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7160RESOLUTION NO. 7,160 RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT AND AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE PURCHASE BY UNIVERSAL DIE CASTING, INC. OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FINANCED WITH INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS ISSUED BY THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City "), issued its industrial development revenue bonds under the provisions of Act No. 9 of the First Extraordinary Session of the Sixty- Second General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved January 21, 1960, as amended (the "Act "), in the principal amount of $2,000,000, designated "Industrial Development Revenue Bonds - North American Project, Series A ", dated November 1, 1977 (the ''North American Bonds "); and WHEREAS, the proceeds derived from the sale of the North American Bonds were applied to the acquisition of real property, the construction of buildings and improvements thereon, and the acquisition and installation of certain machinery and equipment (the "North American Project "), which Project was leased to and operated by North American Metals, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (the "Company "), pursuant to the provisions of a Lease and Agreement dated as of November 1, 1977, wherein. the City is Lessor and the Company is Lessee, which Lease and Agreement was recorded in the Office of the Circuit Clerk and Ex- Officio Recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas, on November 1, 1977, as Instrument No. 77 -04583 (the "Lease "), and which Lease covers certain real property situated in Pulaski County, Arkansas. WHEREAS, the Company and Hoover Universal, Inc., a Michigan corporation ( "Hoover "), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 13, 1981, wherein the parties agreed for the Company to sell and transfer to Hoover and Hoover to purchase from the Company certain assets of the Company, including all rights of the Company under the Lease; and WHEREAS, the Company, Hoover, the City, and Worthen Bank and Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee ") entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement on January 15, 1982, which agreement was recorded in the office of the Circuit Clerk and Ex- Officio Recorder of Pulaski County, 18, 1982, as Instrument No. 82 -5332, transferred certain of its rights under expressly assumed certain obligations of Lease, Guaranty Agreement, and the Agre Lieu of Taxes; and Arkansas, on February whereby the Company the Lease and Hoover the Company under the �ment for Payments in WHEREAS, the City issued its industrial development revenue bonds under the Act in the principal amount of $2,500,000, 72 �•5 73 designated "Industrial Development Revenue Bonds (Hoover Universal, Inc. Project)," dated December 1, 1982 (the "Hoover Bonds "); and WHEREAS, the proceeds derived from the sale of the Hoover Bonds were applied to the aquisition and improvement of certain real property located in Pulaski County, Arkansas pursuant to an Installment Sale Agreement dated December 1, 1982; and WHEREAS, Hoover and Universal Die Casting, Inc., a Maryland corporation ( "Universal ") have entered into a Purchase Agreement dated as of January 19, 1984, wherein the parties have agreed for Hoover to sell and transfer to Universal and Universal to purchase from Hoover certain assets of Hoover, including all rights of Hoover under the Lease; and WHEREAS, under the terms of the documents relating to the North American Bonds and the Hoover Bonds, the consent and approval of the City for the purchase by Universal of the assets of Hoover which are subject to the liens of the bonds is required to be obtained, which consent and approval has been requested by Hoover and Universal and which consent and aproval the City wishes to grant. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: Section i. That the Acknowledgment and Consent which is attached hereto as Exhibit A is hereby approved. Section 2. That the Assignment and Assumption Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B is hereby approved. Section 3. That the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute both the Acknowledgment and Consent and the Assignment and Assumption Agreement on behalf of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas. Section 4. This Resolution shall be effective immediately. PASSED: March 7, 1984 ATTEST: By 9&,,, ity Clergy 3tne Czech dAI CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS Mayor J. . Ben field 74 Exhibit A ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND CONSENT The City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City "), lessor under that certain Lease and Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1977, by and between the City and Hoover Universal, Inc., a Michigan corporation which is assignee of North American Metals, Inc. ( "Hoover "), as lessee (the Lease "), and Seller under that certain Installment Sale Agreement, dated December 1, 1982, by and between the City and Hoover (the "Sale Agreement "), (1) does hereby represent that the Lease and the Sale Agreement are in full force and effect on this date, (2) does hereby represent that the City is not aware of any default that is continuing by either the City or Hoover under the Lease or the Sale Agreement, (3) without releasing Hoover of its liabilities under the Lease and the Sale Agreement, does hereby acknowledge and consent to the assignment by Hoover of its right, title and interest in and to the Lease and the Sale Agreement to Universal Die Casting, Inc., a Maryland Corporation ( "Universal ") and (4) without releasing Hoover or Universal of its liabilities under the Lease and the Sale Agreement does hereby consent to Universal's grant of a mortgage on and security interest in its interest in the Lease and the Sale Agreement to Hoover and to Security Pacific Business Credit, Inc. for collateral purposes to seclzre certain of Universal's obligations to Hoover and Security Pacific Business Credit, Inc. ATTEST: - I (SEAL) CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS W _M M = me = M r mr M = M M ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF ARKANSAS COUNTY OF PULASKI On this day of , 1984, before me, a Notary Public duly commissioned, qualified and acting within and for the State and County aforesaid, appearing in person the within named and Mayor and City Clerk, respectively, of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, a municipality of the State of Arkansas, to me personally known, who stated that they were duly authorized in their respective capacities to execute the foregoing instrument for and in the name of the municipality, and further stated and acknowledged that they had signed, executed and delivered the foregoing instrument for the consideration, uses and purposes therein mentioned and set forth. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, official seal this day of My commission expires: (SEAL) I have hereunto set my hand and Notary Public 75 Exhibit B ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT M M r `iHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City "), issued its industrial development revenue bonds under the provisions of Act No. 9 of the First Extraordinary Session of the Sixty- Second General- Assembly of the State of Arkansas, approved January 21, 1960, as amended, in the principal amount of $2,000,000, designated "Industrial Development Revenue Bonds - North American Project, Series A ", dated November 1, 1977 (the "Bonds "); and WHEREAS, the proceeds derived from the sale of the Bonds were applied to the acquisition of real property, the construction of buildings and improvements thereon, and the acquisition and installation of certain machinery and equipment (the "Project "), which Project was leased to and operated by North American Metals, Inc., an Arkansas corporation (the "Company "), pursuant to the provisions of a Lease and Agreement dated as of November 1, 1977, wherein the City is Lessor and the Company is Lessee, which Lease and Agreement was recorded in the Office of the Circuit Clerk and Ex- Officio Recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas, on November 1, 1977, as Instrument No. 77 -04583 (the "Lease "), and which Lease covers the following- described real property situated in Pulaski County, Arkansas, to -wit: A tract of land situated in the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 21, Township 1 North, Range 11 West, in the City of Little Rock, in Pulaski County, Arkansas, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Section 21; thence North 88 degrees 47' 31" West, 388.47 feet along the centerline of Frazier Pike; thence South 01 degrees 33' 10" West, 60 feet to the South right -of -way line of Frazier Pike and the point of beginning; thence South 01 degrees 33' 10" West, 294.00 feet; thence North 88 degrees 47' 31" West, 900.46 feet to the East Right -of -way line of Fourche Dam Pike; thence along said East right -of -way line North 01 degrees 33' 10" East, 244.29 feet; thence continuing along the street right -of -way along a curve to the right having a radius of 50.0 feet and a chord bearing North 46 degrees 22' 50" East, 70.50 feet to the South right -of -way line of Frazier Pike; thence South 88 degrees 47' 31" East, 850.75 feet to the point of beginning; ALSO KNOWN AS Tract A, Area 103, a replat of part of Area 103, LITTLE ROCK PORT 76 M ,M M M me M a M MW M M M M INDUSTRIAL PARK as shown on plat dated September 30, 1977, prepared by Garver & Garver, Inc., Engineers; /C nd WHEREAS, payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Bonds was guaranteed by the Company pursuant to a Bond Guaranty Agreement dated as of November 1, 1977 between Worthen Bank & Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, the Company, as corporate guarantor, and certain individual guarantors (the "Guaranty Agreement "); and WHEREAS, in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, the Company obligated itself to make payments in lieu of ad valorem taxes to the City under the terms of a Letter Agreement dated as of November 1, 1977 (the "Agreement for Payments in Lieu of Taxes "); and WHEREAS, the Company and Hoover Universal, Inc., a Michigan corporation ( "Hoover "), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 13, 1981, wherein the parties have agreed for the Company to sell and transfer to Hoover and Hoover to purchase from the Company certain assets of the Company, including all rights of the Company under the Lease; and WHEREAS, the Company, Hoover, the City, and Worthen Bank and Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee ") entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement. on. .January 15, 1982, which agreement was recorded in the office of the Circuit Clerk and Ex- Officio Recorder of Pulaski County, Arkansas, on February 18, 1982, as Instrument No. 82 -5332, whereby the Company transferred certain of its rights under the Lease and Hoover expressly assumed certain obligations of the Company under the Lease, Guaranty Agreement, and the Agreement for Payments in Lieu of Taxes; and WHEREAS, Hoover and Universal Die Casting, Inc., a Maryland corporation ( "Universal ") have entered into a Purchase Agreement dated as of January , 1984, wherein the parties have agreed for Hoover to sell and transfer to Universal and Universal to purchase from Hoover certain assets of Hoover, including all rights of Hoover under the Lease. NOW, THEREFORE, for a valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, Hoover and Universal agree as follows: (1) (a) Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Hoover does hereby transfer, assign, negotiate and set over to Universal all of its right, title and interest as Lessee under the Lease. E 77 M -M M M rOffim M M M me � M M M W (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(a)„ Hoover specifically reserves the right, upon the failure of Universal to t the basic rent or additional rent payments required by Sect �n 303 of the Lease or upon any other default by Universal under the Lease or the Guaranty Agreement, to re -enter and take possession of the Project and be restored to all of its right, title and interest as Lessee under the Lease, including, but not limited to, its rights under Section 2002 of the Lease. This remedy is in addition to any other rights or remedies which are available to Hoover upon the default of Universal under the Lease and the right to receive refund payments from the Trustee under Section 509 of the Indenture securing the Bonds. (2) Universal expressly assumes: (a) Pursuant to Section 1601 of the North American Lease, all of the obligations of the Company and Hoover as Lessee under the Lease. (b) Pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Guaranty Agreement, all of the obligations of the Company and as corporate guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement. (c) All obligations of the Company and Hoover under the Agreement for Payments .::i- n.Lieu of Taxes. (d) As security for its performance of the obligations of Hoover as Lessee under the Lease, Universal will execute, upon the transfer to Universal of Hoover's right, title and interest as Lessee under the Lease, a Leasehold Mortgage and a Security Agreement. The Leasehold Mortgage and the Security Agreement, among other things, will provide for the right of Hoover to re -enter the Project and be restored to its position as Lessee under the Lease in the event of any default under the Lease by Universal. The Leasehold Mortgage and the Security Agreement.. shall also provide for certain indemnities given by Universal to Hoover in the event of its nonperformance of its obligations under the Bond documents. The Leasehold Mortgage and the 3 r •® M M C 1 (3) 79 Security Agreement will constitute liens on the mortgaged property that are inferior to the lien of the Bonds. Universal represents and warrants that: (a) It has the ability to repay the interest and principal on the North American Bonds as those payments become due. (b) It is qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in the State of Arkansas. (4) Universal agrees to: (a) Indemnify and save Hoover harmless against and from all claims by or on behalf of any person, firm or corporation arising from the conduct or management of, or from any work or thing done on, the Leased Premises (as defined in the Lease) during the term, and against and from all claims arising during the term from (i) any condition of the Leased Premises; (ii) any breach or default on the part of Universal in the performance of any of its obligations under the Lease; (iii) any act or negligence of Universal or any of _, -its s;;:- agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees; or (iv) any act or negligence of any assignee or sublessee of Universal, or of any agents, contractors, servants, employees or licensees of any assignee or sublessee of Universal. Universal shall indemnify and save Hoover harmless from and against all costs and expenses incurred in or in connection with any such claim arising as aforesaid, or in connection with any action or proceeding brought thereon, and upon notice from Hoover, Universal shall defend Hoover in any such action or proceeding. (b) Allow Hoover to,, in the event of any nonperformance (such nonperformance to include the failure of Universal to comply M.-ate M M A �ew M M M MW M M r M with any provision of the Lease or the Guaranty Agreement, whether such failure is specifically defined therein as an "event of default ") under the Lease or the Guaranty Agreement by Universal, observe, keep or perform any other covenant, condition, promise or agreement set forth in the Lease and hereby entitles Hoover, in the name of the Lessee under the Lease, in the name of Universal or in its own name (in accordance with the provisions of the Trust Indenture) to enforce each and every right or remedy recorded in the Lease to Lessee. (5) The Trustee hereby agrees to give notice to Hoover in the event of default under the Lease as soon as practicable after the Trustee has actual notice of such default. (6) All parties to this Assignment and Assumption Agreement hereby certify that they have no knowledge of any event of default as defined under the Trust Indenture, Guaranty Agreement or Lease. All parties also certify they have no knowledge of any occurrence which, with the passage of time, would constitute such an event of default. (7) The Trustee and the City hereby acknowledge due notification of the assignment by Hoover of ... its.. rights under the Lease to Universal and, to the extent required by the Lease, consent to such assignment. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the day of January, 1984. ATTEST: Titie (SEAL) 5 HOOVER UNIVERSAL, INC. am Tit os mom / M M UNIVERSAL DIE CASTING, INC. 81 9z ATTEST: (Title) Title (SEAL) The City of Little Rock, Arkansas, as Lessor in the within - described Lease, hereby consents to the execution of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement. DATED: March' 7 , 1984. CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS By: / 77� Mayor �— ATTES V City -C1 (SEAL) Worthen Bank and Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, hereby consents to the execution of this Assignment and Assumption Agreement. DATED: January , 1984. ATTEST: By: (Title) (SEAL) N WORTHEN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, N.A., TRUSTEE Tit STATL OF ARKANSAS ) COUNTY OF PULASKI ) M M M me ACKNOWLEDGMENT ss: M M M M On this day of January, 1984, before me, a Public, duly commissioned, qualified and acting, within the State and County aforesaid, appeared in person the named and Notary and for within and respectively, of Hoover Universal, Inc., to me personally known, who stated that they were duly authorized in their respective capacities to execute the foregoing instrument ofr and in the name of said corporation, and further stated and acknowledged that they had signed, executed and delivered the foregoing instrument for the consideration, uses and purposes therein mentioned and set forth. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal on the date and year first written above. MY COMMISSION EXPIRES: (S E A L) 7 Y PUBLIC m me = = = M ACKNOWLEDGMENT STAT'L OF ARKANSAS ) ss: COUNTY OF PULASKI ) On this day of January, 1984, before me, a Notary Public, duly commissioned, qualified and acting, within and for the State and County aforesaid, appeared in person the within named and and respectively, of Universal Die Casting, Inc., to me personally known, who stated that they were duly authorized in their respective capacities to execute the foregoing instrument ofr and in the name of said corporation, and further stated and acknowledged that they had signed, executed and delivered the foregoing instrument for the consideration, uses and purposes therein mentioned and set forth. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal on the date and year first written above. MY COMMISSION EXPIRES: (S E A L) E:3 NOTARY PUBLIC