate and shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to
terminate, or, if the parties are unable to so terminate, cause Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries to
be substituted in all respects for Descartes or the applicable Retained Descartes Subsidiary in
respect of, all obligations of Descartes or any Retained Descartes Subsidiary under Descartes
Guarantees on the Closing Date.
(ii) With respect to any Descartes Guarantees that remain outstanding
after the Closing Date, (i) Descartes and Fermat shall continue to cooperate and use their
respective commercially reasonable efforts to terminate, or, if the parties are unable to so
terminate, cause Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries to be substituted in all respects for Descartes or
any Retained Descartes Subsidiary in respect of, all obligations under Descartes Guarantees,
(ii) Fermat shall indemnify and hold harmless Descartes Indemnified Parties for amounts
required to be paid under such Descartes Guarantees from and after the Closing, (iii) Fermat
shall pay to Descartes a fee payable at the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the
first calendar quarter beginning after the first (1st) anniversary of the Closing, based on a rate of
6% per annum on the average outstanding amount of the third party indebtedness guaranteed by
Descartes during such quarter under any outstanding Descartes Guarantees set forth on Section
5.21(a)(i) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule or any additional Descartes Guarantees entered
into pursuant to the second sentence of Section 5.21(a)(i) and (iv) Fermat shall not permit any of
the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates to (A) renew or extend the term of, (B)
increase its obligations under, (C) amend in any manner, except as contemplated pursuant to
clause (i) above or otherwise required by this Agreement or (D) transfer to another third party
other than Fermat or its Subsidiaries any loan, Contract or other obligation for which Descartes
or any Retained Descartes Subsidiary is or would reasonably be expected to be liable under such
Descartes Guarantee. To the extent that Descartes or the Retained Descartes Subsidiaries have
performance obligations under any Descartes Guarantee, Fermat will use commercially
reasonable efforts to (x) perform such obligations on behalf of Descartes and the Retained
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Descartes Subsidiaries or (y) otherwise take such action as reasonably requested by Descartes so
as to put Descartes and the Retained Descartes Subsidiaries in the same position as if Fermat,
and not Descartes or a Retained Descartes Subsidiary, had performed or were performing such
obligations.
(iii) Without limiting Section 5.21(a)(ii), following the Closing, Fermat
shall not permit any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries to renew, extend the term of or admit any
new customer into any financing program in respect of the Ag Business that is guaranteed by
Descartes or any Retained Descartes Subsidiary (an “Ag Customer Financing Program”), and
upon the earlier of (i) the failure by Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries to perform on a timely basis
any obligation with respect to an Ag Customer Financing Program (including, for the avoidance
of doubt, payment of any fee or indemnification obligation to Descartes pursuant to this Section
5.21(a)) or (ii) the date that is twelve (12) months following the Closing, then, in addition to any
other right or remedy available to Descartes, Fermat shall, at Descartes’s request, take any and
all actions necessary to terminate or accelerate the expiration of any Ag Customer Financing
Program (or terminate or accelerate the expiration of any guarantees with respect to any
customers under, or remove any customers from, any Ag Customer Financing Program),
including by causing Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries to be substituted in all respects for
Descartes or any Retained Descartes Subsidiary under any guarantees. In addition, it is
understood that from and after the date of this Agreement, Descartes and its Subsidiaries shall
not be obligated to admit any new customer into any Ag Customer Financing Program, offer any
new Ag Customer Financing Program, renew or extend any existing Ag Customer Financing
Program or renew or extend any guarantee (or offer any new guarantee) in respect of any
customer under any existing Ag Customer Financing Program. For so long as Descartes or any
Retained Descartes Subsidiary remains liable for any amounts outstanding under any Ag
Customer Financing Program, Fermat shall provide monthly status reports on customers in such
Ag Customer Financing Program, which shall include information on outstanding exposure by
customer and in total for such Ag Customer Financing Program and customer compliance with
payment terms.
(iv) Section 5.21(a)(iv) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule contains a
true and correct list of the Descartes LCs outstanding as of the date set forth on such schedule
and the amounts thereof, as well as their respective expiration dates (other than any Descartes
LCs that will terminate or expire prior to the Effective Time). After the date hereof, Descartes
shall not issue any Descartes LC without the consent of Fermat, other than any Descartes LCs (x)
that will terminate or expire prior to the Effective Time or (y) that, as of immediately following
the Closing, shall not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate. Prior to the Closing Date, Descartes
and Fermat shall cooperate and Fermat shall use commercially reasonable efforts to replace all
letters of credit issued by Descartes or the Retained Descartes Subsidiaries on behalf of or in
favor of any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries or the Ag Business, including those listed on
Section 5.21(a)(iv) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (the “Descartes LCs”), as promptly as
practicable with letters of credit from Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.
With respect to any Descartes LCs that remain outstanding after the Closing Date, (i) Fermat
shall indemnify and hold harmless Descartes Indemnified Parties for any drawing under any such
letters of credit, (ii) Fermat shall pay to Descartes a fee payable at the end of each calendar
quarter, commencing with the first calendar quarter beginning after the first (1st) anniversary of
the Closing, based on a rate of 6% per annum on the average outstanding amount during such
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quarter of any outstanding Descartes LCs, and (iii) without the prior written consent of
Descartes, Fermat and its Subsidiaries shall not, and shall not permit any of the Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates to, enter into renew or extend the term of, amend so as to
increase its obligations under, or transfer to a third party other than Fermat or its Subsidiaries,
any loan, lease, Contract or other obligation in connection with which Descartes or any Retained
Descartes Subsidiary has issued any letters of credit which remain outstanding. The parties
hereto agree that neither Descartes nor any of the Retained Descartes Subsidiaries will have any
obligation to renew any letters of credit issued on behalf of any Transferred Ag Subsidiary or the
Ag Business after the expiration of any such letter of credit.
(b) Fermat Guarantees.
(i) Section 5.21(b)(i) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule contains a
true and correct list of all guarantees, indemnities, surety bonds, bank guarantee, keepwell
agreement, consumer financing arrangements, obligations under any Contract (other than Fermat
LCs) or other similar commitment, understanding, agreement or obligation primarily relating to
the Assumed H&N Liabilities or the H&N Business for which Fermat or any Retained Fermat
Subsidiary is or may be liable as a guarantor or for which Fermat or any Retained Fermat
Subsidiary is required to provide financial support in any form whatsoever or by reason of
performance of guarantees outstanding as of the date hereof, but excluding (x) obligations under
H&N Shared Contracts and (y) obligations relating to Indebtedness for borrowed money of
Fermat and its Subsidiaries that are not Assumed H&N Liabilities (the “Fermat Guarantees”),
the maximum amount guaranteed thereunder and, as of the date set forth on such schedule, the
amount of the third party guaranteed indebtedness with respect to such Fermat Guarantee that is
outstanding as of such date (other than any Fermat Guarantees that will terminate or expire prior
to the Effective Time). After the date hereof, Fermat shall not enter into any Fermat Guarantee
without the consent of Descartes (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed),
other than (i) any Fermat Guarantees that will terminate or expire prior to the Effective Time, (ii)
new guarantees in connection with the H&N Customer Financing Program (provided that the
outstanding Fermat Guarantees under the H&N Customer Financing Program shall not exceed
$5,000,000 in the aggregate at any time) and (iii) any Fermat Guarantees (other than in
connection with the H&N Customer Financing Program) provided in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices that will remain in effect immediately following the
Closing under which the maximum amount guaranteed, together with any Fermat Guarantees in
existence as of the date hereof that remain outstanding as of the Closing Date, shall not exceed
$5,000,000 in the aggregate. Prior to the Closing Date, Fermat and Descartes shall cooperate
and shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to terminate, or, if the parties are
unable to so terminate, cause Descartes or one of its Subsidiaries to be substituted in all respects
for Fermat or the applicable Retained Fermat Subsidiary in respect of, all obligations of Fermat
or any Retained Fermat Subsidiary under Fermat Guarantees on the Closing Date.
(ii) With respect to any Fermat Guarantees that remain outstanding
after the Closing Date, (i) Fermat and Descartes shall continue to cooperate and use their
respective commercially reasonable efforts to terminate, or, if the parties are unable to so
terminate, cause Descartes or one of its Subsidiaries to be substituted in all respects for Fermat or
any Retained Fermat Subsidiary in respect of, all obligations under Fermat Guarantees, (ii)
Descartes shall indemnify and hold harmless Fermat Indemnified Parties for amounts required to
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be paid under such Fermat Guarantees from and after the Closing, (iii) Descartes shall pay to
Fermat a fee payable at the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the first calendar
quarter beginning after the first (1st) anniversary of the Closing, based on a rate of 6% per
annum on the average outstanding amount of the third party indebtedness guaranteed by Fermat
during such quarter under any outstanding Fermat Guarantees set forth on Section 5.21(b)(i) of
the Fermat Disclosure Schedule or any additional Fermat Guarantees entered into pursuant to the
second sentence of Section 5.21(b)(i) and (iv) Descartes shall not permit any of the Transferred
H&N Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates to (A) renew or extend the term of, (B) increase its
obligations under, (C) amend in any manner, except as contemplated pursuant to clause (i) above
or otherwise required by this Agreement or (D) transfer to another third party other than
Descartes or its Subsidiaries any loan, Contract or other obligation for which Fermat or any
Retained Fermat Subsidiary is or would reasonably be expected to be liable under such Fermat
Guarantee. To the extent that Fermat or the Retained Fermat Subsidiaries have performance
obligations under any Fermat Guarantee, Descartes will use commercially reasonable efforts to
(x) perform such obligations on behalf of Fermat and the Retained Fermat Subsidiaries or (y)
otherwise take such action as reasonably requested by Fermat so as to put Fermat and the
Retained Fermat Subsidiaries in the same position as if Descartes, and not Fermat or a Retained
Fermat Subsidiary, had performed or were performing such obligations.
(iii) Without limiting Section 5.21(b)(ii), following the Closing,
Descartes shall not permit any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries to renew, extend the term of
or admit any new customer into any financing program in respect of the H&N Business that is
guaranteed by Fermat or any Retained Fermat Subsidiary (a “H&N Customer Financing
Program”), and upon the earlier of (i) the failure by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries to
perform on a timely basis any obligation with respect to a H&N Customer Financing Program
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any fee or indemnification obligation to
Fermat pursuant to this Section 5.21(b)) or (ii) the date that is twelve (12) months following the
Closing, then, in addition to any other right or remedy available to Fermat, Descartes shall, at
Fermat’s request, take any and all actions necessary to terminate or accelerate the expiration of
any H&N Customer Financing Program (or terminate or accelerate the expiration of any
guarantees with respect to any customers under, or remove any customers from, any H&N
Customer Financing Program), including by causing Descartes or one of its Subsidiaries to be
substituted in all respects for Fermat or any Retained Fermat Subsidiary under any guarantees.
In addition, it is understood that from and after the date of this Agreement, Fermat and its
Subsidiaries shall not be obligated to admit any new customer into any H&N Customer
Financing Program, offer any new H&N Customer Financing Program, renew or extend any
existing H&N Customer Financing Program or renew or extend any guarantee (or offer any new
guarantee) in respect of any customer under any existing H&N Customer Financing Program.
For so long as Fermat or any Retained Fermat Subsidiary remains liable for any amounts
outstanding under any H&N Customer Financing Program, Descartes shall provide monthly
status reports on customers in such H&N Customer Financing Program, which shall include
information on outstanding exposure by customer and in total for such H&N Customer
Financing Program and customer compliance with payment terms.
(iv) Section 5.21(b)(iv) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule contains a
true and correct list of the Fermat LCs outstanding as of the date set forth on such schedule and
the amounts thereof, as well as their respective expiration dates (other than any Fermat LCs that
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will terminate or expire prior to the Effective Time). After the date hereof, Fermat shall not
issue any Fermat LC without the consent of Descartes, other than any Fermat LCs (x) that will
terminate or expire prior to the Effective Time or (y) that, as of immediately following the
Closing, shall not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate. Prior to the Closing Date, Fermat and
Descartes shall cooperate and Descartes shall use commercially reasonable efforts to replace all
letters of credit issued by Fermat or the Retained Fermat Subsidiaries on behalf of or in favor of
any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries or the H&N Business, including those listed on Section
5.21(b)(iv) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule (the “Fermat LCs”), as promptly as practicable
with letters of credit from Descartes or one of its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date. With
respect to any Fermat LCs that remain outstanding after the Closing Date, (i) Descartes shall
indemnify and hold harmless Fermat Indemnified Parties for any drawing under any such letters
of credit, (ii) Descartes shall pay to Fermat a fee payable at the end of each calendar quarter,
commencing with the first calendar quarter beginning after the first (1st) anniversary of the
Closing, based on a rate of 6% per annum on the average outstanding amount during such
quarter of any outstanding Fermat LCs, and (iii) without the prior written consent of Fermat,
Descartes and its Subsidiaries shall not, and shall not permit any of the Transferred H&N
Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates to, enter into renew or extend the term of, amend so as to
increase its obligations under, or transfer to a third party other than Descartes or its Subsidiaries,
any loan, lease, Contract or other obligation in connection with which Fermat or any Retained
Fermat Subsidiary has issued any letters of credit which remain outstanding. The parties hereto
agree that neither Fermat nor any of the Retained Fermat Subsidiaries will have any obligation to
renew any letters of credit issued on behalf of any Transferred H&N Subsidiary or the H&N
Business after the expiration of any such letter of credit.
(c) For purposes of this Section 5.21, “commercially reasonable efforts” shall
not require Descartes or Fermat to, or to cause any of their respective Subsidiaries to, make or
accelerate any payment under any loan, Contract or other obligation for which Descartes or its
Subsidiaries (other than the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries) or Fermat or its
Subsidiaries (other than the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries), respectively,
is or may be liable under any Descartes Guarantee or Descartes LC or Fermat Guarantee or
Fermat LC, respectively, or prior to the date such payment is due.
Section 5.22 Conflicts; Privileges.
(a) It is acknowledged by each of the parties that Descartes has retained each
of Skadden, Arps, Slate, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ LLP (“Skadden”), Potter ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP
(“Potter ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇”) and the firms set forth on Section 5.22(a) of the Descartes Disclosure
Schedule (collectively, together with Skadden and Potter ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the “Descartes Law Firms”)
to act as its counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that the
Descartes Law Firms have not acted as counsel for any other Person in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and that no other party or Person has the status of a client of
the Descartes Law Firms for conflict of interest or any other purposes as a result thereof. Fermat
hereby agrees that, in the event that a dispute arises between Fermat or any of its Affiliates and
Descartes or any of its Affiliates, each of the Descartes Law Firms may represent Descartes or
any such Affiliate in such dispute even though the interests of Descartes or such Affiliate may be
directly adverse to Fermat or any of its Affiliates and even though the Descartes Law Firms, as
applicable, may have represented the Ag Business or one of its Subsidiaries in a matter
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substantially related to such dispute, or may be handling ongoing matters for Fermat or the Ag
Business or one of its Subsidiaries, and Fermat and the Ag Business and its Subsidiaries hereby
waive, on behalf of themselves and each of their Affiliates, any conflict of interest in connection
with such representation by the Descartes Law Firms, as applicable. Fermat further agrees that,
as to all communications, whether written or electronic, among the Descartes Law Firms,
Descartes, the Ag Business and its Subsidiaries, and all files, attorney notes, drafts or other
documents, that relate in any way to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that
predate the Closing, the attorney-client privilege, the expectation of client confidence and all
other rights to any evidentiary privilege belong to Descartes and may be controlled by Descartes
and shall not pass to or be claimed by Fermat or the Ag Business or any of its Subsidiaries.
Descartes and Fermat agree to take, and to cause their respective Affiliates to take, all steps
necessary to implement the intent of this Section 5.22. Descartes and Fermat further agree that
the Descartes Law Firms and their respective partners and employees are third party
beneficiaries of this Section 5.22.
(b) It is acknowledged by each of the parties that Fermat has retained each of
the firms set forth on Section 5.22(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule ( the “Fermat Law
Firms”) to act as its counsel in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and that
the Fermat Law Firms have not acted as counsel for any other Person in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and that no other party or Person has the status of a client of
the Fermat Law Firms for conflict of interest or any other purposes as a result thereof. Descartes
hereby agrees that, in the event that a dispute arises between Descartes or any of its Affiliates
and Fermat or any of its Affiliates, each of the Fermat Law Firms may represent Fermat or any
such Affiliate in such dispute even though the interests of Fermat or such Affiliate may be
directly adverse to Descartes or any of its Affiliates and even though the Fermat Law Firms may
have represented the H&N Business or one of its Subsidiaries in a matter substantially related to
such dispute, or may be handling ongoing matters for Descartes or the H&N Business or one of
its Subsidiaries, and Descartes and the H&N Business and its Subsidiaries hereby waive, on
behalf of themselves and each of their Affiliates, any conflict of interest in connection with such
representation by the Fermat Law Firms. Descartes further agrees that, as to all communications,
whether written or electronic, among any of the Fermat Law Firms, the H&N Business and its
Subsidiaries, and all files, attorney notes, drafts or other documents, that relate in any way to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that predate the Closing, the attorney-client
privilege, the expectation of client confidence and all other rights to any evidentiary privilege
belong to Fermat and may be controlled by Fermat and shall not pass to or be claimed by
Descartes or the H&N Business or any of its Subsidiaries. Fermat and Descartes agree to take,
and to cause their respective Affiliates to take, all steps necessary to implement the intent of this
Section 5.22. Fermat and Descartes further agree that the Fermat Law Firms and their respective
partners and employees are third party beneficiaries of this Section 5.22.
Section 5.23 Site Access/Lease/Services Agreements.
(a) As of the Closing Date, Descartes or one of its Subsidiaries and Fermat or
one of its Subsidiaries shall enter into certain ground lease agreements, sub-lease agreement
and/or site access agreements (individually and collectively, the “Ag Site Access
Agreement/Lease/Services Agreement”), as more particularly set forth in Section 5.23(a) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule, as well as certain services with respect to each Ag Owned Real
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Property that shares physical services, including utilities, with any real property that is an
Excluded Ag Asset, in each case on customary and reasonable terms and conditions (consistent
with Section 5.23(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule, Article II and Section 9.6) to be
agreed by the parties, acting in good faith, as promptly as practicable after the date of this
Agreement.
(b) As of the Closing Date, Fermat or one of its Subsidiaries and Descartes or
one of its Subsidiaries shall enter into certain ground lease agreements, sub-lease agreement
and/or site access agreements (individually and collectively, the “H&N Site Access
Agreement/Lease/Services Agreement”), as more particularly set forth in Section 5.23(b) of the
Fermat Disclosure Schedule, as well as certain services with respect to each H&N Owned Real
Property that shares physical services, including utilities, with any real property that is an
Excluded H&N Asset, in each case on customary and reasonable terms and conditions
(consistent with Section 5.23(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule, Article II and Section 9.6) to
be agreed by the parties, acting in good faith, as promptly as practicable after the date of this
Agreement.
(c) Fermat or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to take the actions set forth on Section 5.23(c) of the Fermat Disclosure
Schedule.
Section 5.24 Wrong Pockets.
(a) (i) If at any time within forty-eight (48) months after the Closing either
party discovers that any Acquired Ag Asset is held by Descartes or any of its Affiliates,
Descartes will use reasonable best efforts to promptly procure the transfer of the relevant
Acquired Ag Asset to Fermat or an Affiliate of Fermat nominated by Fermat for no additional
consideration or (ii) if at any time within forty-eight (48) months after the Closing, either party
discovers that any Acquired H&N Asset is held by Fermat or any of its Affiliates, Fermat will
use reasonable best efforts to promptly procure the transfer of the relevant Acquired H&N Asset
to Descartes or an Affiliate of Descartes nominated by Descartes for no additional consideration;
provided that in the case of clause (i), neither Descartes or any of its Affiliates or, in the case of
clause (ii), neither Fermat or any of its Affiliates, shall be required to commence any litigation or
offer or pay any money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any
third party.
(b) (i) If at any time within forty-eight (48) months after the Closing, either
party discovers that any Excluded Ag Asset is held by Fermat or any of its Affiliates, Fermat will
use reasonable best efforts to promptly procure the transfer of the relevant Excluded Ag Asset to
Descartes or an Affiliate of Descartes nominated by Descartes for no additional consideration or
(ii) if at any time within forty-eight (48) months after the Closing, either party discovers that any
Excluded H&N Asset is held by Descartes or any of its Affiliates, Descartes will use reasonable
best efforts to promptly procure the transfer of the relevant Excluded H&N Asset to Fermat or an
Affiliate of Fermat nominated by Fermat for no additional consideration; provided that in the
case of clause (i), neither Descartes or any of its Affiliates or, in the case of clause (ii), neither
Fermat or any of its Affiliates, shall be required to commence any litigation or offer or pay any
money or otherwise grant any accommodation (financial or otherwise) to any third party. In the
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case of any trade accounts receivable (whether current or non-current) and trade accounts
payable of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries as of the Closing, Fermat shall, or cause its
applicable Subsidiary to, use commercially reasonable efforts to collect such accounts receivable
and pay such accounts payable as promptly as reasonably practicable and, upon such collection
or payment, pay the funds received therefor to Descartes or its designee or submit an invoice to
Descartes for any such payment made (which Descartes shall pay as promptly as reasonably
practicable), as applicable.
Section 5.25 Financing Cooperation.
(a) From the date hereof until the Closing, Descartes shall provide, shall cause
its Subsidiaries to provide, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause each of their directors,
officers, employees, consultants, advisors, counsel, accountants, auditors and other
Representatives to provide, at Fermat’s sole cost and expense, all cooperation reasonably
requested by Fermat to assist Fermat and its Affiliates with respect to the arrangement of any
third-party debt financing for the purpose of funding all of the Fermat Group’s payment
obligations under this Agreement and the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection
therewith or pursuant hereto (collectively, the “Financing”), including (i) reasonably assisting in
the preparation for, and causing members of senior management of the Ag Business to
participate in, a reasonable number of lender marketing meetings, road shows, presentations,
drafting sessions, and calls and a reasonable number of other due diligence sessions with
prospective lenders and sessions with ratings agencies, in each case, in connection with the
Financing and with reasonable advance notice and during reasonable times, and otherwise
providing cooperation that is customary and reasonable in connection with the marketing efforts
of Fermat and the Financing Sources, (ii) (x) providing all information regarding Descartes and
any of its Subsidiaries which conduct the Ag Business and the Ag Business as is customary or
reasonably necessary for the completion of the Financing to the extent reasonably requested by
Fermat or the Financing Sources, including under applicable “know your customer”, anti-money
laundering rules and regulations and the USA Patriot Act of 2001, in each case, at least four (4)
days prior to the Closing Date if requested at least nine (9) days prior to the Closing Date and,
(y) subject to the first proviso of this paragraph set forth below, providing all pertinent financial
information regarding the Ag Business that is in the possession of or reasonably obtainable by
Descartes or such Subsidiaries as is required, or reasonably requested by a Financing Source, in
connection with, the completion of the Financing to the extent requested by Fermat or the
Financing Sources, (iii) providing reasonable assistance to Fermat and the Financing Sources in
the preparation of customary lender and investor presentations, rating agency presentations, bank
information memoranda and similar customary marketing material and similar documents for the
Financing, as well as providing reasonable assistance to Fermat in connection with its
preparation of financial projections, (iv) providing customary authorization letters to the
Financing Sources authorizing the distribution of information to prospective lenders, (v) taking
all reasonable and customary corporate action, limited liability company action or other
organizational action, as applicable, subject to the occurrence of the Closing, necessary to permit
and/or authorize the consummation of the Financing, (vi) reasonably facilitating (through
providing and executing customary agreements, documents or certificates) the pledge and
perfection of liens and security interests in connection with the Financing, as may be reasonably
requested by Fermat (provided that no obligation under any such document or agreement will
take effect until the Closing), and (vii) providing all cooperation that is reasonably necessary to
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satisfy the conditions precedent to any documents relating to the Financing, but solely to the
extent the satisfaction of such conditions requires the cooperation of, or is within the control of
Descartes or its Subsidiaries; provided, that the foregoing cooperation obligations shall not create
an obligation to provide any financial statements, and Descartes’s obligation to deliver such
financial statements (including the timing of delivery thereof) shall be governed solely by
Section 5.18(a); provided, further, that, in each case, (A) none of Descartes or its Subsidiaries or
any of their respective officers, directors, managers, employees, advisors, accountants,
consultants, auditors, agents and other representatives shall be required to pay (or agree to pay)
any commitment or other fee, provide any indemnities or incur any liability or obligation, or pass
any resolution or enter into any Contract, authorization or approval in connection with the
Financing (other than (1) resolutions, Contracts, authorizations or approvals, or indemnities,
liabilities or obligations, entered into or incurred by the Ag Business that only become effective
upon the consummation of the Closing and (2) authorization letters), (B) no personal liability
shall be imposed on the officers, directors, managers, employees, advisors, accountants,
consultants, auditors, agents or other representatives of Descartes or its Subsidiaries and (C)
neither Descartes nor its Subsidiaries nor their respective officers, directors, managers,
employees, advisors, accountants, consultants, auditors, agents and other representatives shall be
required to take any action that would unreasonably interfere with the operation of the business
of Descartes or its Subsidiaries and the Ag Business or (ii) to provide any information the
disclosure of which is prohibited or restricted under applicable Law or is legally privileged.
(b) Descartes and its Subsidiaries hereby consent to the use of their logos in
connection with the Financing; provided that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not
intended or reasonably likely to (i) harm or disparage Descartes or its Subsidiaries or their
reputation, goodwill or marks, (ii) otherwise materially adversely affect Descartes or any of its
Subsidiaries or (iii) in any manner, violate any existing contractual obligations of Descartes or
any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision set forth herein or in any other
agreement between Descartes and Fermat (or their respective Affiliates), Descartes and its
Subsidiaries agree that Fermat and its Affiliates may share any confidential information with
respect to Descartes and its Subsidiaries which conduct the Ag Business and the Ag Business
with any Financing Sources, and that Fermat and their respective Affiliates may share such
information with potential Financing Sources in connection with any marketing efforts with
respect to the Financing; provided, that the recipients of such information and any other
confidential information contemplated to be provided by the Descartes and its Subsidiaries which
conduct the Ag Business or any of their respective Affiliates pursuant to this Section 5.25, agree
to customary confidentiality arrangements, including “click through” confidentiality agreements
and confidentiality provisions contained in customary bank books and offering memoranda.
Section 5.26 Financing Obligation.
(a) Fermat shall use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to arrange and
consummate the Financing in an amount that, when taken together with cash, cash equivalents
and other current financial assets and other immediately available funds, would be sufficient for
the satisfaction of the Fermat Group’s payment obligations under this Agreement (including
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payment of the Cash Balancing Amount) that are due and payable on the Closing Date. Fermat
shall not (without the prior written consent of Descartes, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) consent or agree to any amendment or
modification to, or any waiver of any provision under, or terminate or replace the Debt
Commitment Letter or the definitive agreements relating to the Debt Financing, if such
amendment, modification, waiver, termination or replacement (i) decreases the aggregate amount
of the Debt Financing to an amount that, when taken together with any remaining commitments
for the Debt Financing, any commitment for Financing with conditionality not materially less
favorable to Fermat than the conditionality under the Debt Commitment Letter, cash, cash
equivalents and other current financial assets and other immediately available funds, would be
insufficient for the satisfaction of Fermat’s payment obligations under this Agreement (including
payment of the Cash Balancing Amount) that are due and payable on the Closing Date or
(ii) imposes new or additional material conditions or otherwise materially expands any of the
conditions to the receipt of the Debt Financing or otherwise would or would reasonably be
expected to prevent or materially delay the funding or financing described therein or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, that, for the
avoidance of doubt Fermat shall be permitted to consent or agree to any amendment or
modification, or any waiver of any provision, under the Debt Commitment Letter if such
amendment, modification or waiver solely adds lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication
agents or similar entities that have not executed the Debt Commitment Letter as of the date
hereof as parties thereto. Each of Fermat and Descartes acknowledges and agrees that Fermat’s
obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby is not subject to a financing
condition under Article VII or otherwise.
(b) Fermat shall keep Descartes reasonably and promptly informed with
respect to all material developments concerning the Debt Financing pursuant to the Debt
Commitment Letter. Without limiting the foregoing, Fermat agrees to notify Descartes promptly
if (i) the Debt Commitment Letter shall expire or be terminated for any reason, (ii) any Financing
Source that is a party to any Debt Commitment Letter notifies Fermat in writing that such source
no longer intends to provide financing to Fermat on the terms set forth therein or (iii) Fermat
receives any written notice, or other written communication with respect to, (A) any material
breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to the Debt Commitment Letter, (B) any
material dispute or disagreement between or among parties to the Debt Commitment Letter with
respect to the obligation to fund the Debt Financing or the amount of the Debt Financing to be
funded at the Closing or (C) the occurrence of any other event or circumstance that would
reasonably be expected to result in the inability of Fermat to have sufficient immediately
available funds on the Closing Date to satisfy its payment obligations under this Agreement
(including payment of the Cash Balancing Amount) that are due and payable on the Closing
Date.
Section 5.27 Recordation of Transfers of Certain Acquired Assets.
(a) Fermat shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense for all applicable
recordations and perfection of the assignment of the Ag Business Intellectual Property from
Descartes or one or more of its Subsidiaries to Fermat or one of more of its Subsidiaries, as
determined by Fermat, and Descartes agrees to, and to cause its Subsidiaries to, use reasonable
best efforts (at Fermat’s sole expense) to assist Fermat in completing any requisite recordation or
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perfection of the assignment of the Ag Business Intellectual Property within six (6) months
following the Closing Date.
(b) Descartes shall be responsible, at its sole cost and expense for all
applicable recordations and perfection of the assignment of the H&N Business Intellectual
Property from Fermat or one or more of its Subsidiaries to Descartes or one or more of its
Subsidiaries, as determined by Descartes, and Fermat agrees to, and to cause its Subsidiaries to,
use reasonable best efforts (at Descartes’s sole expense) to assist Descartes in completing any
requisite recordation or perfection of the assignment of the H&N Business Intellectual Property
within six (6) months following the Closing Date.
Section 5.28 Other Covenants.
(a) Descartes and Fermat agree to cause representatives of the senior
management of their respective crop protection businesses to meet and discuss in good faith: (a)
cost-sharing and co-development arrangements with respect to EMN-08 and (b) other potential
areas for collaboration in the development of compounds with potential applications in both Seed
Treatment and non-Seed Treatment insecticides.
(b) Fermat shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, take all actions necessary,
appropriate and required to (i) cancel “Auto-Discounting” under each of the Citibank
Receivables Agreements as set forth in Section 2.1 of the Citibank Receivables Agreements
effective as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (and in no event later than
the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date hereof), (ii) refrain from voluntarily offering, selling,
transferring or assigning any “Receivables” (as defined in the Citibank Receivables Agreements)
from and after the date hereof, and (iii) terminate each of the Citibank Receivables Agreements
pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Citibank Receivables Agreements effective as of the Closing (with
a copy of any relevant notice of cancelation or termination being sent to Descartes substantially
concurrently as it is sent to Citibank Europe plc or any other relevant entity under the Citibank
Receivables Agreements).
(c) Specified Matters.
(i)
(A) Descartes shall obtain, prior to the Closing, any Approvals
from the party (the “Specified Party”) set forth on Section 5.28(c)(i) of the Descartes
Disclosure Schedule necessary to, and at the Closing shall, effect the transfer, effective as
of the Closing and in compliance with all Contracts in effect regarding governance of the
entity listed on Section 5.28(c)(i) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (the “Specified
Entity”), of all of Descartes’s and its Subsidiaries’ interests in the Specified Entity to
Fermat or its designated Subsidiary, as well as in a manner consistent with all Ag
Material Contracts with the Specified Party or Specified Entity without directly or
indirectly (1) modifying, agreeing to modify or conditioning such Approval on
modification of any terms of Contracts related to such Specified Entity or with the
Specified Party (for the avoidance of doubt, whether by amendment, waiver, entry into a
new Contract or otherwise) except to the extent constituting Excluded Ag Assets or
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Retained Ag Liabilities and not related to the Ag Business (collectively, the “Specified
Contracts”), or (2) adversely impacting the ability of Fermat or its Subsidiaries to
exercise their ownership rights with respect to, or to operate as operated immediately
prior to the date of this Agreement, the business of the Specified Entity, in the case of
each of clause (1) and clause (2) unless (x) otherwise previously consented to in writing
by Fermat (such consent not to be withheld, conditioned or delayed with respect to any
modification that is commercially reasonable taking into account its economic impact on
Fermat) or (y) in a manner expressly contemplated by the matters set forth on Section
5.28(c) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule;
(B) unless a Proceeding is pending to which Descartes or any
of its Subsidiaries, including the Specified Entity, or Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries, is
a party, that challenges or seeks to enjoin any proposed sale or other transfer of the
Acquired Ag Assets of the Specified Entity or assignment of the Assumed Ag Liabilities
of the Specified Entity to Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries effective at the Closing,
Descartes shall cause the Specified Entity to sell or otherwise transfer all of the Acquired
Ag Assets and assign the Assumed Ag Liabilities of the Specified Entity, in each case
effective as of the Closing and in compliance with all Specified Contracts, and without
(1) modifying or agreeing to modify or conditioning such transfer and assignment on
modification of any terms of any Specified Contract (for the avoidance of doubt, whether
by amendment, waiver, entry into a new Contract or otherwise) except to the extent
constituting Excluded Ag Assets or Retained Ag Liabilities and not related to the Ag
Business, or (2) adversely impacting the ability of Fermat or its Subsidiaries to exercise
their ownership rights with respect to, or to operate as operated immediately prior to the
date of this Agreement, the business of the Specified Entity, in the case of each of clause
(1) and clause (2) unless (x) otherwise previously consented to in writing by Fermat (such
consent not to be withheld, conditioned or delayed with respect to any modification that
is commercially reasonable taking into account its economic impact on Fermat) or (y) in
a manner expressly contemplated by the matters set forth on Section 5.28(c) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule;
(C) if (x) Descartes has not obtained, prior to the Closing, all
required Approvals from the Specified Party of the type described by clause (A) and (y) a
Proceeding is pending as contemplated by clause (B), then the Acquired Ag Leased Real
Property and Acquired Ag Owned Real Property directly or indirectly held by the
Specified Entity (the “Specified Sites”) shall be deemed to be Delayed Sites, and the
parties shall enter into, and Descartes shall cause the Specified Entity to enter into, a
Delayed Site Agreement with respect thereto (or, to the extent permitted by Law, any
other arrangements as may be mutually agreed by the parties in accordance with Section
5.11) which Delayed Site Agreement or other arrangements will put Fermat in the same
position with respect to the economics and other benefits and burdens in respect of the
Specified Entity as if Descartes’s and its Subsidiaries’ interests in the Specified Entity
had been conveyed to Fermat at the Closing Date in accordance with the foregoing clause
(A), until such time as the transactions contemplated by the foregoing clauses (A) or (B)
can be consummated in accordance with their terms (other than with respect to the timing
contemplated by such foregoing clauses (A) or (B)); or
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(D) if clause (C) would otherwise be applicable, but such
course of action is prohibited by a Governmental Entity, Law or Judgment (or such
clause (C) is applicable but becomes prohibited by a Governmental Entity, Law or
Judgment), Descartes shall use best and all efforts to obtain an alternative source of
supply for Fermat, build alternative facilities for Fermat or take any and all other steps at
Descartes’s sole cost and expense as are required to put Fermat in the same position with
respect to the economics and other benefits and burdens in respect of the Specified Entity
as if Descartes’s and its Subsidiaries’ interests in the Specified Entity had been conveyed
to Fermat at the Closing Date in accordance with the foregoing clause (A) and Descartes
shall, at the election of Fermat, unless not permitted by Law or Contract or reasonably
likely to have a material and adverse impact on Descartes or any of its Affiliates or a
material and adverse impact on the level of financial exposure in any Proceeding related
to the Specified Matters, cause the Specified Entity to sell to Fermat or its designated
Subsidiary any or all of the Acquired Ag Assets including any equipment at the
Specified Sites for $1.00; (the matters described in clauses (A), (B), (C), and (D), the
“Specified Matters”);
(ii) In connection with Descartes’s obligations pursuant to Section
5.28(c)(i), each of Descartes and Fermat shall cooperate in good faith and use their reasonable
best efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable any Approvals from the Specified Party
necessary to, and any Approvals of any Governmental Entity necessary to, effect, effective as of
the Closing, the Specified Matters, including taking the actions set forth on Section 5.28(c) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule, it being agreed that the parties’ mutually preferred and
prioritized course of action is that described in clause (A) and the parties agree that solely such
course of action shall be pursued until August 1, 2017 unless the parties otherwise agree, and
from and after August 1, 2017, the parties shall primarily pursue such course of action described
in clause (A) but concurrently, and in the priorities described as follows (unless otherwise agreed
by the parties) pursue the secondarily preferred course of action described in clause (B), the
tertiarily course of action described in clause (C), followed by the quaternarily preferred course
of action described in clause (D). From and after the Closing, if the Specified Matter described in
clause (A) or clause (B) of the definition of such term was not effectuated at or prior to the
Closing, each of Descartes and Fermat shall operate in accordance with (i)(C) or (i)(D) above, as
applicable, and shall continue to cooperate in good faith and use their reasonable best efforts to
obtain any Approvals from the Specified Party necessary to, and any Approvals of any
Governmental Entity necessary to, effect the Specified Matters described in clause (A) and (B)
of the definition of such term, it being agreed that the parties’ mutually preferred and prioritized
course of action is that described in clause (A).
(d) Section 5.28 Agreements.
(i) Descartes shall (A) obtain, at or prior to the Closing, a consent and
waiver duly executed by the entity set forth on Section 5.28(d)(i)(A) of the Descartes Disclosure
Schedule (the “Section 5.28(d) Party”) stating that such entity (on behalf of itself and any of its
applicable Affiliates) irrevocably consents, without qualification, to the assignment, effective at
the Closing, to Fermat or its Subsidiary designee of each of the Contracts set forth on Section
5.28(d)(i) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedules (the “Section 5.28(d)(i) Agreements”), as in
effect as made available to Fermat prior to the date of this Agreement, without any modification
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(for the avoidance of doubt, whether by amendment, waiver, entry into a new Contract or
otherwise) to any of the terms thereof except as expressly set forth on Section 5.28(d)(i)(A) of
the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (the “Permitted Modifications”) (and provided, that
Descartes shall provide Fermat any proposed final versions of any proposed amendments or
other documents intended to implement any Permitted Modifications reasonably in advance of
providing them to the Section 5.28(d) Party or any of its representatives or any other Person in
order to provide Fermat with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents and ensure their
conformity with the terms of this Agreement) and (B) at the Closing, transfer and assign the
Section 5.28(d)(i) Agreements to Fermat or its Subsidiary designee without modification (for the
avoidance of doubt, whether by amendment, waiver, entry into a new Contract or otherwise) to
any of the terms thereof, in each case except solely the Permitted Modifications or such other
modifications made with the prior written consent of Fermat.
(ii) Descartes hereby agrees and warrants that (A) prior to the date of
this Agreement, it has provided Fermat true, correct and complete copies of all Contracts (in
each case including all amendments thereto), as of the date of this Agreement, primarily relating
to the Ag Business and between Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries (on the one hand) and the
Section 5.28(d) Party or any of its Affiliates (on the other hand), including all of the Section
5.28(d)(i) Agreements (the “Section 5.28(d)(ii) Agreements”) and (B) notwithstanding anything
to the contrary, other than as expressly contemplated by the Permitted Modifications, it shall not,
and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Fermat,
amend in any respect, terminate (other than by expiration) or extend (other than by automatic
extension or renewal, or in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to extend
an otherwise expiring Contract for an additional term of no more than one year without any other
modification) any Section 5.28(d)(ii) Agreement, or enter into any Contract that would have
been a Section 5.28(d)(ii) Agreement if entered into prior to the date hereof.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any of the
Acquisition Documents, (i) Descartes and Fermat (or their respective applicable subsidiary) shall
each bear fifty percent (50%) of any shutdown costs or other Liabilities related to the shutdown
of the Acquired Ag Leased Real Property set forth on Section 5.28(e) of the Descartes Disclosure
Schedule (other than shutdown costs or other Liabilities related to the shutdown of such
Acquired Ag Leased Real Property that are associated with personnel) up to $4,000,000 each,
and (ii) Fermat (or its applicable subsidiary) shall bear all other shutdown costs and other
Liabilities related to the shutdown (including those associated with personnel) of such Acquired
Ag Leased Real Property.
Section 5.29 Essential Systems and Services
(a) From the date of this Agreement to the Closing, (i) Descartes shall, at
Descartes’ sole cost except as otherwise expressly provided, use its reasonable best efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, any and all actions, and do, or cause to be done, any and all things
necessary, proper or advisable, including dedicating Descartes employees, hiring additional
employees, engaging third party consultants and otherwise committing resources, to make
available to Fermat at the Closing the systems and functions set forth on Section 5.29(a)(i) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule (the “Essential Ag Transition Systems”), and the services set
forth on Section 5.29(a)(ii) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (the “Essential Ag Transition
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Services” and, together with the Essential Ag Transition Systems, the “Essential Ag Transition
Matters”).
(b) From the date of this Agreement to the Closing, Fermat shall, at Fermat’s
sole cost except as otherwise expressly provided, use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause
to be taken, any and all actions and do, or cause to be done, any and all things necessary, proper
or advisable, including dedicating Fermat employees, hiring additional employees, engaging
third party consultants and otherwise committing resources, to make available to Descartes the
information and other matters set forth on Section 5.29(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule
(the “Fermat Ag System Contributions”) as promptly as reasonably practicable and in no event
later than the applicable date set forth on Section 5.29(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule
(unless any such delay is de minimis and does not adversely impact Descartes’s ability to fulfill
its obligations hereunder).
(c) The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the Essential Ag Transition
Services are starting points and are not the complete or final Essential Ag Transition Services
(except that the complete and final version thereof shall in no event include the Excluded
Descartes Services) and (ii) the mutual purpose and goal of the Essential Ag Transition Services
are (A) for the Essential Ag Transition Matters, Ag Acquisition Documents and Sections 5.10,
5.11, 5.12, 5.19(b) and 5.23, to enable Fermat to operate the Ag Business from and after the
Closing in all material respects as the Ag Business is being operated as of the date hereof without
disruption or delays (other than due to the absence of Excluded Descartes Services) and (B) for
the Fermat Ag System Contributions to provide for all information, cooperation and deliveries
from Fermat to Descartes that are necessary for Descartes to be able to deliver and provide the
Essential Ag Transition Systems at and as of the Closing as contemplated hereby in all material
respects. The parties further acknowledge and agree that both the foregoing clauses (A) and (B)
are intended to be collaborative, requiring joint efforts and cooperation. Without limiting the
foregoing, (1) Descartes shall provide to Fermat all cooperation reasonably requested by Fermat
in connection with planning, designing and implementing the Fermat Ag System Contributions
as set forth on Section 5.29(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule on a timely basis and (2)
Fermat shall provide to Descartes all cooperation reasonably requested by Descartes in
connection with planning, designing and implementing the Essential Ag Transition Systems on a
timely basis.
(d) If Descartes has reason to believe that the Essential Ag Transition Systems
will not be ready as of the then-anticipated Closing Date, Descartes shall promptly notify Fermat
and the parties shall meet to discuss in good faith any additional measures necessary to enable
the Essential Ag Transition Systems to be available as of the Closing and any alternative
measures that may allow Fermat to conduct the Ag Business from and after the Closing in the
manner currently contemplated. If Fermat has reason to believe that any of the Fermat Ag
System Contributions will not be ready as of the applicable date set forth on Section 5.29(b) of
the Fermat Disclosure Schedule, Fermat shall promptly notify Descartes and the parties shall
meet to discuss in good faith any additional measures necessary to enable the Fermat Ag System
Contributions to be available as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter (and to enable the
Essential Ag Transition Systems to be ready as of the then-anticipated Closing Date) and any
alternative measures that may allow Fermat to conduct the Ag Business from and after the
Closing in the manner currently contemplated. If Descartes incurs any additional costs or
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expenses to provide any additional systems, functions or services to Fermat as a result of
Fermat’s failure to timely deliver the Fermat Ag System Contributions or Descartes’s reasonable
expectation that Fermat would be unable to timely deliver the Fermat Ag System Contributions
as of the applicable date set forth on Section 5.29(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule
(provided, that Descartes shall notify Fermat of any such expectation and provide Fermat with an
opportunity to discuss in good faith any such expectation prior to incurring such additional costs
or expenses), then Fermat shall promptly reimburse Descartes for any such costs and expenses
by wire transfer of immediately available funds promptly upon delivery of an invoice to Fermat
by Descartes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Essential Ag
Transition Systems shall not be deemed to constitute Acquired Ag Assets and shall only be
required to be made available to Fermat and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Ag Cross Transition
Services Agreement. Descartes shall, if requested by Fermat, consider in good faith any offer by
Fermat to acquire any of the Essential Ag Transition Systems or any portion thereof after the
Closing.
(e) At the Closing, Descartes shall deliver to Fermat a certificate, dated as of
such delivery and signed on behalf of Descartes by an executive officer of Descartes, stating that
Descartes stands ready, willing and able to make available (other than, if applicable, any
immaterial exceptions that are specifically identified in such notice) to Fermat, as of and
following the Closing, the final Essential Ag Transition Matters, and, at the Closing, Fermat shall
deliver to Descartes a certificate, dated as of such delivery and signed on behalf of Fermat by an
executive officer of Fermat, stating that Fermat has provided to Descartes the Fermat Ag System
Contributions (other than, if applicable, any immaterial exceptions that are specifically identified
in such notice); provided, that the obligation of Descartes pursuant to this sentence with respect
to an Essential Ag Transition System and/or an Essential Ag Transition Service shall be deemed
satisfied for all purposes to the extent such Essential Ag Transition Matter cannot be made
available due to the failure of Fermat to timely deliver any Fermat Ag System Contribution on
the applicable date set forth on Section 5.29(b) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule (except and to
the extent caused by a material breach of Descartes of its obligations under Section 5.29(b) of the
Fermat Disclosure Schedule, or subsections (c), (d) or (l)(i) of this Section 5.29).
(f) From the date of this Agreement to the Closing, (i) Fermat shall, at
Fermat’s sole cost except as otherwise expressly provided, use its reasonable best efforts to take,
or cause to be taken, any and all actions, and do, or cause to be done, any and all things
necessary, proper or advisable, including dedicating Fermat employees, hiring additional
employees, engaging third party consultants and otherwise committing resources, to make
available to Descartes at the Closing the systems and functions set forth on Section 5.29(f)(i) of
the Fermat Disclosure Schedule (the “Essential H&N Transition Systems”) and (ii) the services
set forth on Section 5.29(f)(ii) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule (the “Essential H&N
Transition Services” and, together with the Essential H&N Transition Systems, the “Essential
H&N Transition Matters”).
(g) From the date of this Agreement to the Closing, Descartes shall, at
Descartes’s sole cost except as otherwise expressly provided, use its reasonable best efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, any and all actions and do, or cause to be done, any and all things
necessary, proper or advisable, including dedicating Descartes employees, hiring additional
employees, engaging third party consultants and otherwise committing resources, to make
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available to Fermat the information and other matters set forth on Section 5.29(g) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule (the “Descartes H&N System Contributions”) as promptly as
reasonably practicable and in no event later than the applicable date set forth on Section 5.29(g)
of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (unless any such delay is de minimis and does not
adversely impact Fermat’s ability to fulfill its obligations hereunder).
(h) The parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the Essential H&N Transition
Services are starting points and are not the complete or final Essential H&N Transition Services
(except that the complete and final version thereof shall in no event include the Excluded Fermat
Services) and (ii) the mutual purpose and goal of the Essential H&N Transition Services are (A)
for the Essential H&N Transition Matters, H&N Acquisition Documents and Sections 5.10, 5.11,
5.12, 5.19(b) and 5.23, to enable Descartes to operate the H&N Business from and after the
Closing in all material respects as the H&N Business is being operated as of the date hereof
without disruption or delays (other than due to the absence of Excluded Fermat Services) and (B)
for the Descartes H&N System Contributions to provide for all information, cooperation and
deliveries from Descartes to Fermat that are necessary for Fermat to be able to deliver and
provide the Essential H&N Transition System at and as of the Closing as contemplated hereby in
all material respects. The parties further acknowledge and agree that both the foregoing clauses
(A) and (B) are intended to be collaborative, requiring joint efforts and cooperation. Without
limiting the foregoing, (1) Fermat shall provide to Descartes all cooperation reasonably
requested by Descartes in connection with planning, designing and implementing the Descartes
H&N System Contributions as set forth on Section 5.29(g) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule
on a timely basis and (2) Descartes shall provide to Fermat all cooperation reasonably requested
by Fermat in connection with planning, designing and implementing the Essential H&N
Transition Systems on a timely basis.
(i) If Fermat has reason to believe that the Essential H&N Transition Systems
will not be ready as of the then-anticipated Closing Date, Fermat shall promptly notify Descartes
and the parties shall meet to discuss in good faith any additional measures necessary to enable
the Essential H&N Transition Systems to be available as of the Closing and any alternative
measures that may allow Descartes to conduct the H&N Business from and after the Closing in
the manner currently contemplated. If Descartes has reason to believe that any of the Descartes
H&N System Contributions will not be ready as of the applicable date set forth on Section
5.29(g) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule, Descartes shall promptly notify Fermat and the
parties shall meet to discuss in good faith any additional measures necessary to enable the
Descartes H&N System Contributions to be available as promptly as reasonably practicable
thereafter (and to enable the Essential H&N Transition System to be ready as of the then-
anticipated Closing Date) and any alternative measures that may allow Descartes to conduct the
H&N Business from and after the Closing in the manner currently contemplated. If Fermat
incurs any additional costs or expenses to provide any additional systems, functions or services
to Descartes as a result of Descartes’s failure to timely deliver the Descartes H&N System
Contributions or Fermat’s reasonable expectation that Descartes would be unable to timely
deliver the Descartes H&N System Contributions as of the applicable date set forth on Section
5.29(g) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (provided, that Fermat shall notify Descartes of any
such expectation and provide Descartes with an opportunity to discuss in good faith any such
expectation prior to incurring such additional costs or expenses), then Descartes shall promptly
reimburse Fermat for any such costs and expenses by wire transfer of immediately available
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funds promptly upon delivery of an invoice to Descartes by Fermat. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement, the Essential H&N Transition Systems shall not be deemed to
constitute Acquired H&N Assets and shall only be required to be made available to Descartes
and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the H&N Cross Transition Services Agreement. Fermat shall, if
requested by Descartes, consider in good faith any offer by Descartes to acquire any of the
Essential H&N Transition Systems or any portion thereof after the Closing.
(j) At the Closing, Fermat shall deliver to Descartes a certificate, dated as of
such delivery and signed on behalf of Fermat by an executive officer of Fermat, stating that
Fermat stands ready, willing and able to make available (other than, if applicable, any immaterial
exceptions that are specifically identified in such notice) to Descartes, as of and following the
Closing, the final Essential H&N Transition Matters, and, at the Closing, Descartes shall deliver
to Fermat a certificate, dated as of such delivery and signed on behalf of Descartes by an
executive officer of Descartes, stating that Descartes has provided to Fermat the Descartes H&N
System Contributions (other than, if applicable, any immaterial exceptions that are specifically
identified in such notice); provided, that the obligation of Fermat pursuant to this sentence with
respect to an Essential H&N Transition Matter shall be deemed satisfied for all purposes to the
extent such Essential H&N Transition Matter cannot be made available due to the failure of
Descartes to timely deliver any Descartes H&N System Contribution on the applicable date set
forth on Section 5.29(g) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule (except and to the extent caused
by a material breach of Fermat of its obligations under Section 5.29(g) of the Descartes
Disclosure Schedule, or subsections (h), (i) or (l)(i) of this Section 5.29).
(k) In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the parties shall use their
respective reasonable best efforts, acting reasonably and in good faith, to revise as appropriate
and finalize (including by providing for an appropriate level of detail and specificity in light of
the purpose and goal set forth in Section 5.29(c) above and Section 5.29(h), as well as additional
items where necessary or appropriate) and mutually agree on the final Essential Ag Transition
Services and final Essential H&N Transition Services as promptly as possible, and in no event
later than 60 days, after the date hereof, including by making available all appropriate functional
and corporate employees, officers and other representatives (for conference calls and/or in-
person meetings as reasonable and appropriate) and information on a timely basis (the
“Finalization Process”). During the course of the Finalization Process (the completion of which
shall be deemed to occur (i) with respect to the Essential Ag Transition Services when the final
Essential Ag Transition Services have been mutually agreed and (ii) with respect to the Essential
H&N Transition Services when the final Essential H&N Transition Services have been mutually
agreed), should any dispute arise between the parties, including with respect to the appropriate
form, content or substance of the final Essential Ag Transition Services and final Essential H&N
Transition Services, such dispute shall be promptly elevated to senior officers within Descartes
and Fermat, respectively, in each case with decision making authority over the matters in dispute
and, if any such dispute remains unresolved within five (5) days, shall be immediately elevated
to the chief executive officers of Descartes and Fermat, respectively, with the mutually
acknowledged priority of resolving such dispute as promptly as possible in a manner consistent
with the purpose and goals as described in Sections 5.29(c) and 5.29(h). The parties further
agree that (A) the form of Ag Cross Transition Services Agreement shall be modified as
appropriate to reflect the final Essential Ag Transition Services and (B) the form of the H&N
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Cross Transition Services Agreement shall be modified as appropriate to reflect the final
Essential H&N Transition Services.
(l) Joint Essential Systems and Services Working Group.
(i) A joint working committee comprised of the Representatives of
Descartes and Fermat set forth on Section 5.29(l)(i) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule and
Fermat Disclosure Schedule, respectively (such Persons, the “Descartes ESS Designees” and the
“Fermat ESS Designees”, respectively, and collectively, the “ESS Designees”), is hereby
established (the “ESS Committee”). From and after the date of this Agreement, the ESS
Committee shall meet on a regular basis, in person or by telephone, but no less than once per
week (and Descartes and Fermat shall cause at least a majority of the Descartes ESS Designees
and a majority of the Fermat ESS Designees, respectively, to attend each such meeting), without
requirement for any quorum, at a time and place agreed by a majority of the ESS Designees or,
in the absence of agreement, at 9:00 a.m. telephonically each Friday. None of the ESS
Designees shall have decision-making authority with respect to either party, but shall be
authorized to make the notifications contemplated by this Section 5.29(l). At each meeting, the
ESS Designees in attendance shall discuss the actions taken since the last meeting toward
providing, and the status generally of, the Fermat Ag System Contributions, the Descartes H&N
System Contributions, the Essential Ag Transition Systems, the Essential H&N Transition
Systems, the Essential Ag Transition Services (reflecting any changes pursuant to the
Finalization Process) and the Essential H&N Transition Services (reflecting any changes
pursuant to the Finalization Process), and in good faith work to assist the parties in complying
with their obligations under this Section 5.29. At any such meeting, the Descartes ESS Designees
may notify the Fermat ESS Designees of any failure by Fermat to timely deliver any Fermat Ag
System Contribution, and the Fermat ESS Designees may notify the Descartes ESS Designees of
any failure by Descartes to timely deliver any Descartes H&N System Contribution, and the ESS
Designees shall discuss in good faith whether such failure is immaterial and whether any
corrective action is available that would allow for the delivery of the Essential Ag Transition
Systems and the Essential H&N Transition Systems on or prior to November 1, 2017. If the ESS
Designees are unable to resolve whether each such failure is immaterial or agree to such a
corrective action, the matter shall be referred to the chief executive officers of the parties.
(ii) (A) If the Descartes ESS Designees have knowledge, after
reasonable inquiry, of any failure by Fermat to timely deliver any Fermat Ag System
Contribution, and fail to notify in writing the Fermat ESS Designees thereof for two meetings
after gaining such knowledge, Descartes shall be deemed to have waived its right to assert that
Fermat failed to timely deliver such Fermat Ag System Contribution, and (B) if the Fermat ESS
Designees have knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of any failure by Descartes to timely
deliver any Descartes H&N System Contribution, and fail to notify in writing the Descartes ESS
Designees thereof for two meetings after gaining such knowledge, Fermat shall be deemed to
have waived its right to assert that Descartes failed to timely deliver such Descartes H&N
System Contributions; provided, however, that if all of the Fermat ESS Designees or all of the
Descartes ESS Designees fail to attend a meeting, such meeting shall not be counted toward such
two meeting limitation with respect to the written notice requirement of the Descartes ESS
Designees or the Fermat ESS Designees, as applicable, and Descartes or Fermat, as applicable,
shall be entitled to deliver such written notice to the other party in writing or deliver such written
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notice to the Fermat ESS Designees or the Descartes ESS Designees, as applicable, at either of
the next two meetings that such absent ESS Designees attend (or if such absent ESS Designees
fail to attend all further meetings, Descartes or Fermat, as applicable, shall be deemed to have
delivered written notice of such failure at the time Fermat failed to timely deliver such Fermat
Ag System Contribution or Descartes failed to timely deliver such Descartes H&N System
Contribution).
Section 5.30 Further Assurances. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and
subject to Section 5.11, each of the parties agrees to use its reasonable best efforts before and
after the Closing Date to take or cause to be taken all action, to do or cause to be done, and to
assist and cooperate with the other party hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable
under applicable Laws to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner
practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited to,
(a) the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the obligations of any of the parties hereto;
(b) the obtaining of all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from Governmental Entities
required to be obtained by Descartes or Fermat, or their respective Affiliates, in connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than with respect to Antitrust Laws
which are the subject of Section 5.1); (c) to the extent consistent with the obligations of the
parties set forth in Section 5.1, the defending of any Proceedings, whether judicial or
administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby; and (d) the execution and delivery of such instruments, and the taking of
such other actions, as the other party hereto may reasonably require in order to carry out the
intent of this Agreement.
Section 5.31 Acquisition Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (a)(i)
Descartes and Fermat shall cooperate to, as promptly as practicable and in good faith, finalize in
definitive form each Acquisition Document that is in term sheet form as attached to this
Agreement, such that the definitive form of each such Acquisition Document may be executed
and delivered by the applicable parties at the Closing, (ii) each such Acquisition Document shall
contain the terms set forth in the applicable term sheet and such other terms as mutually agreed
by the parties, acting reasonably and in good faith, and as are customary (and not inconsistent
with the terms set forth on the applicable term sheet) for agreements of the nature contemplated
thereby, (iii) if the applicable parties are unable to reach agreement on any material term or
condition of any such Acquisition Document (to the extent not already set forth in a term sheet
attached hereto) such that a definitive agreement is not executed and delivered at the time of
Closing, the Closing shall not be delayed but instead the applicable term sheet shall become a
binding obligation as the applicable Acquisition Document contemplated hereunder and shall
remain in effect until a definitive agreement replacing such term sheet has been mutually
negotiated and executed by all parties thereto and (b) with respect to each other Acquisition
Document (other than this Agreement), the applicable parties shall execute and deliver such
agreement at the Closing in accordance with the terms hereof, with only such ministerial
additions, deletions and modifications as necessary for the parties, acting in good faith and
reasonably, to complete the missing terms contemplated by the form to be completed by the
parties or to correct any scrivener’s errors, unless further changes are mutually agreed by the
applicable parties (provided, that the parties shall act reasonably and in good faith in discussing
further clarifications around any such other Acquisition Document if and to the extent reasonably
requested by the other party; provided, that not agreeing to any such further clarifications shall
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not, in and of itself, be deemed a breach hereof or impact the closing conditions set forth in
Article VII or otherwise delay the Closing hereunder); provided, further that the parties agree
that the schedules and exhibits to the Ag Cross Transition Services Agreement and H&N Cross
Transition Services Agreement shall be completed by the parties, acting reasonably and in good
faith, with such terms as are customary for agreements of the nature contemplated thereby and
otherwise consistent with the terms hereof.
ARTICLE VI
CERTAIN TAX MATTERS
Section 6.1 Tax Indemnification by Descartes. Effective as of and after the Closing
Date, Descartes shall pay or cause to be paid, and shall indemnify Fermat and each of its
Subsidiaries (including the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries after the Closing) (collectively, the
“Fermat Tax Indemnified Parties”) and hold each Fermat Tax Indemnified Party harmless from
and against any Excluded Ag Taxes and any costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees
and expenses attributable thereto. Effective as of and after the Closing Date, Descartes shall pay
or cause to be paid, and shall indemnify and hold each Fermat Tax Indemnified Party harmless
from and against (i) any Taxes that are Assumed H&N Liabilities, (ii) any Taxes arising from
any action or transaction by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Transferred H&N
Subsidiaries after the Closing) outside the ordinary course of business on the Closing Date after
the Closing, (iii) any Taxes for which Descartes is responsible pursuant to Section 5.17(c) and
(iv) any costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses attributable to the
items described in clauses (i) through (iii); provided, that Taxes described in clause (i) or (ii)
above shall not include any Taxes for which Fermat is responsible pursuant to Section 5.17(c).
For purposes of this Article VI, Descartes shall have the obligation to pay or cause to be paid,
and Fermat shall be entitled to indemnification (and payment under Section 6.4) for, only 80%
(or such other percentage indicated on the Ag Step Plan as the ownership interest of the
Descartes Group in DuPont Agricultural Chemicals Ltd. as of Closing, as the Ag Step Plan may
be amended pursuant to this Agreement) of any Excluded Ag Taxes imposed on DuPont
Agricultural Chemicals Ltd.
Section 6.2 Tax Indemnification by Fermat. Effective as of and after the Closing
Date, Fermat shall pay or cause to be paid, and shall indemnify Descartes and each of its
Subsidiaries (including the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries after the Closing) (collectively, the
“Descartes Tax Indemnified Parties”) and hold each Descartes Tax Indemnified Party harmless
from and against any Excluded H&N Taxes and any costs and expenses, including reasonable
legal fees and expenses attributable thereto. Effective as of and after the Closing Date, Fermat
shall pay or cause to be paid, and shall indemnify and hold each Descartes Tax Indemnified
Party harmless from and against any Taxes that are Assumed Ag Liabilities, (ii) any Taxes
arising from any action or transaction by Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries (including the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries after the Closing) outside the ordinary course of business on the
Closing Date after the Closing, (iii) any Taxes for which Fermat is responsible pursuant to
Section 5.17(c) and (iv) any costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees and expenses
attributable to the items described in clauses (i) through (iii); provided, that Taxes described in
clause (i) or (ii) above shall not include any Taxes for which Descartes is responsible pursuant to
Section 5.17(c). For purposes of this Article VI, Fermat shall have the obligation to pay or cause
to be paid, and Descartes shall be entitled to indemnification (and payment under Section 6.4) for
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only 71.59% (or such other percentage indicated on the H&N Step Plan as the ownership interest
of the Fermat Group in Thorungaverksmidjan HF as of Closing, as the H&N Step Plan may be
amended pursuant to this Agreement) of any Excluded H&N Taxes imposed on
Thorungaverksmidjan HF.
Section 6.3 Straddle Periods.
(a) To the extent permitted or required by applicable Law, the taxable year of
each of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries that includes the Closing Date shall be treated as closing
on (and including) the Closing Date. To the extent not permitted or required by applicable Law,
for purposes of this Agreement, in the case of any Straddle Period, (a) Property Taxes of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries or imposed on the Ag Business allocable to the Pre-Closing Period
shall be equal to the amount of such Property Taxes for the entire Straddle Period multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days during the Straddle Period that
are in the Pre-Closing Period and the denominator of which is the number of calendar days in the
entire Straddle Period, and (b) Taxes (other than Property Taxes) of the Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries allocable to the Pre-Closing Period shall be computed as if such taxable period
ended as of the end of the day on the Closing Date and in a manner consistent with past practices
of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries (or of Descartes with respect to the Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries); provided, that exemptions, allowances or deductions that are calculated on an
annual basis (including depreciation and amortization deductions) shall be allocated between the
period ending on the Closing Date and the period beginning after the Closing Date in proportion
to the number of days in each period. Each Transferred Ag Subsidiary that is classified as a
partnership or other “flowthrough” entity for income Tax purposes shall be treated for purposes
of this Agreement as if its taxable year ended as of the end of the Closing Date and Taxes
attributable to taxable income or gain of each such entity through the close of business on the
Closing Date shall be considered to be attributable to the Pre-Closing Period.
(b) To the extent permitted or required by applicable Law, the taxable year of
each of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries that includes the Closing Date shall be treated as
closing on (and including) the Closing Date. To the extent not permitted or required by
applicable Law, for purposes of this Agreement, in the case of any Straddle Period, (a) Property
Taxes of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries or imposed on the H&N Business allocable to the
Pre-Closing Period shall be equal to the amount of such Property Taxes for the entire Straddle
Period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of calendar days during the
Straddle Period that are in the Pre-Closing Period and the denominator of which is the number of
calendar days in the entire Straddle Period, and (b) Taxes (other than Property Taxes) of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries allocable to the Pre-Closing Period shall be computed as if such
taxable period ended as of the end of the day on the Closing Date and in a manner consistent
with past practices of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries (or of Fermat with respect to the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries); provided, that exemptions, allowances or deductions that are
calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and amortization deductions) shall be
allocated between the period ending on the Closing Date and the period beginning after the
Closing Date in proportion to the number of days in each period. Each Transferred H&N
Subsidiary that is classified as a partnership or other “flowthrough” entity for income Tax
purposes shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as if its taxable year ended as of the end
of the Closing Date and Taxes attributable to taxable income or gain of each such entity through
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the close of business on the Closing Date shall be considered to be attributable to the Pre-Closing
Period.
Section 6.4 Tax Returns.
(a) Descartes shall prepare or shall cause to be prepared (i) any combined,
consolidated or unitary Tax Return that includes any member of the Descartes Group, on the one
hand, and any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, on the other hand (a “Descartes Combined
Tax Return”), and (ii) any Tax Return (other than any Descartes Combined Tax Return) that is
required to be filed by or with respect to any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries for any taxable
period that ends on or before the Closing Date (an “Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return”).
Descartes shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, all Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Returns in a
manner consistent with past practices of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries (or of the Descartes
Group with respect to the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries), except (i) as otherwise required by Law
or (ii) as otherwise requested by Fermat if, with respect to clause (ii), Descartes, in its sole
discretion, determines that such request is not reasonably likely to have an adverse impact on any
member of the Descartes Group. Descartes shall timely file or cause to be timely filed any
Descartes Combined Tax Return and any Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return that is required to
be filed on or before the Closing Date (taking into account any extensions). Descartes shall
deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Fermat for its review and comment a draft copy of all Ag
Pre-Closing Separate Tax Returns that are required to be filed after the Closing Date at least
thirty (30) days prior to the due date thereof (taking into account any extensions). Fermat shall
provide comments, if any, to Descartes on any such Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return within
ten (10) days after receipt of such draft Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return and Descartes shall
consider any such comments in good faith. Descartes shall revise such Ag Pre-Closing Separate
Tax Returns to reflect any reasonable comments received from Fermat with which Descartes
agrees and shall deliver, if applicable, a revised Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return to Fermat
not later than ten (10) days before the due date therefor (taking into account any extensions), and
Fermat shall timely file or cause to be timely filed such Tax Returns; provided that Fermat shall
not be required to file or cause to be filed any such Tax Return that reflects a material position
for which the confidence level is less than “more likely than not” (or an equivalent standard
under an applicable foreign Law). Descartes shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Fermat an amount
equal to the amount of any Taxes shown to be due on any Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return
required to be filed after the Closing Date (taking into account extensions) for which Descartes is
responsible pursuant to this Agreement within ten (10) days after Fermat makes, or causes to be
made, written demand therefor, but in all cases at least five (5) days prior to the date on which
the relevant Taxes are required to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority. Such payment
shall be made in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account designated in writing
by Fermat to Descartes. Except to the extent otherwise required pursuant to a “determination”
within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or
foreign Law), Fermat shall not amend or revoke any Descartes Combined Tax Return or any Ag
Pre-Closing Separate Tax Returns (or any notification or election relating thereto) without the
prior written consent of Descartes (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed). At Descartes’s reasonable request, Fermat shall file, or cause to be filed, amended Ag
Pre-Closing Separate Tax Returns; provided that Fermat shall have the same rights to review and
comment on such amended Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Returns as described in this paragraph
for the original Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Returns and shall not be required to file or cause to
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be filed any such amended Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return that reflects a material position
for which the confidence level is less than “more likely than not” (or an equivalent standard
under an applicable foreign Law), and provided, further, that Descartes shall pay, or cause to be
paid, to Fermat an amount equal to the amount of any Taxes shown to be due on any such
amended Ag Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return for which Descartes is responsible pursuant to this
Agreement within ten (10) days after Fermat makes, or causes to be made, written demand
therefor, but in all cases at least five (5) days prior to the date on which the relevant Taxes are
required to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority. Such payment shall be made in
immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by Fermat to
Descartes. Fermat shall promptly provide (or cause to be provided) to Descartes any information
reasonably requested by Descartes to facilitate the preparation and filing of any Tax Returns
described in this Section 6.4(a) and Fermat shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prepare
(or cause to be prepared) such information in a manner and on a timeline requested by Descartes.
(b) Fermat shall prepare or shall cause to be prepared (i) any combined,
consolidated or unitary Tax Return that includes any member of the Fermat Group, on the one
hand, and any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries, on the other hand (a “Fermat Combined
Tax Return”), and (ii) any Tax Return (other than any Fermat Combined Tax Return) that is
required to be filed by or with respect to any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries for any
taxable period that ends on or before the Closing Date (a “H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax
Return”). Fermat shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, all H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax
Returns in a manner consistent with past practices of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries (or of
the Fermat Group with respect to the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries), except (i) as otherwise
required by Law or (ii) as otherwise requested by Descartes if, with respect to clause (ii),
Fermat, in its sole discretion, determines that such request is not reasonably likely to have an
adverse impact on any member of the Fermat Group. Fermat shall timely file or cause to be
timely filed any Fermat Combined Tax Return and any H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return
that is required to be filed on or before the Closing Date (taking into account any extensions).
Fermat shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Descartes for its review and comment a draft
copy of all H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax Returns that are required to be filed after the Closing
Date at least thirty (30) days prior to the due date thereof (taking into account any extensions).
Descartes shall provide comments, if any, to Fermat on any such H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax
Return within ten (10) days after receipt of such draft H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return
and Fermat shall consider any such comments in good faith. Fermat shall revise such H&N Pre-
Closing Separate Tax Returns to reflect any reasonable comments received from Descartes with
which Fermat agrees and shall deliver, if applicable, a revised H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax
Return to Descartes not later than ten (10) days before the due date therefor (taking into account
any extensions), and Descartes shall timely file or cause to be timely filed such Tax Returns;
provided that Descartes shall not be required to file or cause to be filed any such Tax Return that
reflects a material position for which the confidence level is less than “more likely than not” (or
an equivalent standard under an applicable foreign Law). Fermat shall pay, or cause to be paid,
to Descartes an amount equal to the amount of any Taxes shown to be due on any H&N Pre-
Closing Separate Tax Return required to be filed after the Closing Date (taking into account
extensions) for which Fermat is responsible pursuant to this Agreement within ten (10) days after
Descartes makes, or causes to be made, written demand therefor, but in all cases at least five (5)
days prior to the date on which the relevant Taxes are required to be paid to the applicable
Taxing Authority. Such payment shall be made in immediately available funds by wire transfer
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to an account designated in writing by Descartes to Fermat. Except to the extent otherwise
required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or
any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), Descartes shall not amend or revoke any
Fermat Combined Tax Return or any H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax Returns (or any
notification or election relating thereto) without the prior written consent of Fermat (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). At Fermat’s reasonable
request, Descartes shall file, or cause to be filed, amended H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax
Returns; provided that Descartes shall have the same rights to review and comment on such
amended H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax Returns as described in this paragraph for the original
H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax Returns and shall not be required to file or cause to be filed any
such amended H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return that reflects a material position for which
the confidence level is less than “more likely than not” (or an equivalent standard under an
applicable foreign Law), and provided, further, that Fermat shall pay, or cause to be paid, to
Descartes an amount equal to the amount of any Taxes shown to be due on any such amended
H&N Pre-Closing Separate Tax Return for which Fermat is responsible pursuant to this
Agreement within ten (10) days after Descartes makes, or causes to be made, written demand
therefor, but in all cases at least five (5) days prior to the date on which the relevant Taxes are
required to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority. Such payment shall be made in
immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account designated in writing by Descartes to
Fermat. Descartes shall promptly provide (or cause to be provided) to Fermat any information
reasonably requested by Fermat to facilitate the preparation and filing of any Tax Returns
described in this Section 6.4(b) and Descartes shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
prepare (or cause to be prepared) such information in a manner and on a timeline requested by
Fermat.
(c) Except for any Tax Return required to be prepared by Descartes pursuant
to Section 6.4(a), Fermat shall prepare and timely file or cause to be prepared and timely filed all
Tax Returns with respect to the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries. In the case of any such Tax Return
for a Straddle Period (an “Ag Straddle Period Separate Tax Return”), Fermat shall prepare or
cause to be prepared such Tax Return in a manner consistent with past practices of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries (or of Descartes with respect to the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries),
except to the extent that (i) Fermat notifies Descartes in writing that it desires to prepare such
Tax Return in a different manner and Descartes, in its sole discretion, determines that such
request is not reasonably likely to have an adverse impact on any member of the Descartes
Group and so notifies Fermat in writing, or (ii) such Tax Return would reflect a material position
for which the confidence level is less than “more likely than not” (or an equivalent standard
under an applicable foreign Law). Fermat shall deliver to Descartes for its review and comment
a draft copy of such Ag Straddle Period Separate Tax Returns at least thirty (30) days prior to the
due date therefor (taking into account any extensions). Descartes shall provide comments, if
any, to Fermat on any such Ag Straddle Period Separate Tax Return within fifteen (15) days after
receipt of such draft Ag Straddle Period Separate Tax Return. In the event Fermat disagrees with
any comments received from Descartes, Fermat shall promptly notify Descartes of such
disagreement and Descartes and Fermat shall cooperate in good faith to resolve any such
disagreement prior to the due date for such Ag Straddle Period Separate Tax Return (taking into
account extensions). If Descartes and Fermat are unable to reach resolution, they shall promptly
cause the Ag Independent Accounting Firm to resolve any remaining disputes. Any
determination of the Ag Independent Accounting Firm shall be consistent with the terms of this
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Agreement and shall be final and binding on all parties. All fees and expenses relating to the
work, if any, to be performed by the Ag Independent Accounting Firm in connection with this
Section 6.4(c) shall be borne equally by Descartes and Fermat. Fermat shall revise each Ag
Straddle Period Separate Tax Return to reflect any comments received from Descartes with
which Fermat agrees, any agreement reached between Descartes and Fermat and the resolution
of the Ag Independent Accounting Firm, shall deliver such revised Ag Straddle Period Separate
Tax Return to Descartes prior to the due date therefor (taking into account extensions) and shall
timely file or cause to be filed such Tax Return; provided that in the event any disagreement with
respect to an Ag Straddle Period Separate Tax Return is not resolved by the Ag Independent
Accounting Firm prior to the due date for such Tax Return (taking into account extensions),
Fermat shall timely file or cause to be filed such Ag Straddle Period Separate Tax Return as
originally prepared by Fermat and as revised to reflect any comments received from Descartes
with which Fermat agrees and any agreement reached between Descartes and Fermat, and shall
subsequently amend or cause to be amended such Ag Straddle Period Separate Tax Return to
reflect the resolution of the Ag Independent Accounting Firm. Except to the extent otherwise
required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or
any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law) or as required pursuant to the proviso in the
immediately preceding sentence, Fermat shall not amend or revoke any such Ag Straddle Period
Separate Tax Returns (or any notification or election relating thereto) without the prior written
consent of Descartes (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or
delayed). At Descartes’s reasonable request, Fermat shall file, or cause to be filed, amended Ag
Straddle Period Separate Tax Returns; provided that any such amended Ag Straddle Period
Separate Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with this Section 6.4(c).
Descartes shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Fermat an amount equal to the amount of any Taxes
shown to be due on an Ag Straddle Period Separate Tax Return (or an amended version) for
which Descartes is responsible pursuant to this Agreement, within ten (10) days after Fermat
makes, or causes to be made, written demand therefor, but in all cases at least five (5) days prior
to the date on which the relevant Taxes are required to be paid to the applicable Taxing
Authority.
(d) Except for any Tax Return required to be prepared by Fermat pursuant to
Section 6.4(b), Descartes shall prepare and timely file or cause to be prepared and timely filed all
Tax Returns with respect to the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries. In the case of any such Tax
Return for a Straddle Period (a “H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Return”), Descartes shall
prepare or cause to be prepared a H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Return in a manner
consistent with past practices of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries (or of Fermat with respect to
the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries), except to the extent that (i) Descartes notifies Fermat in
writing that it desires to prepare such Tax Return in a different manner and Fermat, in its sole
discretion, determines that such request is not reasonably likely to have an adverse impact on any
member of the Fermat Group and so notifies Descartes in writing, or (ii) such Tax Return would
reflect a material position for which the confidence level is less than “more likely than not” (or
an equivalent standard under an applicable foreign Law). Descartes shall deliver to Fermat for
its review and comment a draft copy of such H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Returns at least
thirty (30) days prior to the due date therefor (taking into account any extensions). Fermat shall
provide comments, if any, to Descartes on any such H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Return
within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such draft H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Return. In
the event Descartes disagrees with any comments received from Fermat, Descartes shall
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promptly notify Fermat of such disagreement and Fermat and Descartes shall cooperate in good
faith to resolve any such disagreement prior to the due date for such H&N Straddle Period
Separate Tax Return (taking into account extensions). If Fermat and Descartes are unable to
reach resolution, they shall promptly cause the H&N Independent Accounting Firm to resolve
any remaining disputes. Any determination of the H&N Independent Accounting Firm shall be
consistent with the terms of this Agreement and shall be final and binding on all parties. All fees
and expenses relating to the work, if any, to be performed by the H&N Independent Accounting
Firm in connection with this Section 6.4(d) shall be borne equally by Fermat and Descartes.
Descartes shall revise each H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Return to reflect any comments
received from Fermat with which Descartes agrees, any agreement reached between Fermat and
Descartes and the resolution of the H&N Independent Accounting Firm, shall deliver such
revised H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Return to Fermat prior to the due date therefor
(taking into account extensions) and shall timely file or cause to be filed such Tax Return;
provided that in the event any disagreement with respect to a H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax
Return is not resolved by the H&N Independent Accounting Firm prior to the due date for such
Tax Return (taking into account extensions), Descartes shall timely file or cause to be filed such
H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Return as originally prepared by Descartes and as revised to
reflect any comments received from Fermat with which Descartes agrees and any agreement
reached between Fermat and Descartes, and shall subsequently amend or cause to be amended
such H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Return to reflect the resolution of the H&N Independent
Accounting Firm. Except to the extent otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within
the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign
Law) or as required pursuant to the proviso in the immediately preceding sentence, Descartes
shall not amend or revoke any such H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Returns (or any
notification or election relating thereto) without the prior written consent of Fermat (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). At Fermat’s reasonable
request, Descartes shall file, or cause to be filed, amended H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax
Returns; provided that any such amended H&N Straddle Period Separate Tax Returns shall be
prepared in a manner consistent with this Section 6.4(d). Fermat shall pay, or cause to be paid,
to Descartes an amount equal to the amount of any Taxes shown to be due on a H&N Straddle
Period Separate Tax Return (or an amended version) for which Fermat is responsible pursuant to
this Agreement, within ten (10) days after Descartes makes, or causes to be made, written
demand therefor, but in all cases at least five (5) days prior to the date on which the relevant
Taxes are required to be paid to the applicable Taxing Authority.
Section 6.5 Tax Contests.
(a) If any Taxing Authority asserts a Tax Claim, then the party to this
Agreement first receiving notice of such Tax Claim promptly shall provide written notice thereof
to the other party or parties to this Agreement; provided that the failure of such party to give such
prompt notice shall not relieve the other party of any of its obligations under this Article VI,
except to the extent that the other party is materially prejudiced by such failure. Such notice
shall specify in reasonable detail the basis for such Tax Claim and shall include a copy of the
relevant portion of any correspondence received from the Taxing Authority.
(b) In the case of a Tax Proceeding of or with respect to any of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries for any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date (other
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than a Tax Proceeding described in Section 6.5(d)), Descartes shall have the exclusive right to
control such Tax Proceeding; provided that Descartes shall not settle, compromise or abandon
any such Tax Proceeding without obtaining the prior written consent of Fermat, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, if such settlement, compromise, or
abandonment could have a material adverse impact on Fermat or any of its Affiliates. If
Descartes elects not to control the conduct and resolution of any Tax Proceeding that Descartes
has the right to control pursuant to this Section 6.5(b), Descartes shall notify Fermat in writing,
and Fermat shall have the right to control the conduct and resolution of such Tax Proceeding, or
portion thereof, that is not controlled by Descartes; provided that, (x) the costs and expenses,
including reasonable legal and accounting fees, incurred by Fermat in controlling such Tax
Proceeding, or such portion thereof, shall be borne by Descartes and (y) Fermat shall not settle,
compromise or abandon any such Tax Proceeding without the prior written consent of Descartes,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, if such settlement,
compromise, or abandonment could have a material adverse impact on Descartes or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(c) In the case of a Tax Proceeding of or with respect to any of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries for any Straddle Period (other than a Tax Proceeding described in
Section 6.5(d)), the Controlling Party shall have the right and obligation to conduct, at its own
expense, such Tax Proceeding; provided that (i) the Controlling Party shall provide the Non-
Controlling Party with a timely and reasonably detailed account of each stage of such Tax
Proceeding, (ii) the Controlling Party shall consult with the Non-Controlling Party before taking
any significant action in connection with such Tax Proceeding, (iii) the Controlling Party shall
consult with the Non-Controlling Party and offer the Non-Controlling Party an opportunity to
comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such
Tax Proceeding, (iv) the Controlling Party shall defend such Tax Proceeding diligently and in
good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Proceeding, (v) the
Non-Controlling Party shall be entitled to participate in such Tax Proceeding and attend any
meetings or conferences with the relevant Taxing Authority, and (vi) the Controlling Party shall
not settle, compromise or abandon any such Tax Proceeding without obtaining the prior written
consent of the Non-Controlling Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed; provided, further, that the Controlling Party shall not have any
obligations (and the Non-Controlling Party shall not have any rights) under clause (i), (ii), (iii) or
(v) above with respect to any portion of such Tax Proceeding (and any actions, written materials,
meetings or conferences relating exclusively thereto) that could not reasonably be expected to
affect the liability of, or otherwise have an adverse effect on, the Non-Controlling Party or any of
its Affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, “Controlling Party” shall mean Descartes if
Descartes and its Subsidiaries are reasonably expected to bear the greater Tax liability in
connection with such Tax Proceeding, or Fermat if Fermat and its Affiliates are reasonably
expected to bear the greater Tax liability in connection with such Tax Proceeding; and “Non-
Controlling Party” means whichever of Descartes or Fermat is not the Controlling Party with
respect to such Tax Proceeding.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Descartes
shall have the exclusive right to control in all respects, and neither Fermat nor any of its
Affiliates shall be entitled to participate in, any Tax Proceeding with respect to (i) any Tax
Return of Descartes or a member of the Descartes Group; and (ii) any Tax Return of a
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consolidated, combined or unitary group that includes any member of the Descartes Group
(including any Descartes Combined Tax Return).
(e) In the case of a Tax Proceeding of or with respect to any of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries for any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date
(other than a Tax Proceeding described in Section 6.5(g)), Fermat shall have the exclusive right
to control such Tax Proceeding; provided, that Fermat shall not settle, compromise or abandon
any such Tax Proceeding without obtaining the prior written consent of Descartes, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, if such settlement, compromise, or
abandonment could have a material adverse impact on Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries. If
Fermat elects not to control the conduct and resolution of any Tax Proceeding that Fermat has
the right to control pursuant to this Section 6.5(e), Fermat shall notify Descartes in writing, and
Descartes shall have the right to control the conduct and resolution of such Tax Proceeding, or
portion thereof, that is not controlled by Fermat; provided that (x) the costs and expenses,
including reasonable legal and accounting fees, incurred by Descartes in controlling such Tax
Proceeding, or such portion thereof, shall be borne by Fermat and (y) Descartes shall not settle,
compromise or abandon any such Tax Proceeding without the prior written consent of Fermat,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, if such settlement,
compromise, or abandonment could have a material adverse impact on Fermat or any of its
Affiliates.
(f) In the case of a Tax Proceeding of or with respect to any of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries for any Straddle Period (other than a Tax Proceeding described in
Section 6.5(g)), the Controlling Party shall have the right and obligation to conduct, at its own
expense, such Tax Proceeding; provided that (i) the Controlling Party shall provide the Non-
Controlling Party with a timely and reasonably detailed account of each stage of such Tax
Proceeding, (ii) the Controlling Party shall consult with the Non-Controlling Party before taking
any significant action in connection with such Tax Proceeding, (iii) the Controlling Party shall
consult with the Non-Controlling Party and offer the Non-Controlling Party an opportunity to
comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such
Tax Proceeding, (iv) the Controlling Party shall defend such Tax Proceeding diligently and in
good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Proceeding, (v) the
Non-Controlling Party shall be entitled to participate in such Tax Proceeding and attend any
meetings or conferences with the relevant Taxing Authority, and (vi) the Controlling Party shall
not settle, compromise or abandon any such Tax Proceeding without obtaining the prior written
consent of the Non-Controlling Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed; provided, further, that the Controlling Party shall not have any
obligations (and the Non-Controlling Party shall not have any rights) under clause (i), (ii), (iii) or
(v) above with respect to any portion of such Tax Proceeding (and any actions, written materials,
meetings or conferences relating exclusively thereto) that could not reasonably be expected to
affect the liability of, or otherwise have an adverse effect on, the Non-Controlling Party or any of
its Affiliates.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Fermat shall
have the exclusive right to control in all respects, and neither Descartes nor any of its Affiliates
shall be entitled to participate in, any Tax Proceeding with respect to (i) any Tax Return of
Fermat or a member of the Fermat Group; and (ii) any Tax Return of a consolidated, combined
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or unitary group that includes any member of the Fermat Group (including any Fermat
Combined Tax Return).
Section 6.6 Cooperation and Exchange of Information. Each party to this Agreement
shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, provide to the other party to this Agreement such
cooperation, documentation and information relating to the Acquired Ag Assets, the Assumed
Ag Liabilities, the Ag Business, the Acquired H&N Assets, the Assumed H&N Liabilities and/or
the H&N Business as either of them reasonably may request in (a) filing any Tax Return,
amended Tax Return or claim for refund, (b) determining a liability for Taxes, an indemnity
obligation under this Article VI, or a right to refund of Taxes, (c) conducting any Tax
Proceeding, or (d) negotiating or renegotiating a ruling or agreement with any Taxing Authority.
Each party shall make its employees reasonably available on a mutually convenient basis to
provide an explanation of any documents or information so provided. Each party shall retain all
Tax Returns, schedules and work papers, and all material records and other documents relating to
Tax matters, of the relevant transferred entities for their respective Tax periods ending on or
prior to the Closing Date until the later of (i) the expiration of the statute of limitations for the
Tax periods to which the Tax Returns and other documents relate, or (ii) seven (7) years
following the due date (without extension) for such Tax Returns. Thereafter, the party holding
such Tax Returns or other documents may dispose of them after offering the other party
reasonable notice and opportunity to take possession of such Tax Returns and other documents at
such other party’s own expense (provided that any such notice must in any event be made in
writing at least sixty (60) days prior to such disposition).
Section 6.7 Tax Sharing Agreements. On or before the Closing Date, the rights and
obligations of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries pursuant to all Tax sharing agreements or
arrangements (other than this Agreement), if any, to which any of the Transferred Ag
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any member of the Descartes Group, on the other hand, are
parties, shall terminate, and neither any member of the Descartes Group, on the one hand, nor
any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall have any rights or obligations to
each other after the Closing in respect of such agreements or arrangements. On or before the
Closing Date, the rights and obligations of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries pursuant to all Tax
sharing agreements or arrangements (other than this Agreement), if any, to which any of the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any member of the Fermat Group, on the
other hand, are parties, shall terminate, and neither any member of the Fermat Group, on the one
hand, nor any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries, on the other hand, shall have any rights or
obligations to each other after the Closing in respect of such agreements or arrangements.
Section 6.8 Certain Tax Elections.
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, and to the extent
permitted by applicable Law, (i) Descartes may, in its sole discretion, make or cause to be made
an election under Section 338(g) of the Code for any Transferred H&N Subsidiary (other than
FMC A/S, an aktieselskab organized under the laws of Denmark, and FMC Philippines Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of the Philippines (together, the “Specified H&N
Subsidiaries”)) and any Subsidiary of a Transferred H&N Subsidiary (other than a Specified
H&N Subsidiary) and (ii) Fermat may, in its sole discretion, make or cause to be made an
election under Section 338(g) for any Transferred Ag Subsidiary and any Subsidiary of a
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Transferred Ag Subsidiary. Descartes shall notify Fermat promptly following the making of an
election under Section 338(g) of the Code with respect to any Transferred H&N Subsidiary.
Fermat shall notify Descartes promptly following the making of an election under Section 338(g)
of the Code with respect to any Transferred Ag Subsidiary.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.8(a), (i) Fermat shall not make
or revoke, and shall cause its Affiliates (including the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries) not to make
or revoke any election with respect to any Transferred Ag Subsidiary (including any entity
classification election pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3), which election or
revocation would be effective on or prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) Descartes shall not make
or revoke, and shall cause its Affiliates (including the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries) not to
make or revoke any election with respect to any Transferred H&N Subsidiary (including any
entity classification election pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3), which
election or revocation would be effective on or prior to the Closing Date.
Section 6.9 Additional Post-Closing Covenants.
(a) With respect to any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries that is
characterized as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes (other than any
Transferred Ag Subsidiary with respect to which an election under Section 338(g) of the Code
has been made), from the date of the Closing through the end of the taxable period of such entity
that includes the Closing Date, Fermat shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates (including the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries) not to, enter into any extraordinary transaction with respect to such
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries or otherwise take any action or enter into any transaction that would
be considered under the Code to constitute the payment of an actual or deemed dividend by such
Transferred Ag Subsidiary, including pursuant to Section 304 of the Code, or that would
otherwise result in a diminution of foreign tax credits that, absent such transaction, may be
claimed by Descartes or any of its Affiliates.
(b) With respect to any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries that is
characterized as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes (other than any
Transferred H&N Subsidiary with respect to which an election under Section 338(g) of the Code
has been made), from the date of the Closing through the end of the taxable period of such entity
that includes the Closing Date, Descartes shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates (including the
Transferred H&N Subsidiaries) not to, enter into any extraordinary transaction with respect to
such Transferred H&N Subsidiaries or otherwise take any action or enter into any transaction
that would be considered under the Code to constitute the payment of an actual or deemed
dividend by such Transferred H&N Subsidiary, including pursuant to Section 304 of the Code, or
that would otherwise result in a diminution of foreign tax credits that, absent such transaction,
may be claimed by Fermat or any of its Affiliates.
Section 6.10 Transfer Taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, (a) Descartes shall bear and be responsible for any Transfer Taxes imposed upon the
acquisition of the Acquired Ag Assets, the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, the Assumed Ag
Liabilities, and the Ag Business by the Fermat Group, and (b) Fermat shall bear and be
responsible for any Transfer Taxes imposed upon the acquisition of the Acquired H&N Assets,
the Assumed H&N Liabilities, the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries and the H&N Business by the
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Descartes Group, in each case, as contemplated by this Agreement. The party responsible under
applicable Law for filing the Tax Returns with respect to such Transfer Taxes shall prepare and
timely file such Tax Returns and promptly provide a copy of such Tax Return to the other party.
Descartes and Fermat shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, cooperate to timely
prepare and file any Tax Returns or other filings relating to such Transfer Taxes, including any
claim for exemption or exclusion from the application or imposition of any Transfer Taxes.
Section 6.11 Value Added Taxes. Descartes and Fermat shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to mitigate any VAT which might otherwise be chargeable in connection with
the Ag Acquisition or the H&N Acquisition, including by taking commercially reasonable steps
to ensure that the Acquisitions are treated as neither a supply of goods nor services pursuant to
Article 19 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC or any other local VAT legislation that may be
applicable to countries in scope. All sums payable by one party to another pursuant to this
Agreement shall be exclusive of VAT. If one party (the “Supplier”) makes a taxable supply to
another party (the “Recipient”) for VAT purposes pursuant to this Agreement, the Recipient
shall pay to the Supplier (in addition to any consideration for that supply) a sum equal to the
amount of VAT which is or becomes chargeable on that supply for which the Supplier has the
liability to account to the relevant Taxing Authority (against delivery by the Supplier of an
appropriate VAT invoice). If the Recipient has paid any amount in respect of VAT and it
subsequently transpires that such amount was in excess of the amount of VAT properly
chargeable on the relevant supply (including as a result of any adjustment to the relevant
purchase price for Tax purposes), the Supplier shall repay to the Recipient an amount equal to
the difference between such amount in respect of VAT and the amount of VAT properly
chargeable in respect of the relevant supply within five (5) Business Days.
Section 6.12 Certain Tax Benefits, Refunds, Credits and Carrybacks.
(a) The amount of any Loss, Tax or expense for which indemnification is
provided under this Article VI or Article IX shall be net of any Tax Benefit actually realized by
the relevant Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates in the taxable year in which such Loss, Tax
or expense is paid or accrued, or in the three (3) succeeding tax years. In the event that any such
Tax Benefit is realized after the relevant indemnification payment is made (such that such
indemnification payment was not reduced by the amount of such Tax Benefit), the Indemnified
Party shall pay to the Indemnifying Party the amount of such Tax Benefit no later than fifteen
(15) days after such Tax Benefit is actually realized. For the avoidance of doubt, the realization
of any such Tax Benefit by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates shall in no way limit,
diminish or waive any remedy of any Indemnified Party under this Agreement, subject to the
Indemnifying Party’s right to receive the amount of such Tax Benefit pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence if, when, and to the extent such Tax Benefit is actually realized
in accordance with this Section 6.12(a). “Tax Benefit” means, for any Tax year, the amount by
which the cash Tax Liability of the relevant Person for such Tax year is actually reduced as a
result of the relevant Loss, Tax, expense or amount, calculated by comparing (i) the Taxes
payable by such Person in respect of such Tax year without giving effect to any deductions for
the payment or accrual of the Loss, Tax or expense giving rise to the relevant indemnity payment
and (ii) the Taxes payable by such Person in respect of such Tax year giving effect to such
deduction allowed as a result of such payment or accrual of such Loss, Tax, or expense, and net
of any Taxes and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in
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connection with obtaining, receiving or accruing such reduction in Tax Liability or the related
indemnification payment.
(b) Descartes shall be entitled to any refunds of or credits for any Taxes for
which Descartes is responsible under Section 6.1. Fermat shall be entitled to any refunds of or
credits for any Taxes of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries other than refunds or credits to which
Descartes is entitled pursuant to the foregoing sentence. Any refunds or credits of Taxes of the
Transferred Ag Subsidiaries for any Straddle Period shall be equitably apportioned between
Descartes and Fermat in accordance with the principles set forth in Section 6.3 and the first
sentence of this Section 6.12(b). Fermat shall be entitled to any refunds of or credits for any
Taxes for which Fermat is responsible under Section 6.2. Descartes shall be entitled to any
refunds of or credits for any Taxes of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries other than refunds or
credits to which Fermat is entitled pursuant to the foregoing sentence. Any refunds or credits of
Taxes of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries for any Straddle Period shall be equitably
apportioned between Descartes and Fermat in accordance with the principles set forth in Section
6.3 and the fourth sentence of this Section 6.12(b).
(c) Unless Descartes otherwise consents in writing or as required by Law,
neither Fermat nor any Transferred Ag Subsidiary shall (i) fail to waive any available elections
to carryback to any Descartes Combined Tax Return any net operating loss, net capital loss,
excess tax credit, or other similar Tax item of any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries (an “Ag
Carryback”) arising in a Post-Closing Period or (ii) make any affirmative election to claim any
such Ag Carryback with respect to any Descartes Combined Tax Return. In the event that
Fermat or any of the Transferred Ag Subsidiaries are prohibited by applicable Law from waiving
or otherwise forgoing an Ag Carryback or Descartes consents to an Ag Carryback, Descartes
shall cooperate with Fermat and the relevant Transferred Ag Subsidiaries, at Fermat’s expense,
in seeking from the appropriate Taxing Authority such refund, reimbursement, offset, credit, or
other reduction in liability for Taxes as reasonably would result from such Ag Carryback, to the
extent that such refund, reimbursement, offset, credit, or other reduction is directly attributable to
such Ag Carryback, and the amount of such refund, reimbursement, offset, credit, or other
reduction in liability for Taxes shall be paid to Fermat pursuant to Section 6.12(e). Fermat shall
indemnify and hold Descartes and its Subsidiaries harmless from and against any and all
collateral Tax consequences resulting from or caused by any such Ag Carryback, including,
without limitation, the loss or postponement of any benefit from the use of Tax Attributes
generated by Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries if (x) such Tax Attributes expire unused, but
would have been utilized but for such Ag Carryback or (y) the use of such Tax Attributes is
postponed to a later tax period than the tax period in which such Tax Attributes would have been
used but for such Ag Carryback. “Tax Attribute” means a net operating loss, net capital loss,
unused investment credit, unused foreign tax credit, excess charitable contribution, general
business credit, research and development credit, earnings and profits, basis or any other item of
loss, deduction, or credit that could reduce a Tax or create a refund, reimbursement, offset,
credit, or other reduction in liability for Taxes.
(d) Unless Fermat otherwise consents in writing or as required by Law,
neither Descartes nor any Transferred H&N Subsidiary shall (i) fail to waive any available
elections to carryback to any Fermat Combined Tax Return any net operating loss, net capital
loss, excess tax credit, or other similar Tax item of any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries (an
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“H&N Carryback”) arising in a Post-Closing Period or (ii) make any affirmative election to
claim any such H&N Carryback with respect to any Fermat Combined Tax Return. In the event
that Descartes or any of the Transferred H&N Subsidiaries are prohibited by applicable Law
from waiving or otherwise forgoing a H&N Carryback or Fermat consents to a H&N Carryback,
Fermat shall cooperate with Descartes and the relevant Transferred H&N Subsidiaries, at
Descartes’s expense, in seeking from the appropriate Taxing Authority such refund,
reimbursement, offset, credit, or other reduction in liability for Taxes as reasonably would result
from such H&N Carryback, to the extent that such refund, reimbursement, offset, credit, or other
reduction is directly attributable to such H&N Carryback, and the amount of such refund,
reimbursement, offset, credit, or other reduction in liability for Taxes shall be paid to Descartes
pursuant to Section 6.12(e). Descartes shall indemnify and hold Fermat and its Subsidiaries
harmless from and against any and all collateral Tax consequences resulting from or caused by
any such H&N Carryback, including, without limitation, the loss or postponement of any benefit
from the use of Tax Attributes generated by Fermat or any of its Subsidiaries if (x) such Tax
Attributes expire unused, but would have been utilized but for such H&N Carryback or (y) the
use of such Tax Attributes is postponed to a later tax period than the tax period in which such
Tax Attributes would have been used but for such H&N Carryback.
(e) Each party shall pay, or cause its Affiliates to pay, to the party entitled to a
refund or credit of Taxes under this Section 6.12, the amount of such refund or credit (including
any interest paid thereon and net of any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including any Taxes)
to the party receiving such refund or credit in respect of the receipt or accrual of such refund or
credit) in readily available funds within fifteen (15) days of the actual receipt of the refund or
credit or the application of such refund or credit against amounts otherwise payable.
Section 6.13 Timing of Payments. Any indemnity payment required to be made
pursuant to this Article VI shall be made within ten (10) days after the Indemnified Party makes
written demand therefor upon the Indemnifying Party, but in all cases at least five (5) days prior
to the date on which the relevant Taxes or other amounts are required to be paid to the applicable
Taxing Authority. Such payments shall be made in immediately available funds by wire transfer
to an account designated in writing by the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party.
Section 6.14 Tax Matters Coordination. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, indemnification with respect to Taxes and the procedures relating thereto shall
be governed exclusively by this Article VI and the provisions of Article IX (other than
Sections 9.1(a), 9.1(b), 9.1(c), 9.8 and 9.9) shall not apply.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE CLOSING
Section 7.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations to Close. The respective
obligations of Descartes and Fermat to effect the Closing are subject to the satisfaction (or
written waiver by Descartes and Fermat to the extent permitted by Law) at or prior to the Closing
of the following conditions:
(a) Antitrust Approvals. All Ag Regulatory Approvals under the Antitrust
Laws set forth in Section 7.1(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule and all H&N Regulatory
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Approvals under the Antitrust Laws set forth in Section 7.1(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule
shall have been obtained, waived or made, as applicable, and the respective waiting periods
(including any extension thereof) shall have expired or been terminated.
(b) Approval of Fermat as Buyer of the Ag Business. The European
Commission, U.S. Department of Justice and, if applicable, the Governmental Entities set forth
on Section 7.1(b) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule, shall have approved Fermat as an
acceptable purchaser of the Ag Business pursuant to the EC Commitments, and the U.S.
Department of Justice’s consent decree relating to the Dirac/Descartes Merger (and, if
applicable, pursuant to the applicable corresponding measures of the Governmental Entities set
forth on Section 7.1(b) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule), respectively.
(c) No Injunctions or Restraints. No statute, rule, regulation, injunction or
other Judgment shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated, issued or enforced by any court
of competent jurisdiction which prevents the consummation of the Ag Acquisition or the H&N
Acquisition nor shall any Proceeding by any Governmental Entity seeking the foregoing be
pending under any Antitrust Law set forth in Section 7.1(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule
or Section 7.1(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule.
(d) Dirac/Descartes Merger. The Dirac/Descartes Merger shall have been
consummated or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the Closing.
Section 7.2 Conditions to Obligations of Fermat to Close. The obligation of Fermat to
effect the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver by Fermat to the extent
permitted by Law) at or prior to the Closing of the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
Descartes (i) contained in Section 3.22 shall be true and correct in all material respects
(disregarding all materiality and “Ag Business Material Adverse Effect” qualifications set forth
therein) at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing as if made at and as
of the Closing, (ii) contained in Section 3.1 (first sentence only), Section 3.2 and Section
3.8(a)(ii) shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of the date of this Agreement and at
and as of the Closing as if made at and as of the Closing and (iii) contained in Article III (other
than those that are the subject of clause (i) or (ii)) shall be true and correct in all respects
(disregarding all materiality and “Ag Business Material Adverse Effect” qualifications set forth
therein) at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing as if made at and as
of the Closing, except where such inaccuracy of a representation or warranty (individually or
when aggregated with other such inaccuracies of representations or warranties) would not
constitute an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect; provided that representations and warranties
that are made as of a particular date or period shall be true and correct (in the manner set forth in
clause (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable) only as of such date or period.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Descartes. The covenants and agreements
of Descartes to be performed on or before the Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement
(other than those contained in Section 2.2(c)(viii), Section 5.28(c)(i) and Section 5.28(d) shall
have been performed in all material respects, and the covenants and agreements of Descartes to
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be performed on or before the Closing Date in accordance with Section 5.28(c)(i) and Section
5.28(d) shall have been performed in all respects.
(c) Officer’s Certificate. Fermat shall have received a certificate, dated as of
the Closing Date and signed on behalf of Descartes by an executive officer of Descartes, stating
that the conditions specified in Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b) have been satisfied.
(d) No Ag Business Material Adverse Effect. Between the date of this
Agreement and the Closing Date, no change or event shall have occurred that has had or would
constitute an Ag Business Material Adverse Effect.
Section 7.3 Conditions to Obligations of Descartes to Close. The obligation of
Descartes to effect the Closing is subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver by Descartes to the
extent permitted by Law) at or prior to the Closing of the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of
Fermat (i) contained in Section 4.22 shall be true and correct in all material respects
(disregarding all materiality and “H&N Business Material Adverse Effect” qualifications set
forth therein) at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing as if made at
and as of the Closing, (ii) contained in Section 4.1 (first sentence only), Section 4.2, and Section
4.8(a)(ii) shall be true and correct in all respects at and as of the date of this Agreement and at
and as of the Closing as if made at and as of the Closing and (iii) contained in Article IV (other
than those that are the subject of clause (i) or (ii)) shall be true and correct in all respects
(disregarding all materiality and “H&N Business Material Adverse Effect” qualifications set
forth therein) at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing as if made at
and as of the Closing, except where such inaccuracy of a representation or warranty (individually
or when aggregated with other such inaccuracies of representations or warranties) would not
constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect; provided that representations and
warranties that are made as of a particular date or period shall be true and correct (in the manner
set forth in clause (i), (ii) or (iii), as applicable) only as of such date or period.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Fermat. The covenants and agreements of
Fermat to be performed on or before the Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement (other
than those contained in Section 2.2(b)(ix)) shall have been performed in all material respects.
(c) Officer’s Certificate. Descartes shall have received a certificate, dated as
of the Closing Date and signed on behalf of Fermat by an executive officer of Fermat, stating
that the conditions specified in Section 7.3(a) and Section 7.3(b) have been satisfied.
(d) No H&N Business Material Adverse Effect. Between the date of this
Agreement and the Closing Date, no change or event shall have occurred that has had or would
constitute a H&N Business Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Governmental Consents. All H&N Regulatory Approvals under the
Antitrust Laws set forth in Section 7.1(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule shall have been
obtained, waived or made, as applicable, and the respective waiting periods (including any
extension thereof) shall have expired or been terminated without the imposition of terms or
conditions that would result in a Substantial Detriment.
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Section 7.4 Frustration of Closing Conditions. Neither Fermat nor Descartes may rely
on the failure of any condition set forth in this Article VII to be satisfied if such failure was
caused by such party’s breach in any material respect of any provision of this Agreement or
failure to use the efforts to cause the Closing to occur required by this Agreement, including
Section 5.1.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION; EFFECT OF TERMINATION
Section 8.1 Termination. Anything to the contrary in this Agreement notwithstanding,
this Agreement may be terminated and the Acquisitions and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:
(a) by mutual written consent of Descartes and Fermat;
(b) by Descartes, if any of Fermat’s representations and warranties contained
in Article IV of this Agreement shall fail to be true and correct or Fermat shall have breached or
failed to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or other agreements contained in
this Agreement, and such failure or breach would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth
in Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) and has not been cured by the earlier of (i) the date that is
ninety (90) days after the date that Descartes has notified Fermat in writing of such failure or
breach and (ii) the Outside Date; provided that Descartes is not then in breach of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that the
conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) would fail to be satisfied;
(c) by Fermat, if any of Descartes’s representations and warranties contained
in Article III of this Agreement shall fail to be true and correct or Descartes shall have breached
or failed to perform in any material respect any of its covenants or other agreements contained in
this Agreement, and such failure or breach would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth
in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) and has not been cured by the earlier of (i) the date that is
ninety (90) days after the date that Fermat has notified Descartes in writing of such failure or
breach and (ii) the Outside Date; provided that Fermat is not then in breach of any of its
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement such that the
conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) would fail to be satisfied;
(d) by Descartes or by Fermat, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or
prior to 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is nine (9) months from the date
hereof; provided that if the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(a), Section 7.1(b), Section 7.1(c)
(to the extent relating to Antitrust Laws), Section 7.1(d) or Section 7.3(e) have not been satisfied
by such date but all other conditions to the Closing have been satisfied or shall be capable of
being satisfied at such time, either Descartes or Fermat may extend such date to 11:59 p.m. (New
York City time) on the date that is twelve (12) months from the date hereof (such date, as may be
so extended, the “Outside Date”); provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement
under this Section 8.1(d) shall not be available to any party whose failure to perform any
covenant or obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of
the Closing to occur on or before such date;
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(e) by Descartes or by Fermat, if (i) any Governmental Entity in the
jurisdictions set forth in Section 7.1(a) of the Descartes Disclosure Schedule that must grant an
Approval required by Section 7.1(a) shall have denied such Approval and such denial shall have
become final and nonappealable or (ii) a permanent injunction or other permanent Judgment
issued by a court of competent jurisdiction shall have become final and nonappealable,
preventing the consummation of the Ag Acquisition; provided that the party seeking to terminate
this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(e) shall have used its reasonable best efforts to, in the
case of clause (i), obtain such Approval, or, in the case of clause (ii), to prevent the entry of such
permanent injunction or other permanent Judgment, in each case, to the extent required by
Section 5.1;
(f) by Descartes or by Fermat, if (i) any Governmental Entity in the
jurisdictions set forth in Section 7.1(a) of the Fermat Disclosure Schedule that must grant an
Approval required by Section 7.1(a) shall have denied such Approval and such denial shall have
become final and non-appealable or (ii) a permanent injunction or other permanent Judgment
issued by a court of competent jurisdiction shall have become final and nonappealable,
preventing the consummation of the H&N Acquisition; provided that the party seeking to
terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(f) shall have used its reasonable best
efforts to, in the case of clause (i), obtain such Approval, or, in the case of clause (ii), to prevent
the entry of such permanent injunction or other permanent Judgment, in each case, to the extent
required by Section 5.1;
(g) by Descartes or by Fermat, if the European Commission, U.S. Department
of Justice and, if applicable, the Governmental Entities set forth on Section 7.1(b) of the
Descartes Disclosure Schedule shall have determined that Fermat is not an acceptable purchaser
of the Ag Business; or
(h) by Descartes or by Fermat, if the Dirac/Descartes Merger Agreement has
been terminated in accordance with its terms.
Section 8.2 Effect of Termination.
(a) In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1,
this Agreement shall become null and void and of no further force and effect, except for the
provisions of Section 5.4 (Confidentiality), this Section 8.2 and Article X (General Provisions).
(b) Nothing in this Article VIII shall be deemed to release any party from any
liability with respect to Fraud or for Intentional Breach by such party of the terms and provisions
of this Agreement or any Acquisition Document.
Section 8.3 Notice of Termination. In the event of termination by Descartes or Fermat
pursuant to Section 8.1, written notice of such termination shall be given by the terminating party
to the other party to this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1 Survival.
(a) The representations and warranties of Descartes contained in this
Agreement shall survive the Closing until the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the
Closing; provided that the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.1
(Organization, Standing and Power), 3.2 (Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability) and
3.22 (Brokers) (the “Descartes Fundamental Representations”) shall survive until the end of the
applicable statute of limitations period; the representations and warranties contained in Section
3.9(a) (Sufficiency) shall survive until the date that is forty eight (48) months after the Closing;
and the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.16 (Taxes) shall survive until 11:59
P.M. (New York City time) on the date that is thirty (30) days after the end of the applicable
statute of limitations period.
(b) The representations and warranties of Fermat contained in this Agreement
shall survive the Closing until the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the Closing;
provided that the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.1 (Organization,
Standing and Power), 4.2 (Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability) and 4.22 (Brokers)
(the “Fermat Fundamental Representations”) shall survive until the end of the applicable
statute of limitations period; the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.9(a)
(Sufficiency) shall survive until the date that is forty eight (48) months after the Closing; and the
representations and warranties contained in Section 4.16 (Taxes) shall survive until 11:59 P.M.
(New York City time) on the date that is thirty (30) days after the end of the applicable statute of
limitations period.
(c) Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the parties, no covenant or
agreement contained herein that is to be performed on or prior to the Closing shall survive the
Closing. Any covenant and agreement to be performed, in whole or in part, after the Closing
shall survive the Closing in accordance with its terms.
(d) Written notice of a claim must be given in accordance with the provisions
of Section 9.4 prior to the expiration of the applicable survival period; provided that if such
written notice is so given in good faith prior to such expiration, the claims set forth in such notice
shall survive until fully resolved.
Section 9.2 Indemnification by Descartes.
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Article IX, effective as of and after the
Closing, Descartes shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Fermat and its directors, officer,
agents, successors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Fermat Indemnified Parties”) from and
against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any of the Fermat Indemnified Parties, to the
extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from: (i) any breach of any representation or
warranty of Descartes contained in this Agreement (other than any representation or warranty
contained in Section 3.16) as of the Closing; (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of
Descartes contained in this Agreement; (iii) any Excluded Ag Assets; (iv) any Retained Ag
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Liabilities; (v) the ownership, conduct or condition of the Ag Business prior to the Closing; (vi)
the ownership, conduct or condition of the Excluded Descartes Businesses; and (vii) any
Proceedings arising out of the Specified Matters.
(b) Subject to the provisions of this Article IX, effective as of and after the
Closing, Descartes shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Fermat Indemnified Parties
from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any of the Fermat Indemnified
Parties, to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from any Assumed H&N Liabilities.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary:
(i) Descartes shall not be required to indemnify, defend or hold
harmless any Fermat Indemnified Party against, or reimburse any Fermat Indemnified Party for,
(A) any Losses pursuant to Section 9.2(a) to the extent such Losses are reflected, recorded or
included in any Ag Proration Statement as finally determined or (B) any Losses pursuant to
Section 9.2(a)(i) (1) unless such claim involves Losses in excess of $100,000 (the “De Minimis
Amount”) and (2) until the aggregate amount of the Fermat Indemnified Parties’ Losses under
Section 9.2(a)(i) exceeds $15,000,000 (the “Basket”), after which Descartes shall be obligated
for all the Fermat Indemnified Parties’ Losses under Section 9.2(a)(i) from the first dollar,
regardless of the Basket, subject to Section 9.2(c)(ii); provided, that neither the De Minimis
Amount limitation nor the Basket limitation shall apply to Losses related to the breach of any of
the Descartes Fundamental Representations; provided, further, that the Basket limitation shall
not apply to Losses related to the breach of any of the representations in Section 3.9(a); and
(ii) the cumulative indemnification obligation of Descartes under
Section 9.2(a)(i) shall in no event exceed $250,000,000.
Section 9.3 Indemnification by Fermat.
(a) Subject to the provisions of this Article IX, effective as of and after the
Closing, Fermat shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Descartes and its directors, officer,
agents, successors and Affiliates (collectively, the “Descartes Indemnified Parties”) from and
against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any of the Descartes Indemnified Parties, to
the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from: (i) any breach of any representation or
warranty of Fermat contained in this Agreement (other than any representation or warranty
contained in Section 4.16) as of the Closing; (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of
Fermat contained in this Agreement; (iii) any Excluded H&N Assets; (iv) any Retained H&N
Liabilities; (v) the ownership, conduct or condition of the H&N Business prior to the Closing;
and (vi) the ownership, conduct or condition of the Excluded Fermat Businesses.
(b) Subject to the provisions of this Article IX, effective as of and after the
Closing, Fermat shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Descartes Indemnified Parties
from and against any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any of the Descartes Indemnified
Parties, to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from any Assumed Ag Liabilities.
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(c) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary:
(i) Fermat shall not be required to indemnify, defend or hold harmless
any Descartes Indemnified Party against, or reimburse any Descartes Indemnified Party for,
(A) any Losses pursuant to Section 9.3(a) to the extent such Losses are reflected, recorded or
included in Closing H&N Working Capital Amount on the H&N Post-Closing Statement or in
any H&N Proration Statement as finally determined or (B) any Losses pursuant to Section
9.3(a)(i) (1) unless such claim involves Losses in excess of the De Minimis Amount and (2) until
the aggregate amount of the Descartes Indemnified Parties’ Losses under Section 9.3(a)(i)
exceeds the Basket, after which Fermat shall be obligated for all the Descartes Indemnified
Parties’ Losses under Section 9.3(a)(i) from the first dollar, regardless of the Basket, subject to
Section 9.3(c)(ii); provided, that neither the De Minimis Amount limitation nor the Basket
limitation shall apply to Losses related to the breach of any of the Fermat Fundamental
Representations; provided, further, that the Basket limitation shall not apply to Losses related to
the breach of any of the representations in Section 4.9(a); and
(ii) the cumulative indemnification obligation of Fermat under Section
9.3(a)(i) shall in no event exceed $250,000,000.
Section 9.4 Procedures.
(a) A Person that may be entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement (the
“Indemnified Party”), shall promptly notify the party or parties liable for such indemnification
(the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing of any pending or threatened claim or demand that the
Indemnified Party has determined has given or would reasonably be expected to give rise to such
right of indemnification (including a pending or threatened claim or demand asserted by a third
party against the Indemnified Party, such claim being a “Third Party Claim”), describing in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances with respect to the subject matter of such claim or
demand (to the extent then known); provided that the failure to provide such notice shall not
release the Indemnifying Party from any of its obligations under this Article IX except to the
extent the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure, it being agreed that notices
for claims in respect of a breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement must be
delivered prior to the expiration of any applicable survival period specified in Section 9.1 for
such representation, warranty, covenant or agreement.
(b) Subject to the provisions of this Section 9.4, the Indemnifying Party shall
have the right, at its sole expense, to be represented by counsel of its choice, which must be
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and to defend against, negotiate, settle or
otherwise deal with any Third Party Claim, or otherwise assume the defense of any Third Party
Claim, which relates to any Losses alleged to be indemnifiable by it hereunder. If the
Indemnifying Party elects to defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Third
Party Claim, or otherwise assume the defense of any Third Party Claim, which relates to any
Losses alleged to be indemnifiable by it hereunder, it shall, within twenty (20) days of the
Indemnified Party’s written notice of the assertion of such Third Party Claim pursuant to Section
9.4(a), notify the Indemnified Party of its intent to do so; provided that the Indemnifying Party
must conduct its defense of the Third Party Claim reasonably diligently thereafter in order to
preserve its rights in this regard. If the Indemnifying Party elects not to defend against,
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negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with any Third Party Claim, or otherwise assume the defense
of any Third Party Claim, which relates to any Losses alleged to be indemnifiable by it
hereunder or fails to notify the Indemnified Party of its election as herein provided (or fails to
conduct its defense of the Third Party Claim reasonably diligently), the Indemnified Party may
defend against, negotiate, settle or otherwise deal with such Third Party Claim with counsel of its
own choosing (at the Indemnifying Party’s expense; provided, that the Indemnifying Party shall
not be required to pay for more than one such counsel (plus any appropriate local counsel)) and
the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to participate in any such defense with separate
counsel. If the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense of any Third Party Claim, the
Indemnified Party may participate, at its own expense, in the defense of such Third Party Claim;
provided that such Indemnified Party shall be entitled to participate in any such defense with
separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party if (i) so requested by the Indemnifying
Party to participate or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Indemnified Party a conflict
or potential conflict exists between the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party that would
make such separate representation advisable; provided, further, that the Indemnifying Party shall
not be required to pay for more than one such counsel (plus any appropriate local counsel) for all
Indemnified Parties in connection with any Third Party Claim. Each party hereto agrees to
provide reasonable access to each other party to such documents and information as may
reasonably be requested in connection with the defense, negotiation or settlement of any such
Third Party Claim. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.4 to the contrary, no Indemnified
Party shall, without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, settle or compromise
any Third Party Claim or permit a default or consent to entry of any Judgment with respect to
any Third Party Claim. If the Indemnifying Party has assumed the defense and control of a Third
Party Claim, it shall not to consent to a settlement or compromise of, or the entry of Judgment
arising from, any Third Party Claim without the consent of any Indemnified Party unless (A) the
sole relief provided is monetary damages, (B) there is no finding or admission of any violation of
Law or any violation of the rights of any Person, and (C) the Indemnified Party is granted an
unconditional release from all Liability with respect to such claim.
Section 9.5 Exclusive Remedy and Release. Fermat and Descartes acknowledge and
agree that, except with respect to Fraud, following the Closing, (a) the payment by Descartes of
the Late Statements Fee and the provisions of Section 10.6 shall be the sole and exclusive
remedies of the Fermat Indemnified Parties for any Losses (including any Losses from claims for
breach of contract, warranty, tortious conduct (including negligence) or otherwise and whether
predicated on common law, statute, strict liability, or otherwise) that the Fermat Indemnified
Parties may at any time suffer or incur, or become subject to, as a result of or in connection with
the failure of Descartes to timely deliver the Ag Business Audited Financial Statements or the
Ag Business Unaudited Interim Financial Statements and (b) the indemnification provisions of
Article VI, and Article IX and Section 10.6 shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of the
Descartes Indemnified Parties and the Fermat Indemnified Parties, respectively, for any Losses
(including any Losses from claims for breach of contract, warranty, tortious conduct (including
negligence) or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute, strict liability, or
otherwise) that each party may at any time suffer or incur, or become subject to, as a result of or
in connection with this Agreement, the Acquisitions or the other transaction contemplated by this
Agreement, including any breach of any representation or warranty in this Agreement by any
party, or any failure by any party to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement that, by
its terms, was to have been performed, or complied with, under this Agreement and the other
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Acquisition Documents (other than any indemnification obligations set forth in such other
Acquisition Document). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably waive any right of rescission they may otherwise have or to which they may
become entitled.
Section 9.6 Environmental, Health and Safety Procedures.
(a) Except as provided below, the parties shall follow the general procedures
for indemnification set forth in Section 9.4 with respect to any claim for indemnification under
this Article IX relating to environmental matters, worker health and safety matters, compliance
with Environmental Laws and worker health and safety Laws, and Contamination
(“Environmental, Health and Safety Matters”).
(b) In the event that any investigation, remediation or other response action
addressing Environmental, Health and Safety Matters (a “Response Action”) is required to be
conducted in connection with a claim for indemnification under this Article IX with respect to
any real property or worker health and safety matter, the terms of this Section 9.6 shall govern
the Response Action. For matters related to Contamination, the Indemnifying Party shall, if it
acknowledges in writing that it is obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to this Article IX
with respect to such claim for indemnification, be entitled (but shall not be required) to perform
such Response Action. The party performing the Response Action shall be referred to as the
“Performing Party.” For all other Environmental, Health and Safety Matters, the party that is
the owner/operator of the real property shall be the Performing Party.
(c) If the Performing Party is neither the owner nor operator of the real
property, the following conditions shall apply to the performance of any Response Action at or
affecting any real property or with respect to worker health and safety:
(i) The Performing Party shall take reasonable precautions to
minimize any interference with or disruption of the owner’s/operator’s operations and business,
including obtaining the owner’s prior written approval of any Response Action that could
reasonably be expected to substantially interfere with or disrupt the operation of the affected real
property, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and
(ii) The owner/operator shall provide reasonable access to, and
reasonably cooperate with, the Performing Party in its performance of such Response Action, it
being understood that such cooperation shall in no event require the owner/operator to incur any
out-of-pocket expenses. Such access may be memorialized by the parties hereto in a written
access agreement, the terms of which shall not be inconsistent with this Agreement.
(d) The following conditions shall apply to the performance of any Response
Action at or affecting any real property or with respect to worker health and safety regardless of
which party is the Performing Party:
(i) The Performing Party shall use reasonable efforts to avoid and
minimize any harm to any persons or damage to real or personal property, and shall be
responsible for any harm or damages resulting from the performance of any such Response
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Action, except to the extent such harm or damage results from the negligence of the other party
or any representative thereof; and
(ii) All required Response Actions shall be diligently and
expeditiously performed in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and worker
health and safety Laws.
(e) The Performing Party shall (i) notify the other party prior to commencing
or performing any Response Actions, (ii) keep the other party reasonably informed of the
progress of any Response Actions and provide copies of any final, proposed response,
remediation, investigation or sampling plans and the results of sampling and analysis (including
any final status reports of work in progress or other final reports), in each case required to be
submitted to any Governmental Entity or third party, (iii) provide the other party, at its sole cost
and expense, with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any material proposed
response in final form, remediation, investigation or sampling plans prior to submission to a
Governmental Entity, (iv) provided that the Governmental Entity does not object, provide the
other party with the opportunity to attend, at its sole cost and expense, any planned meeting with
any Governmental Entity regarding a Response Action, and (v) provide the other party an
opportunity to observe, at its sole cost and expense, any Response Action (other than Response
Actions consisting of routine sampling, monitoring, maintenance or similar activities performed
in the ordinary course) and to obtain, at its sole cost and expense, splits of any samples obtained
in the course of conducting any Response Action.
(f) Subject to Section 9.6(d)(i), all Response Actions at any real property
shall meet the least stringent applicable standards, regulations, or requirements of applicable
Law, including applicable Environmental Law or, where an applicable Governmental Entity with
or asserting jurisdiction is supervising such Response Action, required by such Governmental
Entity (or, where there is no applicable Law and no Governmental Entity is supervising the
Response Action, by a voluntary program applicable to such Response Actions), and be
consistent with the use of the property as of the Closing Date and in addition with respect to any
Ag Leased Real Property or H&N Leased Real Property any applicable terms of the relevant
lease as such terms are in effect as of the Closing Date (the “Appropriate Remediation
Standards”). In furtherance of and to the extent consistent with the foregoing, the parties agree
to utilize institutional controls and engineering controls (including, without limitation, capping,
signs, fences and deed restrictions on the use of real property, soils or groundwater) to satisfy the
Appropriate Remediation Standard and to cooperate in obtaining all necessary approvals of the
use of such controls; provided, that such controls do not prevent or materially interfere with the
continued operation or reasonable future expansion of the operations on such real property.
Once a notice of no further action or equivalent determination (including, where an action is not
conducted under the auspices of a Governmental Entity, a determination issued by a qualified
environmental consultant) with respect to an Environmental, Health and Safety Matter has been
issued, the Indemnifying Party shall have no further obligations with respect to such
Environmental, Health and Safety Matter (other than with respect to any Losses arising out of
any Third Party Claims in connection with such matter) if such matter is located at a property or
asset that has been transferred to the Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement. In such
instance, the Indemnified Party shall be responsible for any ongoing operation and maintenance
costs, if any, required with respect to the Response Action, including inspections, repair of any
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engineering controls, ongoing groundwater monitoring, and related reporting and provision of
financial assurance, that is required after the issuance of the no further action notice or equivalent
determination, provided, however, that the costs of pumping and treating impacted groundwater
(including any material equipment or system repairs, replacements or required upgrades) and
financial assurance shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event that (i) any Governmental Entity, or (ii) the qualified environmental consultant that
issued the no further action notice or equivalent determination, reopens or otherwise modifies
any determination related to the no further action notice or equivalent determination such that
additional investigation or remediation is required, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify the
Indemnified Party for any Losses associated with the reopening or modification of such
determination.
(g) With respect to Environmental, Health and Safety Matters that are not
related to Contamination and for which the Performing Party is the owner/operator of the real
property, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any expenditures (i) that are not
commercially reasonable taking into account the obligation to come into compliance with
Environmental Laws or worker health and safety Laws, (ii) that improve the real property in a
manner that goes beyond what is legally required to bring the real property into compliance with
applicable Environmental Laws or worker health and safety Laws for the purpose of providing
an economic benefit to the Indemnified Party, unless the Indemnified Party obtains the express
written consent of the Indemnifying Party at the Indemnifying Party’s sole discretion, or (iii)
relating to the ongoing business operations of the Ag Business or the H&N Business, as the case
may be, after completion of the Response Action.
(h) The Indemnifying Party shall not be responsible or liable to the
Indemnified Party for any Losses associated with any Response Action at any real property or
with respect to a worker health and safety matter to the extent:
(i) incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party to achieve
standards in excess of the Appropriate Remediation Standards;
(ii) incurred for Response Actions not required under or to achieve
compliance with applicable Laws, including Environmental Laws and worker health and safety
Laws, nor required by a Governmental Entity with or asserting jurisdiction, unless undertaken as
a result of a reasonable belief that there exists a condition that, if unabated, poses a risk of
reasonable possibility of substantial harm to human health and safety, or to property of any
unrelated Person;
(iii) resulting or arising as a result of a voluntary environmental
investigation of any environmental media performed by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party,
other than (A) any voluntary investigation undertaken by the Indemnified Party in connection
with the expansion or shutdown of a facility that will require subsurface work or expose workers
to subsurface conditions, provided that (1) such expansion is for use in the Ag Business or the
H&N Business, as the case may be, (2) written notice of such investigation is provided to the
Indemnifying Party prior to such investigation to allow the Indemnifying Party a reasonable
opportunity to notify the owner or operator of any potential concerns related to Hazardous
Substances associated with such investigation or planned work, and, (3) if the results of such
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investigation confirm that the proposed expansion or shutdown would reasonably be expected to
disturb Hazardous Substances, written notice of the results of such investigation are provided to
the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnifying Party is provided with a reasonable opportunity to
consult in good faith with the Indemnified Party within thirty (30) days after such written notice
is provided regarding the scope and implementation of the planned expansion or shutdown, (B)
any voluntary investigation undertaken to prepare a defense of an actual claim or to mitigate the
reasonable risk of a future claim, damage or injury to any Person, provided that the Indemnified
Party obtains the written consent of the Indemnifying Party with respect to such investigation,
such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, or (C) any voluntary
investigation undertaken with the written consent of the Indemnifying Party (such consent not to
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, that (in each of cases (A), (B) and
(C)) if as a result of a voluntary investigation, Contamination is identified that is subject to
indemnification hereunder, the Indemnifying Party may elect to be the Performing Party in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(iv) resulting or arising as a result of a change, after the Closing, in
Laws (including Environmental Laws), including any change in any official, final and published
guidance of general application issued by a Governmental Entity interpreting such Laws,
provided that (A) this limitation shall apply only to Retained Ag Liabilities and Retained H&N
Liabilities, respectively and (B) in any event, any change in Laws (including Environmental
Laws) in effect during the performance of any Response Action with respect to Contamination
subject to indemnity hereunder shall apply to such Response Action;
(v) resulting from costs incurred in connection with the matter
addressed by such Response Action after the issuance of a no further action notice or equivalent
determination as described in Section 9.6(f) (other than with respect to any Losses arising out of
any Third Party Claim in connection such matter), provided that such no further action notice or
equivalent determination has not been reopened or modified such that additional investigation or
remediation is required;
(vi) arising as a result of Liabilities incurred with respect to a matter to
the extent resulting from actions taken by a Governmental Entity in response to the Indemnified
Party’s voluntary disclosure relating to such matter, unless (A) the Indemnified Party reasonably
believes that such disclosure was required under applicable Environmental Laws or required by a
Governmental Entity, (B) such disclosure is made in good faith by the Indemnified Party in
connection with a valid third party claim or (C) such disclosure is made with the consent of the
Indemnifying Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed),
including for a disclosure made to mitigate a potential environmental Liability; or
(vii) to the extent resulting from the exacerbation after the Closing of
any Release or threat of Release of or exposure to Hazardous Substances which first occurred
prior to the Closing; provided, that this clause (vii) shall in no way relieve the Indemnifying
Party of any Liability for Losses associated with a Response Action at any real property or with
respect to a worker health and safety matter if the exacerbation of a Release that occurred on or
prior to the Closing arises as a result of any action or inaction on the part of the Indemnified
Party that does not rise to the level of negligence.
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(viii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, (i)
Fermat shall not be liable for Losses at any Delayed Ag Asset that would otherwise be an
Assumed Ag Liability if such Losses result from the recklessness or gross negligence of a
Descartes employee (except arising out of an action taken or forbearance to act, in each case, at
the direction of Fermat), and Descartes shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Fermat with
respect to such Losses, and (ii) Descartes shall not be liable for Losses at any Delayed H&N
Asset that would otherwise be an Assumed H&N Liability if such Losses result from the
recklessness or gross negligence of a Fermat employee (except arising out of an action taken or
forbearance to act, in each case, at the direction of Descartes), and Fermat shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Descartes with respect to such Losses.
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article IX, (i) no party
shall be entitled to reimbursement with respect to, and each party shall bear its own, attorney’s
fees and expenses in connection with any dispute between the parties regarding any party’s
alleged obligation to provide indemnification regarding environmental Liabilities that are
Retained Ag Liabilities or Retained H&N Liabilities and (ii) to the extent an Indemnified Party
(“Party A”) loses its right to indemnification with respect to Losses that would otherwise have
been a Retained H&N Liability or Retained Ag Liability from an Indemnifying Party (“Party B”)
due to its failure to comply with the procedures set forth in this Section 9.6, then, to the extent
Party B becomes directly liable to any third party for such Losses, Party A shall indemnify Party
B for such Losses in accordance with the otherwise applicable provisions of this Section 9.6.
(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, if
any party hereto discovers a Liability related to an Environmental, Health and Safety Matter that
is either (i) both an Assumed Ag Liability and a Retained Ag Liability or (ii) both an Assumed
H&N Liability and a Retained H&N Liability, such Liability will be allocated between Descartes
and Fermat based on their respective responsibility for such matter in accordance with the
following provisions:
(i) With respect to any Environmental, Health and Safety Matter that
is not related to Contamination, each party’s share of the fines and penalties (but not costs
associated with the corrective action, which shall be a Retained Ag Liability or Retained H&N
Liability, as the case may be) with respect to such matter shall be based on the relative length of
time each party owned or operated the facility over the period of the violation or non-compliance
at issue.
(ii) With respect to any Environmental, Health and Safety Matter that
is related to Contamination, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that each party’s share of
Liability shall be based on the respective years that each party owned or operated the facility in
question, adjusted based on available information, including (x) with respect to the date on which
the Contamination at issue commenced, the date that the operation that is the source of the
Contamination commenced at a site, or the date that a site began to use the Hazardous Substance
that has been Released into the environment, or such other relevant information that is available
to identify the period of time that the Contamination has been in existence, and (y) the date the
Contamination was discovered and all Releases contributing to the Contamination halted. The
burden of rebutting the presumption with respect to when Contamination commenced shall be on
the party responsible for the Retained Ag Liability or Retained H&N Liability, as applicable, and
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the burden of rebutting the presumption with respect to when Contamination was discovered and
Releases contributing to such Contamination halted shall be on the party responsible for the
Assumed Ag Liability or Assumed H&N Liability, as applicable.
For purposes of clarification, any Delayed Ag Asset shall be deemed to be owned by Fermat, and
any Delayed H&N Asset shall be deemed to be owned by Descartes, in each case as of the
Closing for all purposes of allocating Liabilities among the parties under this Agreement and the
Acquisition Documents (including, for purposes of clarity, Article II and this Article X). With
respect to an Environmental, Health and Safety Matter related to Contamination, the party with
the larger percentage of the allocation may elect to become the Performing Party and both parties
shall comply with the duties and obligations set forth in this Section 9.6.
Section 9.7 Additional Indemnification Provisions.
(a) For purposes of determining the failure of any representations or
warranties to be true and correct and calculating Losses hereunder as a result of a failure of any
representations or warranties to be true and correct, in each case solely for purposes of this
Article IX, any materiality, Ag Business Material Adverse Effect or H&N Business Material
Adverse Effect qualifications in the representations and warranties (other than in the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.6, Section 3.8(a)(ii), Section 4.6 and Section
4.8(a)(ii)) shall be disregarded.
(b) Upon making any payment to the Indemnified Party for any
indemnification claim pursuant to this Article IX, the Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated, to
the extent of such payment, to any rights which the Indemnified Party may have against any third
parties with respect to the subject matter underlying such indemnification claim, and the
Indemnified Party shall assign any such rights to the Indemnifying Party.
Section 9.8 Limitation on Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement (including this Article IX), neither party shall be liable to the other
party or its Affiliates, whether in contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability) or
otherwise, at law or in equity, and “Losses” shall not include any amounts for any special,
incidental, consequential or punitive damages (except, in the case of incidental and consequential
damages only, to the extent such damages are a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the
matter giving rise to the applicable Loss); provided, that nothing herein shall prevent any Fermat
Indemnified Party or Descartes Indemnified Party from being indemnified pursuant to this
Article IX for all components of awards against them in any Third Party Claim, including
components of such Third Party Claim relating to special, incidental, consequential or punitive
damages, fines, penalties and attorneys’ fees.
Section 9.9 Indemnity Payments. Except to the extent otherwise required pursuant to
a “determination” (within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code or any similar provision of
state, local or foreign Law), Descartes, Fermat and their respective Affiliates shall treat any and
all payments pursuant to Section 2.7, Section 2.8, Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 5.8(v),
Section 5.9(v), Article VI or this Article IX as an adjustment to the purchase price for the Ag
Business or the H&N Business, as applicable, for Tax purposes.
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ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents,
and the Schedules and Exhibits hereto and thereto, and the Non-Disclosure Agreement, along
with the Descartes Disclosure Schedule and Fermat Disclosure Schedule, constitute the entire
agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof
and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to such subject
matter. Neither party shall be liable or bound to the other party in any manner by any
representations, warranties or covenants relating to such subject matter except as specifically set
forth herein and therein and none shall be deemed to exist or be inferred with respect to the
subject matter hereof.
Section 10.2 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or
otherwise by either of the parties without the prior written consent of the other party; hereto;
provided that (a) Descartes may, upon prior written notice to Fermat, transfer or assign, in whole
or from time to time in part, its rights under this Agreement to any Subsidiary of Descartes but
any such transfer or assignment will not relieve Descartes of its obligations hereunder, and
(b) Fermat may, upon prior written notice to Descartes, transfer or assign, in whole or from time
to time in part, its rights under this Agreement to any Subsidiary of Fermat but any such transfer
or assignment will not relieve Fermat of its obligations hereunder; provided, further, that, after
the “Closing” (as defined in the Dirac/Descartes Merger Agreement) shall have occurred,
Descartes and its Subsidiaries may, upon written notice delivered to Fermat not less than ten (10)
Business Days prior to such assignment, assign (i) any of their rights and obligations hereunder
or under the Acquisition Documents to any Subsidiary of Diamond-Orion Holdco Inc. (n/k/a
DowDuPont Inc.) that holds all or substantially all of Descartes’s agriculture business and
Dirac’s agricultural sciences business, as described in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus of
Descartes and Dirac, dated June 10, 2016 (the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), as then-
conducted (the “Ag Subsidiary”) and/or (ii) any of their rights hereunder or under the
Acquisition Documents to (A) any Subsidiary of the Ag Subsidiary and/or (B) a Subsidiary of
Diamond-Orion Holdco Inc. (n/k/a DowDuPont Inc.) that holds all or substantially all of
Descartes’s electronics and communications, nutrition and health, industrial biosciences and
safety and protection businesses and Dirac’s electronic materials portion of its consumer
solutions business and the electronics portion of the silicones business of Dirac Corning
Corporation as described in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, as then-conducted (“Specialty
Subsidiary”) or any Subsidiary of the Specialty Subsidiary and shall be expressly permitted to
distribute the capital stock of the Ag Subsidiary and/or Specialty Subsidiary to its or its then-
Affiliates’ shareholders (including a distribution of shares in any such Person in exchange for
such shareholders’ interests in Descartes or such Affiliate). Any purported assignment in
violation of the preceding sentence shall be void ab initio; provided, that no failure to provide
notice pursuant to the preceding sentence shall render an otherwise valid assignment void.
Subject to the two preceding sentences, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the
benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
including the Ag Subsidiary and the Specialty Subsidiary or any Subsidiary thereof (as
applicable).
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Section 10.3 Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended except
by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto. Only by an instrument
in writing may Fermat, on the one hand, or Descartes, on the other hand, waive compliance by
the other with any term or provision of this Agreement that the other party was or is obligated to
comply with or perform. No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in the exercise of
any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in,
any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant herein, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of such right preclude other or further exercise thereof or any other right.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any party seeks an amendment, modification,
consent or waiver to any of (a) this sentence, (b) the proviso to Section 10.4, (c) Section 10.7,
(d) Section 10.13 or (e) the definition of “Financing Source” herein, in each case, that directly
and adversely affects the Financing Sources, the prior written consent of the Financing Sources
shall be required before any such amendment, modification, consent or waiver may become
effective.
Section 10.4 No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for Section 5.22, Section 9.2 and
Section 9.3, which are intended to benefit, and to be enforceable by, the parties specified therein,
this Agreement, together with the other Acquisition Documents and the Exhibits and Schedules
hereto and thereto are for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted successors and
assigns and nothing herein (express or implied) is intended to confer in or on behalf of any
Person not a party to this Agreement (and their successors and assigns) any rights, benefits,
causes of action or remedies with respect to the subject matter or any provision hereof; provided,
that the Financing Sources shall be express third party beneficiaries of and have the right to
enforce this proviso to Section 10.4, the last sentence of Section 10.3, Section 10.7(b), Section
10.8 and Section 10.13 (in each case to the extent relating directly to such Financing Sources).
Section 10.5 Notices. All notices and other communications to be given to any party
under this Agreement shall be sufficiently given for all purposes hereunder if in writing and
delivered by hand, courier or overnight delivery service, or five (5) days after being mailed by
certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with appropriate postage prepaid, or
electronically mailed (with a response confirming receipt), and shall be directed to the address
set forth below (or at such other address or facsimile number as such party shall designate by like
notice):
(a) if to Descartes,
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Chestnut Run Plaza, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇
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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇ LLP
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, Esq.
Email: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
(b) if to Fermat,
Fermat Corporation
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Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Wachtell, Lipton, ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇
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Email: ▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
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Section 10.6 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage,
for which monetary damages (even if available) would not be an adequate remedy, would occur
in the event that the parties hereto do not perform any provision of this Agreement in accordance
with its specified terms or otherwise breach the Agreement. Accordingly, the parties
acknowledge and agree that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance
and other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which
they are entitled in Law or in equity. Each of the parties agrees that it will not oppose the
granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that any
other party has an adequate remedy at Law or that any award of specific performance is not an
appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or in equity. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives
any defenses in any action for specific performance, including the defense that a remedy at law
would be adequate, and any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not be
required to provide any bond or other security in connection with such order or injunction.
Section 10.7 Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any choice or conflict of
law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would
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cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. In
addition, each of the parties hereto (i) submits to the personal jurisdiction of the Delaware Court
of Chancery in and for New Castle County, or in the event (but only in the event) that such
Delaware Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such dispute, the
United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or in the event (but only in the event)
that such United States District Court also does not have jurisdiction over such dispute, any
Delaware State court sitting in New Castle County, in the event any dispute (whether in contract,
tort or otherwise) arises out of this Agreement or the Acquisitions or the other transactions
contemplated hereby, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal
jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (iii) agrees that it will
not bring any Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Acquisitions or the other transactions
contemplated hereby in any court other than the Delaware Court of Chancery in and for New
Castle County, or in the event (but only in the event) that such Delaware Court of Chancery does
not have subject matter jurisdiction over such Action, the United States District Court for the
District of Delaware, or in the event (but only in the event) that such United States District Court
also does not have jurisdiction over such Action, any Delaware State court sitting in New Castle
County; provided, that the foregoing shall not limit (A) Descartes’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
ability or right to join, implead or otherwise bring any third party claim against Fermat or any of
its Subsidiaries in an action against Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries by a third party in a
jurisdiction outside of the State of Delaware and Fermat agrees that, pursuant to Section
10.7(a)(i), it (and its Subsidiaries, as applicable) will submit to such jurisdiction or (B) Fermat’s
or any of its Subsidiaries’ ability or right to join, implead or otherwise bring any third party
claim against Descartes or any of its Subsidiaries in an action brought against Fermat or any of
its Subsidiaries by a third party in a jurisdiction outside of the State of Delaware and Descartes
agrees that, pursuant to Section 10.7(a)(i), it (and its Subsidiaries, as applicable) will submit to
such jurisdiction. Service of process, summons, notice or document to any party’s address and in
the manner set forth in Section 10.5 shall be effective service of process for any such action. The
parties hereto further agree, to the extent permitted by Law, that a final and unappealable
Judgment against a party in any action or proceeding contemplated above shall be conclusive and
may be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the
Judgment, a certified or exemplified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and
amount of such Judgment.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing and without limiting Section 10.7(a), each
of the parties hereto (other than Fermat and its Subsidiaries) (i) agrees that it will not bring or
support any action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third party claim of any kind or
description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the
Financing Sources in any way relating to this Agreement, the Debt Financing or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including but not limited to any dispute arising out
of or relating in any way to the Debt Commitment Letter or any other letter or agreement related
to the Debt Financing or the performance thereof, in any forum other than any State or Federal
court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York, (ii) waives any right to trial
by jury in respect of any such action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third party claim and
(iii) agrees that any such action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third party claim shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to the conflicts of law rules of such State that would result in the application of the laws
of any other State.
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Section 10.8 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT WAIVES
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY
ANY OF THEM AGAINST THE OTHER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENTS EXECUTED
IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE ADMINISTRATION THEREOF OR THE
TRANSACTION OR ANY OF THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN
OR THEREIN. NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SEEK A JURY TRIAL IN ANY
LAWSUIT, PROCEEDING, COUNTERCLAIM OR ANY OTHER LITIGATION
PROCEDURE BASED UPON, OR ARISING OUT OF, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
RELATED INSTRUMENTS. NO PARTY WILL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY SUCH
ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL HAS BEEN WAIVED WITH ANY OTHER ACTION
IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE OR HAS NOT BEEN WAIVED. EACH PARTY
TO THIS AGREEMENT CERTIFIES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO
THIS AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL
WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS SECTION 10.8. NO
PARTY HAS IN ANY WAY AGREED WITH OR REPRESENTED TO ANY OTHER PARTY
THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 10.8 WILL NOT BE FULLY ENFORCED IN
ALL INSTANCES.
Section 10.9 Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, illegal,
void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is
not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto. Upon a determination that
any term, provision, covenant or restriction is invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the parties
shall negotiate in good faith to modify to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law this
Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually
acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as
originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
Section 10.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered an original, with the same effect as if the signatures
thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, and shall become effective when one or more
such counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered (by facsimile, e-mail, or
otherwise) to the other party.
Section 10.11 Expenses. Whether or not the Closing takes place, and except as set forth
otherwise in this Agreement, all costs and expenses (including legal fees, accounting fees,
investment banking fees and filing fees) incurred in connection with this Agreement, the Ag
Acquisition and the H&N Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated hereby shall be
paid by the party incurring such expense.
Section 10.12 Interpretation; Absence of Presumption. The specification of any dollar
amount in the representations and warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement or the
inclusion of any specific item in the Descartes Disclosure Schedule or Fermat Disclosure
Schedule does not imply that such amounts or higher or lower amounts, or the items so included
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or other items, are or are not material, and no party shall use the fact of the setting of such
amounts or the fact of the inclusion of any such item in the Descartes Disclosure Schedule or
Fermat Disclosure Schedule in any dispute or controversy between the parties as to whether any
obligation, item or matter not described in this Agreement or included in the Descartes
Disclosure Schedule or Fermat Disclosure Schedule is or is not material for purposes of this
Agreement. Any information, item or other disclosure set forth in any section or subsection of
the Descartes Disclosure Schedule or Fermat Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to have been
set forth in any other section or subsection thereof, if the relevance of such disclosure to another
section or subsection thereof is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure. Nothing
herein (for the avoidance of doubt, including the Descartes Disclosure Schedule or the Fermat
Disclosure Schedule) shall be deemed an admission by either party or any of its Affiliates, in any
Proceeding or Action, that such party or any such Affiliate, or any third party, is or is not in
breach or violation of, or in default in, the performance or observance of any term or provisions
of any Contract. For the purposes of this Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be held to
include the plural and vice versa, and words of one gender shall be held to include the other
gender as the context requires; (b) references to the terms Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit
and Schedule are references to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, Exhibits and Schedules to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified; (c) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto,” and
derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits
hereto; (d) references to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars; (e) the word “including” and words of
similar import when used in this Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents shall mean
“including without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be
exclusive; (g) references to “written” or “in writing” include in electronic form; (h) provisions
shall apply, when appropriate, to successive events and transactions; (i) the headings contained
in this Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents are for reference purposes only and shall
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement and the other Acquisition
Documents; (j) Descartes and Fermat have each participated in the negotiation and drafting of
this Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents and if an ambiguity or question of
interpretation should arise, this Agreement and the other Acquisition Documents shall be
construed as if drafted jointly by the parties thereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall
arise favoring or burdening either party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions in
this Agreement or the other Acquisition Documents; (k) a reference to any Person includes such
Person’s successors and permitted assigns; (l) any reference to “days” means calendar days
unless Business Days are expressly specified; (m) when calculating the period of time before
which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this
Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded and if
the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period shall end on the next succeeding
Business Day; (n) any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to
time amended, modified or supplemented, unless otherwise specifically indicated (provided that
for purposes of any representations and warranties contained in this Agreement that are made as
of a specific date or dates, references to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute, as
amended, and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case, as of such date);
(o) the use of the phrases “the date of this Agreement”, “the date hereof”, “of even date
herewith” and terms of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the
preamble to this Agreement; (p) the phrase “ordinary course of business” shall be deemed to be
followed by the words “consistent with past practice” whether or not such words actually follow
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such phrase; (q) the words “made available to Descartes” or “delivered to Descartes” or words of
similar import refer to documents posted to the virtual data room hosted by Intralinks under the
title “Project Y” on or prior to the third (3rd) day prior to the date of this Agreement and which
remain accessible to Descartes through and including the third (3rd) Business Day following the
date of this Agreement; (r) the words “made available to Fermat” or “delivered to Fermat” or
words of similar import refer to documents posted to the virtual data room hosted by Intralinks
under the title “Project Liberty” on or prior to the third (3rd) day prior to the date of this
Agreement and which remain accessible to Fermat through and including the third (3rd) Business
Day following the date of this Agreement; (s) where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of
its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning; and (t) any consent given by
any party hereto pursuant to this Agreement shall be valid only if contained in a written
instrument signed by such party. In the case of any ambiguity or conflict between the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions contained in Exhibits, Schedules or
Acquisition Documents (unless in such Acquisition Document, any such conflicting provision is
specifically and expressly agreed by the parties thereto to take precedence for the limited
purposes of such Acquisition Document) the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall take
precedence.
Section 10.13 No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, (A) none of the parties (other than Fermat and its Subsidiaries) shall have any rights
or claims against any Financing Source, in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or in respect of any, or in respect of any oral
representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith, whether
at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise and (B) no Financing Source shall have any
liability (whether in contract, in tort or otherwise) to any party hereto (other than Fermat and its
Subsidiaries) for any obligations or liabilities under this Agreement or for any claim based on, in
respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or in respect of any
oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith or therewith,
whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise; provided the foregoing shall not limit
Descartes’s rights to enforce the terms of this Agreement against any other party hereto;
provided, further, that, following consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the foregoing will not limit the rights of the parties to the Debt Financing under the
definitive agreements with respect thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Descartes and Fermat have duly executed this Agreement as
of the date first written above.
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Chairman of the Board & CEO
FMC CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Brondeau
Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Brondeau
Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board