SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 16, 2007
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in this Charter)
Utah 0-9341 87-0345941
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State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
5300 South 360 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (801) 264-1060
Does Not Apply
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 2.01 Acquisition of C & J Financial, LLC
On July 16, 2007, Security National Financial Corporation (the "Company"),
completed a stock purchase transaction with C & J Financial, LLC, an Alabama
limited liability company ("C & J Financial"). C & J Financial operates a
factoring business with offices in Rainbow City, Alabama with an emphasis on
providing financing for funeral homes and mortuaries. Under the terms of the
Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 16, 2007, among the Company, C & J
Financial, Henry Culp, Jr. ("Culp") and Culp Industries, Inc. ("Culp
Industries"), the Company purchased all of the outstanding member units of C & J
Financial for a purchase consideration of (i) $1,250,000 in cash, (ii) a
promissory note from the Company to Culp in the amount of $381,500 plus interest
at the rate of 5% per annum, payable over a period of 24 months in monthly
payments of $16,737, including interest, until paid in full, and (iii) a quit
claim deed from C & J Financial to Culp, conveying ownership of the building and
surrounding property located in the Jester Commercial Park in Rainbow City,
Alabama, where C & J Financial currently maintains its business offices. At
closing, Culp Industries entered into a lease agreement with C & J Financial to
lease to C & J Financial approximately 5,000 square feet in the building located
at the Jester Commercial Park. The lease is for a term of three years for which
C & J Financial, as tenant, is required to make monthly payments of $1,200, for
a total lease payment of $43,200.
The Stock Purchase Agreement additionally required Culp to deliver to the
Company at closing a promissory note (the "Note") in the principal amount of
$1,755,236 plus interest at the rate of 8.25% per annum from C & J Financial, as
borrower, to Culp, as lender, with such note to be cancelled and marked "paid in
full". Moreover, the agreement provides for the possibility of adjustments. If
the total equity on the balance sheet of C & J Financial as of May 31, 2007,
defined as total assets minus total liabilities, is greater than the amount of
the equity on the balance sheet of C & J Financial as of the closing date, or
July 16, 2007, Culp agrees to pay to the Company the difference between the
total equity on the balance sheet as of May 31, 2007 and the total equity on the
balance sheet as of July 16, 2007 by reducing the amount of the Note by such
difference in the amounts of the total equity on such balance sheets. If the
amount of the total equity on the balance sheet of C & J Financial as of May 31,
2007 is less than the amount of the total equity on the balance sheet of C & J
Financial as of July 16, 2007, the Company agrees to pay Culp the difference
between the total equity on the balance sheet as of May 31, 2007 and the total
equity on the balance sheet as of July 16, 2007 by increasing the amount of the
Note payable by such difference in the amounts of the total equity on such
balance sheets.
The Stock Purchase Agreement further requires each unitholder to deliver to the
Company a non-competition and confidentiality agreement prohibiting the
unitholder from competing with C & J Financial for a period of five years from
July 16, 2007 through July 16, 2012. The Company also entered into a one year
consulting agreement with Culp, which requires Culp to provide part-time
consulting services for C & J Financial at $50.00 per hour, and a five year
employment agreement with Kevin O. Smith ("Smith"), Vice President of C & J
Financial, who will continue to serve in that position. The employment agreement
requires C & J Financial to pay Smith an annual salary of $96,000 plus a
discretionary bonus and a monthly car allowance of $1,161.
Finally, the Stock Purchase Agreement requires the Company, C & J Financial,
Culp and Culp Industries to acknowledge the existence of a business loan
agreement between Regions Bank, as lender, and Culp Industries, as borrower,
which provides for a line of credit for C & J Financial. The outstanding balance
on the line of credit as of July 16, 2007 was $1,931,764. The line of credit is
secured by, among other assets, the accounts receivable of C & J Financial and
is personally guaranteed by Culp. The Company has received confirmation that
Regions Bank will not authorize any further advances or sweeps with respect to
the line of credit. The Company agrees that it will pay off the outstanding
balance of the line of credit with Regions Bank relating to the business of C &
J Financial. The Company will initially attempt to pay off the line of credit by
means of applying the payments from the accounts receivable of C & J Financial
as such payments are made in the ordinary course of business.
At June 30, 2007, total assets of C & J Financial were $3,197,000 and total
liabilities were $3,526,000, which includes the Note to Culp in the amount of
$1,755,000 that was cancelled at closing. For the seven month period from
November 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007, total revenues of C & J Financial were
$775,000 and total expenses were $764,000, resulting in net income of $11,000.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, total revenues of C & J Financial
were $1,397,000 and total expenses were $1,351,000, resulting in net income of
$46,000. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2005, total revenues of C & J
Financial were $1,137,000 and total expenses were $1,114,000, resulting in net
income of $23,000. The Company anticipates utilizing the employees and
operations of C & J Financial to expand its fast funding operations, which
provide financing for funeral homes and mortuaries.
ITEM 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a) The assets, consideration paid, and net income of C & J Financial are not
significant to the consolidated financial statements of the Company. As a
consequence, no financial statements of C & J Financial are required to be
filed with this report.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
10.1 Stock Purchase Agreement among Security National Financial
Corporation, C & J Financial, LLC, Henry Culp, Jr. and Culp Industries,
Inc.
10.2 Consulting Agreement with Henry Culp, Jr.
10.3 Employment Agreement with Kevin O. Smith.
10.4 Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreement with Henry Culp, Jr.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized. SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: August 7, 2007 By: /s/ Scott M. Quist
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Scott M. Quist, President and
Chief Operating Officer
UNIT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of July 16, 2007
by and among
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
C & J FINANCIAL, LLC,
HENRY CULP, JR.,
CULP INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
and
THE UNITHOLDER THAT HAS EXECUTED
AGREEMENT BY UNITHOLDER OF
C & J FINANCIAL, LLC
TO SELL UNITS IN UNIT PURCHASE TRANSACTION
IN THE FORM ATTACHED AS ANNEX I
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I - PURCHASE AND SALES OF UNITS......................................1
1.1 Sale and Purchase of the Units ...............................1
1.2 Purchase Consideration........................................1
1.3 Cancellation of Promissory Note...............................2
1.4 Lease Agreement with C & J Financial..........................2
1.5 Delivery of Units.............................................2
1.6 Adjustments...................................................2
1.7 Noncompetition and Confidentiality Agreements.................2
1.8 Key Man Insurance.............................................2
1.9 Loan Agreement with Regions Bank..............................3
1.10 Transfer of Automobile Lease..................................3
ARTICLE II - THE CLOSING.....................................................3
2.1 Closing.......................................................3
ARTICLE III - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
C & J FINANCIAL, CULP AND CULP INDUSTRIES...............................3
3.1 Organization, Good Standing and Power.........................4
3.2 Capital Structure ............................................4
3.3 Authority ....................................................5
3.4 Distributions, Unit Purchases, Etc. ..........................5
3.5 Financial Statements .........................................6
3.6 Compliance With Law ..........................................6
3.7 No Defaults ..................................................6
3.8 Litigation ...................................................6
3.9 No Material Adverse Change ...................................7
3.10 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities............................8
3.11 Information Supplied..........................................8
3.12 Certain Agreements ...........................................8
3.13 Plans; Benefits; Employment Claims............................9
3.14 Major Contracts ..............................................9
3.15 Taxes .......................................................11
3.16 Interests of Managers and Members ...........................13
3.17 Intellectual Property .......................................13
3.18 Restrictions on Business Activities .........................14
3.19 Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and
Encumbrances; Conditions of Equipment........................14
3.20 Governmental Authorization and Licenses......................14
3.21 Environmental Matters .......................................15
3.22 Insurance ...................................................16
3.23 Labor Matters ...............................................16
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3.24 Questionable Payments .......................................16
ARTICLE IV - COVENANTS OF UNITHOLDER .......................................16
4.1 Unitholder to Sell Units in Transaction......................16
ARTICLE V - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SECURITY NATIONAL .................................................16
5.1 Organization, Good Standing and Power .......................17
5.2 Authority ...................................................17
5.3 Board Authorization..........................................18
ARTICLE VI - CONDUCT AND TRANSACTIONS PRIOR TO
CLOSING DATE; ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT................................18
6.1 Conduct of Business of C & J Financial.......................18
ARTICLE VII - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT .........................................22
7.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to
Effect This Transaction .....................................22
7.2 Conditions to Obligations of C & J Financial.................22
7.3 Conditions to Obligations of Security National
and Shareholders.............................................24
ARTICLE VIII - TERMINATION .................................................25
8.1 Termination ................................................25
ARTICLE IX - INDEMNIFICATION ...............................................25
9.1 Obligation of Unitholders to Indemnify .....................25
9.2 Notice and Opportunity to Defend ...........................26
ARTICLE X - GENERAL PROVISIONS .............................................27
10.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties,
Covenants and Agreements....................................27
10.2 Amendment ..................................................27
10.3 Extension; Waiver ..........................................27
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10.4 Notices ....................................................28
10.5 Interpretation .............................................29
10.6 Counterparts ...............................................29
10.7 Entire Agreement ...........................................29
10.8 No Transfer ................................................29
10.9 Severability ...............................................29
10.10 Other Remedies .............................................29
10.11 Further Assurances .........................................29
10.12 No Third Party Beneficiary Rights ..........................30
10.13 Mutual Drafting ............................................30
10.14 Governing Law ..............................................30
10.15 Expenses ...................................................30
10.16 Brokers or Finders .........................................30
10.17 Public Announcements .......................................30
10.18 Confidentiality ............................................30
10.19 Attorney's Fees.............................................31
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1 C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule
UNIT PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS UNIT PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is dated effective as of
July 16, 2007, and entered into by and among SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL
CORPORATION, a Utah corporation ("Security National"), C & J FINANCIAL, LLC, an
Alabama limited liability company ("C & J Financial"), HENRY CULP, JR. ("Culp"),
CULP INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, an Alabama corporation ("Culp Industries") and
the unitholders of C & J Financial that have executed the AGREEMENT BY
UNITHOLDERS OF C & J FINANCIAL TO SELL UNITS IN UNIT PURCHASE TRANSACTION in the
form attached as Annex I (the "Unitholders").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, Security National, C & J Financial, Culp, Culp Industries and
the Unitholders hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE IPURCHASE AND SALE OF UNITS
1.1 Sale and Purchase of the Units. At the Closing, as hereinafter defined,
upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the
Unitholders shall sell, transfer, assign and deliver to Security National, and
Security National shall purchase from the Unitholders, Sixty-six and Two Thirds
(66-2/3) units of C & J Financial (the "C & J Financial Units"), representing
all of the issued and outstanding units owned by the Unitholders, free and clear
of all liens, claims, options, proxies, voting agreements, charges and
encumbrances.
1.2 Purchase Consideration. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, including cancellation of the Culp Promissory Note as described in
Section 1.3 of this Agreement, in reliance upon representations, warranties,
agreements and covenants of C & J Financial, Culp and Culp Industries contained
herein, and in consideration of the sale, transfer, assignment and delivery of
the C & J Financial Units as herein provided, Security National agrees to
provide the following purchase consideration (the "Purchase Consideration") at
the Closing Date as defined in Section 1.5 below: (a) Cash in U.S. dollars by
certified funds or wire transfer in the amount of One Million Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($1,250,000) payable to Culp; (b) A quit claim deed from C & J
Financial conveying and quitclaiming to Culp all rights, title and interest in
or to that certain building and surrounding property located in the Jester
Commercial Park at 170 Jester Parkway, Rainbow City, Alabama (the "Jester
Building"); and (c) A promissory note (the "Culp Promissory Note") in the amount
of Three Hundred Eighty-one Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($381,500) plus
interest at the rate of 5% per annum from Security National to Culp, as payee,
payable over a period of twenty-four (24) months in monthly payments of
$16,736.94 per month, including interest, until paid in full.
1.3 Cancellation of Promissory Note. Culp agrees to deliver to Security
National at the Closing Date as defined in Section 1.5 below that certain
promissory note dated June 27, 2007 (the "Note") in the principal amount of One
Million Seven Hundred Fifty-five Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-six and Forty-three
Hundredths Dollars ($1,755,236.43) plus interest at the rate of 8.25% per annum
from C & J Financial, as borrower, to Culp, as lender, with such Note to be
cancelled and marked on its face "paid in full" in consideration and in exchange
for the Purchase Consideration provided to Culp as described in Section 1.2
above. Culp additionally acknowledges and represents that as of the Closing Date
there are no outstanding obligations or debts owed by C & J Financial to Culp
other than the Note which is to be cancelled pursuant to this Section 1.3.
1.4 Lease Agreement with C & J Financial. Culp Industries agrees to enter
into a lease agreement with C & J Financial at the Closing Date as defined in
Section 1.5 below to lease to C & J Financial for a term of three years
beginning on July 16, 2007 and ending on July 16, 2010 approximately 5,000
square feet designated in the buildings located in Jester Commercial Park at 173
and 175 Jester Parkway, Rainbow City, Alabama, for which C & J Financial, as
tenant, shall pay to Culp Industries, as landlord, monthly installments of
Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1,200) payable in advance on the first day of each
month, for a total lease payment of Forty Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars
($43,200).
1.5 Delivery of Units. At the Closing Date, the Unitholders shall each
deliver to Security National certificates with power executed in blank
representing the outstanding units of C & J Financial Units required by Section
1.2 hereof.
1.6 Adjustments. If the amount of the total equity on the balance sheet as
of May 31, 2007 of C & J Financial, as defined as total assets minus total
liabilities, is greater than the amount of the total equity on the balance sheet
as of the Closing Date of C & J Financial, Culp agrees to pay to Security
National the difference between the total equity on the balance sheet as of May
31, 2007 and the total equity on the balance sheet as of the Closing Date by
reducing the amount of the Culp Promissory Note payable by Security National to
Culp as described in Section 1.2(d) above by such difference in the amounts of
the total equity on such balance sheets. If the amount of the total equity on
the balance sheet as of May 31, 2007 of C & J Financial is less than the amount
of the total equity on the balance sheet as of the Closing Date of C & J
Financial, Security National agrees to pay to Culp the difference between the
total equity on the balance sheet as of May 31, 2007 and the total equity on the
balance sheet as of the Closing Date by increasing the amount of the Culp
Promissory Note payable by Security National to Culp by such difference in the
amounts of the total equity on such balance sheets.
1.7 Noncompetition and Confidentiality Agreements. At the Closing Date, the
Unitholders shall each deliver to Security National Noncompetition and
Confidentiality Agreements requiring the Unitholders not to compete with C & J
Financial for a period of five (5) years from the Closing Date and such
agreements shall also contain standard provisions concerning confidentiality and
non-solicitation with respect to C & J Financial.
1.8 Key Man Insurance. Culp shall be entitled to the assignment of the key
man insurance policy in his name for the benefit of C & J Financial, including
the rights to the cash value of the policy and the right to change the name of
the beneficiary of the policy to someone other than C & J Financial, provided
that Culp pay to C & J Financial the cash value of the policy and agree to be
responsible for the payment of any premiums owed under the policy.
1.9 Loan Agreement with Regions Bank. Security National, C & J Financial,
Culp and Culp Industries acknowledge the existence of a business loan agreement
with Regions Bank, as lender, and Culp Industries, as borrower, which provides
for a line of credit for C & J Financial. The outstanding balance on the line of
credit on July 16, 2007 is $1,971,763.59. The line of credit is secured by,
among other assets, the accounts receivable of C & J Financial and is personal
guaranteed by Culp. Security National has received written confirmation that
Regions Bank will not authorize any further advances or sweeps with respect to
the line of credit. C & J Financial, Culp and Culp Industries each represent and
warrant that it or he, and any of its respective employees, representatives, or
agents, will take no action to cause further advances or sweeps to be made on
the line of credit. Security National agrees that it will pay off the
outstanding balance on the line of credit with Regions Bank relating to the
business of C & J Financial. Security National will initially attempt to pay off
the line of credit by means of applying the payments on the accounts receivable
of C & J Financial as such payments are made in the ordinary course of business.
1.10 Transfer of Automobile Lease. Security National agrees to transfer to
Culp the lease on the 2007 Toyota Camry for the exclusive use by Culp. Culp
agrees to assume the lease payments on the automobile as well as costs of
insurance and maintenance of the vehicle. ARTICLE IITHE CLOSING 2.1 Closing. The
closing of the transaction (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of C
& J Financial, 175 Jester Parkway, Rainbow City, Alabama, unless a different
date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. Each party hereto
shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Closing to occur on or before
July 16, 2007, unless this date is extended as provided herein (the "Closing
Date").
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF C & J FINANCIAL,CULP AND CULP INDUSTRIES
Except as disclosed in a document to be prepared by C & J Financial, Culp
and Culp Industries and delivered to Security National prior to the Closing Date
(the "C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule") referring specifically to the
applicable representation and warranty in this Agreement that identifies the
basis for an exception to a representation and warranty in this Agreement and
that is delivered by C & J Financial to Security National and approved by
Security National by execution of this Agreement, C & J Financial, Culp and Culp
Industries represent and warrant to Security National as set forth below, and
such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of the date
thereof and at all times thereafter including, without limitation, the Closing
Date, as if made at all such times. As used in this Agreement (i) "Business
Condition" with respect to any business entity or group of business entities
shall mean the business and financial condition and prospects of such entity or
entities taken as a whole and (ii) "material adverse effect" on the Business
Condition shall be deemed to include, without limitation, (x) any inaccuracy in
the capital structure representation set forth in Section 3.2 below and (y) any
material liability not reflected on the May 31, 2007 Unaudited Financial
Statement (as defined in Section 3.5 below).
3.1 Organization, Good Standing and Power . C & J Financial is a limited
liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its state of Alabama and has all requisite power and authority to
own, operate and lease its properties and to carry on its businesses as now
being conducted. Schedule 3.1 of the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule
contains a true and correct listing of all states in which C & J Financial is
registered, licensed and authorized to engage in business. C & J Financial is
not aware of any threatened or pending action or inaction that could result in
the loss of or an adverse change in any such registration or license. C & J
Financial is in good standing under all such registrations and licenses. C & J
Financial is duly qualified as a foreign limited liability company and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have
a material adverse effect on its individual Business Condition. The C & J
Financial Disclosure Schedule also sets forth a true and complete list of the
states where C & J Financial is qualified as a foreign limited liability
company. C & J Financial has no other direct or indirect equity interest in or
loans to any partnership, corporation, joint venture, business association or
other entity. C & J Financial has delivered to Security National complete and
correct copies of its Articles of Organization and Operating Agreement, in each
case as amended to the date hereof, and has delivered or made available minutes
of all of C & J Financial's members' meetings, and unit certificate books
correctly setting forth the record ownership of all outstanding units of C & J
Financial Units.
3.2 Capital Structure .
(a) There are 66-2/3rds units issued and outstanding, all of which are
owned by the Unitholders and there are 33-1/3rd units previously issued but
subsequently surrendered to C & J Financial. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.2 of the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule, there are no other
debt, equity or hybrid debt or equity interests or securities of C & J
Financial issued and outstanding.
(b) All outstanding units of C & J Financial and other C & J Financial
securities, if any, are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and,
except as disclosed on the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule, are not
subject to any liens, claims, encumbrances or charges of any kind or nature
or any preemptive rights created by statute, C & J Financial's Articles of
Organization or Operating Agreement or any other agreement to which C & J
Financial is a party or by which C & J Financial may be bound. There are no
options, warrants, calls, conversion rights, commitments or agreements of
any character to which C & J Financial is a party or by which C & J
Financial may be bound that do or may obligate C & J Financial to issue
securities of any kind or nature or to grant, extend or enter into any such
option, warrant, call, conversion right, commitment or agreement or which
relate to the voting of the C & J Financial units.
3.3 Authority .
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(a) C & J Financial has all requisite power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by C
& J Financial of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been
duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the part of C & J
Financial, including approval by its Manager, Members and Unitholders. This
Agreement shall constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of C & J
Financial enforceable against C & J Financial in accordance with their
respective terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally and except that the availability of equitable remedies is
subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor
may be brought.
(b) To the best knowledge of C & J Financial, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, conflict with or
result in any violation of any material statute, law, rule, regulation,
judgment, order, decree or ordinance applicable to C & J Financial or its
properties or assets, nor will it conflict with or result in any breach or
default (with or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or
both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration of any material obligation or to the loss of any material
benefit under, or result in the creation of a material lien, charge or
encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of C & J Financial pursuant
to (i) any provision of the Articles of Organization or Operating Agreement
of C & J Financial or (ii) any material agreement, contract, note,
mortgage, indenture, lease instrument, permit, concession, franchise,
registration or license to which C & J Financial is a party or by which C &
J Financial or any of its properties or assets may be bound or affected.
(c) To the best knowledge of C & J Financial, no consent, approval,
order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any
court, administrative agency, commission, regulatory authority or other
governmental authority or instrumentality, whether domestic or foreign
(collectively, a "Governmental Entity"), is required by or with respect to
C & J Financial in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and by C & J Financial or the consummation by C & J Financial of
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for (i) filing
required documents with the relevant authorities of states in which C & J
Financial is qualified to do business, (ii) such consents, approvals,
orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be
required under the laws of any foreign country, which, if not obtained or
made, would not have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of
C & J Financial. All approvals of C & J Financial's Manager, Members and
Unitholders as required by applicable law have been obtained and are in
force and effect and no dissenters' rights have been exercised under
applicable law.
3.4 Distributions, Unit Purchases, Etc. Since May 31, 2007, C & J Financial
has not (i) declared or paid any distributions (either in cash, property or its
units of any class) upon, or made or become committed to make any distribution
with respect to, or purchased, redeemed or otherwise beneficially acquired any
of its outstanding units of any class, or become committed so to do; (ii) split
up, combined or reclassified any of its outstanding units of any class, or
become committed so to do; or (iii) issued or become committed to issue any
additional units of any class or any options, rights or warrants to acquire, or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or which otherwise confer upon
the holder or holders thereof any right to acquire, any units of any class or
any other security or debt of C & J Financial.
3.5 Financial Statements . C & J Financial has furnished or made available
to Security National prior to the Closing Date of this Agreement, C & J
Financial's unaudited financial statement for the period ended May 31, 2007,
including balance sheets and the related statements of income and equity (the
"May 31, 2007 Unaudited Financial Statement"). The May 31, 2007 Unaudited
Financial Statement is listed in Schedule 3.5 of the C & J Financial Disclosure
Schedule. The May 31, 2007 Unaudited Financial Statement has been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) consistently
applied and fairly present the financial position of C & J Financial as at the
date thereof and the results of its operations for the period then ended. There
has been no change in C & J Financial's accounting policies.
3.6 Compliance With Law . To the best knowledge of C & J Financial, C & J
Financial is in compliance with and has conducted its business so as to comply
with all laws, rules, regulations, judgments, decrees or orders of any
Governmental Entity applicable to its operations or with respect to which
compliance is a condition of engaging in the business thereof, except to the
extent that failure to comply could, individually or in the aggregate, not have
had and is not reasonably expected to have, a material adverse effect on the
Business Condition of C & J Financial. There are no material judgments, orders,
injunctions, decrees, stipulations or awards (whether rendered by a court or
administrative agency or by arbitration) against C & J Financial or against any
of its properties or businesses. Schedule 3.6 of the C & J Financial Disclosure
Schedule contains a summary of all material violations of, or conflicts with,
any applicable statute, law, rule, regulation, ruling, order, judgment or
decree, listed by each such Governmental Entity, including any of the foregoing
relating to any environmental or health laws.
3.7 No Defaults . To the best knowledge of C & J Financial, C & J Financial
is not, nor has it received notice that it is or would be with the passage of
time or the giving of notice, or both, (a) in violation of any provision of its
Articles of Organization or Operating Agreement or (b) in default or violation
of any term, condition or provision of (i) any judgment, decree, order,
injunction or stipulation applicable to C & J Financial or (ii) any agreement,
note, mortgage, indenture, contract, lease, instrument, permit, registration,
concession, franchise or license to which C & J Financial is a party or by which
C & J Financial or any of its properties or assets may be bound, which violation
or default could, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect on the Business Condition of C & J Financial.
3.8 Litigation . There is no action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration
or investigation pending or, to the best knowledge of C & J Financial,
threatened, against C & J Financial that, individually or in the aggregate,
could be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Business
Condition of C & J Financial, or which in any manner challenges or seeks to
prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay any of the transactions contemplated
hereby. Schedule 3.8 of the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule sets forth with
respect to each pending action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or
investigation to which C & J Financial is a party, the forum, the parties
thereto, a brief description of the subject matter thereof and the amount of
damages claimed. C & J Financial is not aware of any reasonable basis for any
other such action, suit, proceeding, claim, arbitration or investigation. C & J
Financial has delivered or made available to Security National correct and
complete copies of all correspondence prepared by its counsel for C & J
Financial's independent public accountants in connection with any audits or
reviews completed by C & J Financial's independent public accountants.
3.9 No Material Adverse Change . Since May 31, 2007, C & J Financial has
conducted its business in the ordinary course and there has not occurred:
(a) Any material adverse change in the Business Condition of C & J
Financial;
(b) Any amendments or changes in the Articles of Organization or
Operating Agreement of C & J Financial;
(c) Any damage, destruction or loss, whether covered by insurance or
not, materially and adversely affecting any of the properties or businesses
of C & J Financial;
(d) Any issuance, redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of the
units of C & J Financial or any declaration, setting aside payment of any
dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, units or property) with
respect to the units of C & J Financial;
(e) Any increase in or modification of the compensation or benefits
payable or to become payable by C & J Financial to any of its managers,
members or employees, except in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice;
(f) Any material increase in or modification of any bonus, pension,
insurance or other employee benefit plan, payment or arrangement,
including, but not limited to, the granting of options or unit appreciation
rights made to, for or with any of its employees, except in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice;
(g) Any sale of the property or assets of C & J Financial individually
in excess of $1,000 or in the aggregate in excess of $2,500;
(h) Any alteration in any term of any outstanding security of C & J
Financial;
(i) Any (a) incurrence, assumption or guarantee by C & J Financial of
any debt for borrowed money; (b) issuance or sale of any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for debt securities of C & J Financial;
(c) issuance or sale of options or other rights to acquire from C & J
Financial, directly or indirectly, debt securities or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable for any such debt securities; or (d) any
material premium refunds;
(j) Any creation or assumption by C & J Financial of any mortgage,
pledge, security interest, lien or other encumbrance on any of its assets
or properties;
(k) Any making of any loan, advance or capital contribution to, or
investment in, any person other than (a) travel loans or advances made in
the ordinary course of business of C & J Financial and (b) other loans and
advances in an aggregate amount that does not exceed $1,000 outstanding at
any time;
(l) Any entry into or any amendment or relinquishment of or any
termination or renewal by C & J Financial of any contract, lease
transaction, commitment or other right or obligation, except in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(m) Any transfer or grant of a right under the C & J Financial
Intellectual Property Rights (as defined in Section 3.17 below) other than
those transferred or granted in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice;
(n) Any labor dispute, other than routine individual grievances, or
any activity or proceeding by a labor union or representative thereof to
organize any employees of C & J Financial;
(o) Any violation of or conflict with any applicable laws, statutes,
orders, rules or regulations promulgated, or judgment entered by any
Governmental Entity, that, individually or in the aggregate, materially and
adversely affects (or, insofar as C & J Financial knows, might reasonably
be expected to materially and adversely affect) the Business Condition of C
& J Financial; or
(p) Any agreement or arrangement made by C & J Financial to take any
action that, if taken prior to the date hereof, would have made any
representation or warranty set forth in this Section 3 untrue or incorrect
as of the date when made.
3.10 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as disclosed in Schedule
3.10 of the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule or as reflected in the May 31,
2007 Unaudited Financial Statement and except for liabilities and obligations
arising after May 31, 2007, in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practices that could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the Business Condition of C & J Financial, C & J Financial has no
liabilities or obligations (whether absolute, accrued or contingent, and whether
or not determined or determinable) of a character that, under GAAP, should be
accrued, shown or disclosed on an unaudited balance sheet of C & J Financial.
3.11 Information Supplied . None of the information supplied or to be
supplied by C & J Financial pursuant to this Agreement and no representation or
warranty made herein or in any exhibit hereto or in any financial statement or
schedule attached hereto contains or will contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits or will omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
3.12 Certain Agreements . Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby will (a) result in any payment (including, without limitation,
severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise)
becoming due to any manager, member or employee of C & J Financial under any
Plan (as defined in Section 3.13 below) or otherwise, (b) materially increase
any benefits otherwise payable under any Plan or (c) result in the acceleration
of the time of payment or vesting of any such benefit.
3.13 Plans ; Benefits; Employment Claims.
(a) All employee benefit plans, programs, policies, commitments or
other arrangements (whether or not set forth in a written document)
covering any active, former or retired employee or consultant of C & J
Financial are listed in Schedule 3.13 of the C & J Financial Disclosure
Schedule (individually, a "Plan" and, collectively, the "Plans"). To the
extent applicable, the Plans comply with the requirements of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), and the Code,
and any Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has
either obtained a favorable determination letter as to its qualified status
from the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") or still has a remaining
period of time under applicable Treasury Regulations or IRS pronouncements
in which to apply for such a determination letter and to make any
amendments necessary to obtain a favorable determination. To the extent any
Plan with an existing determination letter from the IRS must be amended to
comply with the applicable requirement of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, as
amended, and subsequent legislation, the time period for effecting such
amendments will not expire prior to this transaction. C & J Financial has
furnished or made available to Security National copies of the most recent
IRS letters and IRS Form 5500 with respect to any such Plan. No Plan is
covered by Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. Neither C & J
Financial nor any officer or director of C & J Financial has incurred any
liability or penalty under Section 4975 through Section 4980 of the Code or
Title I of ERISA. Each Plan has been maintained and administered in all
material respects in compliance with its terms and with the requirements
prescribed by and all applicable statutes, laws, rules, orders, rules and
regulations, including, but not limited to, ERISA and the Code, that are
applicable to such Plans. No suit, action or other litigation (excluding
claims for benefits incurred in the ordinary course of Plan activities) has
been brought, or, to the best knowledge of C & J Financial, is threatened,
against or with respect to any such Plan. All contributions, reserves and
premium payments required to be made or accrued as of the date hereof to
the Plans have been made or accrued.
(b) Except as described in Schedule 3.13 attached hereto, no present
or former employee of C & J Financial has any claim against C & J Financial
(whether under federal or state law, under any employment agreement, or
otherwise) on account of or for (i) overtime pay, other than overtime pay
for work done in current payroll period; (ii) wages or salary for any
period other than the current payroll period; (iii) vacation time off or
pay in lieu of vacation time off, other than (x) accumulated vacation pay
as show in the schedule referred to above, and (y) vacation time off (or
pay in lieu thereof) earned in or in respect of the current fiscal year; or
(iv) any material violation of any statute, ordinance or regulation
relating to minimum wages or maximum hours of work.
(c) No person or party (including, but not limited to governmental
agencies of any kind) has filed, or to the knowledge of C & J Financial has
threatened to file, any claim against C & J Financial under or rising out
of any statute, ordinance or regulation relating to discrimination in
employment or employment practices. No person has any material claim under
which C & J Financial has any material liability under any health,
sickness, disability, medical, surgical, hospital, or surgical, hospital,
or similar benefit plan or arrangement, or by virtue of his or her
employment maintained by C & J Financial, or to or by which C & J Financial
is a party or is bound, or under any workmen's compensation or similar law,
which is not fully covered, subject only to standard deductibles, by
insurance maintained with reputable, financially responsible insurers. No
person has any claim or has filed any action or has threatened to file any
action or bring a claim by virtue of his or her employment by C & J
Financial including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
sexual harassment, wrongful termination, or other actions.
3.14 Major Contracts . Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.14 of the C & J
Financial Disclosure Schedule, C & J Financial is not a party to or subject to:
(a) Any union contract or any employment or consulting contract,
agreement or arrangement providing for future compensation, whether written
or oral, with any officer, consultant, director or employee that is not
terminable by C & J Financial on thirty (30) days' or less notice without
penalty or obligation to make payments related to such termination;
(b) Any plan, contract or arrangement, whether written or oral,
providing for bonuses, pensions, deferred compensation, severance pay or
severance benefits, retirement payments, profit-sharing payments or similar
such payments;
(c) Any joint venture contract, agreement or arrangement or any other
agreement that has involved or is expected to involve a sharing of profits
with another person or entity;
(d) Any existing marketing, distribution, agency or brokerage
agreement in which the annual amount involved in fiscal 2007 exceeded
$5,000 in aggregate amount or pursuant to which C & J Financial has granted
or received most favored nation pricing provisions or exclusive marketing
rights related to any product, group of products or territory;
(e) Any lease for realty or personal property in which the amount of
payments that C & J Financial is required to make on an annual basis
exceeds $1,500;
(f) Any instrument evidencing or related in any way to indebtedness
incurred in the acquisition of companies or other entities or indebtedness
for borrowed money by way of direct loan, sale of debt securities, purchase
money obligation, conditional sale, guarantee, leasehold obligations or
otherwise;
(g) Any material license agreement, either as licensor or licensee;
(h) Any contract containing covenants purporting to limit the freedom
of C & J Financial to compete in any line of business in any geographic
area;
(i) Any insurance policy or fidelity or surety bond;
(j) Any agreement of indemnification relating to C & J Financial or
any of its managers, members or employees;
(k) Any agreement, contract or commitment relating to capital
expenditures that involves future payments individually in excess of $1,500
or in the aggregate in excess of $5,000 by C & J Financial;
(l) Any agreement, contract or commitment relating to personal
services to be rendered by any person to C & J Financial requiring the
payment of more than $1,000 per month or the disposition or acquisition of
any assets by C & J Financial; or
(m) Any other agreement, contract or commitment that is material to C
& J Financial's business.
Each agreement, contract, mortgage, indenture, plan, lease, instrument,
permit, concession, franchise, arrangement, license, regulations and commitment
listed on the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule pursuant to this Section 3.14
is valid and binding on C & J Financial, and is in full force and effect, and
neither C & J Financial nor, to the best knowledge of C & J Financial, any other
party thereto has breached or is aware of any facts that would lead it to
believe that it has breached, any provision of, or is in default under the terms
of any such agreement, contract, mortgage, indenture, plan, lease, instrument,
permit, concession, franchise, arrangement, license, regulation or commitment.
To the best knowledge of C & J Financial, no such agreement, contract, mortgage,
indenture, plan, lease, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, arrangement,
license or commitment contains any material liquidated damages, penalty or
similar provision. To the best knowledge of C & J Financial, no party to any
such agreement contract, mortgage, indenture, plan, lease, instrument, permit,
registration, concession, franchise, arrangement, license or commitment intends
to cancel, withdraw, modify or amend the same.
3.15 Taxes
(a) For all periods since its organization, C & J Financial has been
recognized by all Taxing Authorities as a partnership and not as a
corporation or other entity, and all tax returns, statements, reports and
forms (including, but not limited to, estimated Tax returns and reports and
information returns and reports) required to be filed with any Taxing
Authority (as defined in Section 3.15(f) below) with respect to any Taxable
period ending on or before the Closing Date, by or on behalf of C & J
Financial (collectively, the "C & J Financial Returns"), have been or will
be filed when due (including any extensions of such due date), and all
amounts shown due thereon on or before the Closing Date have been or will
be paid on or before such date. The balance sheets included in the May 31,
2007 Unaudited Financial Statement (i) fully accrues all actual and
contingent liabilities for Taxes with respect to all periods through May
31, 2007 and C & J Financial has not and will not incur any Tax liability
in excess of the amount reflected on the May 31, 2007 Unaudited Financial
Statement with respect to such periods and (ii) properly accrues in
accordance with GAAP all liabilities for Taxes payable after May 31, 2007
with respect to all transactions and events occurring on or prior to such
date.
(b) No material Tax liability since May 31, 2007 has been incurred
other than in the ordinary course of business and adequate provision has
been or will be made for all Taxes since that date in accordance with GAAP
on at least a quarterly basis. C & J Financial has withheld and paid to the
applicable Taxing Authority all amounts required to be withheld. Neither C
& J Financial nor any member of any affiliated or combined group of which C
& J Financial has been a member has granted any extension or waiver of the
limitation period applicable to any of the C & J Financial Returns.
(c) The Unitholders agree to be jointly and severally liable for
paying any premium tax due and owing with respect to C & J Financial's
operations ending on or before the Closing Date. Security National agrees
to be liable for paying any premium tax due and owing with respect to C & J
Financial's operations beginning after the Closing Date.
(d) There is no material claim, audit, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation now pending or (to the best knowledge of C & J Financial)
threatened against or with respect to C & J Financial in respect of any Tax
or assessment. No notice of deficiency or similar document of any Tax
Authority has been received by C & J Financial, and there are no
liabilities for Taxes (including liabilities for interest additions to tax
and penalties thereof and related expenses) with respect to the issues that
have been raised (and are currently pending) by any Tax Authority that
could, if determined adversely to C & J Financial, materially and adversely
affect the liability of C & J Financial for Taxes. There are no liens for
Taxes against the assets of C & J Financial except liens for current Taxes
not yet due. C & J Financial has not been and will not be required to
include any material adjustment in its Taxable income for any Tax period
(or portion thereof) pursuant to the Code or any comparable provision under
state or foreign Tax laws as a result of transactions, events or accounting
methods employed prior to the Closing.
(e) There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement, including,
but not limited to, the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee
or independent contractor or former employee or independent contract of C &
J Financial that, individually or collectively, could give rise to the
payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the Code.
Other than pursuant to this Agreement, C & J Financial is not a party to or
bound by (nor will it, prior to the Closing Date, become a party to or
become bound by) any tax indemnity, tax sharing or tax allocation agreement
(whether written, oral or arising under operation of federal law as a
result of C & J Financial being a member of a group filing consolidated tax
returns, under operation of certain state law as a result of C & J
Financial being a member of a group filing consolidated tax returns, under
operation of certain state laws as a result of C & J Financial being a
member of a unitary group or under comparable laws of other states or
foreign jurisdictions) that includes a party other than C & J Financial. C
& J Financial has listed in Schedule 3.15 of the C & J Financial Disclosure
Schedule all of C & J Financial's material federal and state tax returns
for years ending December 31, 2006 and 2005, information statements,
reports work papers, Tax opinions, Tax memoranda and other Tax data and
documents of C & J Financial that C & J Financial has furnished or made
available to Security National or will furnish or make available to
Security National prior to the Closing Date of this Agreement.
(f) The federal income tax returns of C & J Financial have not been
audited by the Internal Revenue Service, (or a predecessor agency). C & J
Financial has not received any notice of assessment or proposed assessment
of any United States, State or other tax measured by its income, property
or transactions, and no issues have been raised by any taxing authority
providing a basis for any additional assessment of any such tax. C & J
Financial has not waived any law or regulation fixing, or consenting to the
extension of, any period of time for the assessment of any tax or other
governmental imposition, or become committed so to do, except as described
in Schedule 3.15 which is true, complete and correct in all material
respects. The reserves for current taxes accrued on the books of C & J
Financial are reasonable and adequate in amount. The Unitholders agree to
indemnify Security National for any and all tax assessments not accrued on
the books of C & J Financial and related to any income, events,
transactions, or time periods prior to the Closing, except for any tax
which may become due on income previously excluded from taxable income.
(g) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the
following meanings: "Tax" (and, with correlative meaning, "Taxes" and
"Taxable") means (i) any net income, alternative or add-on minimum tax,
gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise,
privilege, intangible, profits, license, withholding, payroll, employment,
excise, insurance, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property,
environmental or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or other tax,
governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind whatsoever,
together with any interest or any penalty, addition to or additional amount
imposed by any Governmental Entity (a "Taxing Authority") responsible for
the imposition of any such tax (whether domestic or foreign), (ii) any
liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause
(i) above as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated,
combined or unitary group for any Taxable period and (iii) any liability
for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or
clause (ii) above as a result of any express or implied obligation to
indemnify any other person or entity.
3.16 Interests of Managers and Members . Except as described in Schedule
3.16 of the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule, none of C & J Financial's
managers and members (or relatives of such persons living in the same household)
have any material interest in any property, whether real or personal, tangible
or intangible, used in or pertaining to C & J Financial's business.
3.17 Intellectual Property .
(a) C & J Financial owns or is licensed or otherwise entitled to
exercise all rights under or with respect to all intellectual property
including without limitation, patents, copyrights, trademarks or service
marks owned or used in connection with its business. Schedule 3.17 of the C
& J Financial Disclosure Schedule lists all patents, trademarks, works of
authorship, registered and unregistered copyrights, registered and
unregistered trademarks, trade names and service marks, and all
applications therefor owned or licensed by C & J Financial (the
"Intellectual Property Rights"), and further specifies the jurisdictions in
which each such matter and registration has been filed, including the
respective registration or application numbers. Schedule 3.17 of the C & J
Financial Disclosure Schedule also lists all material licenses, sublicenses
and other agreements (oral or written) as to which C & J Financial is a
party and pursuant to which C & J Financial or any other person or entity
owns or is licensed or otherwise authorized or obligated with respect to
any Intellectual Property Right and includes the identity of all parties
thereto. C & J Financial is not, nor as a result of the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the performance of C & J Financial's
obligations hereunder will be, in violation of any license, sublicense or
other agreement applicable to it, whether or not described in the C & J
Financial Disclosure Schedule. Except to the extent clearly and
conspicuously disclosed in Schedule 3.17 of the C & J Financial Disclosure
Schedule, C & J Financial is the sole and exclusive owner or licensee of,
with full right, title and interest in and to (free and clear of any liens,
claims or encumbrances), the Intellectual Property Rights, and has the sole
and exclusive right in respect thereof (and, except as set forth in
Schedule 3.17 of the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule is not
contractually obligated to pay any compensation to any third party with
respect thereto).
3.18 Restrictions on Business Activities . There is no material agreement,
judgment, injunction, order or decree binding upon C & J Financial that has or
could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially
impairing any business practice of C & J Financial, any acquisition of property
by C & J Financial or the conduct of business by C & J Financial as currently
conducted or as currently proposed to be conducted.
3.19 Title to Properties; Absence of Liens and Encumbrances; Condition of
Equipment.
(a) Schedule 3.19 of the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a true, complete and accurate list of all real property owned or
leased by C & J Financial and summarizes all material lease terms,
including the aggregate annual rental or other fees payable, the length of
all leases and the number of extensions available.
(b) C & J Financial has good and valid title to, or, in the case of
leased properties and assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of its
tangible properties and assets, whether real, personal or mixed, used in
its business, free and clear of any liens (other than liens for taxes that
are not yet delinquent), claims, charges, pledges, security interests or
other encumbrances, except as reflected in the May 31, 2007 Unaudited
Financial Statement and except for such imperfections of title and
encumbrances, if any, that are not substantial or material in character,
amount or extent, and that do not materially detract from the value, or
interfere with the present use, of the property subject thereto or affected
thereby.
(c) The machinery, equipment and other personal property
(collectively, the "Equipment") owned or leased by C & J Financial is,
taken as a whole (i) adequate for the conduct of the business of C & J
Financial consistent with its past practice, (ii) suitable for the uses to
which it is currently employed, (iii) in good operating condition, (iv)
regularly and properly maintained and (v) free from all defects, except,
with respect to clauses (ii) through (iv) of this Section 3.19(c), as would
not have a material adverse effect on the Business Condition of C & J
Financial.
3.20 Governmental Authorizations and Licenses . C & J Financial is the
holder of all licenses, authorizations, permits, concessions, registrations,
certificates and other franchises of any Governmental Entity required to operate
its business (collectively, the "Licenses") and is in compliance with the terms,
conditions, limitations, restrictions, standards, prohibitions, requirements and
obligations of all of such Licenses, except where the failure to hold any such
License or to so comply would not have a material adverse effect on the Business
Condition of C & J Financial. The Licenses are in full force and effect on the
date hereof and will be in full force and effect on the Closing Date. Except as
noted in Section 3.8 hereof, there is not now pending, nor to the best knowledge
of C & J Financial is there threatened, any action, suit, investigation or
proceeding against C & J Financial before any Governmental Entity with respect
to the Licenses, nor is there any issued or outstanding notice, order or
complaint with respect to the violation by C & J Financial of the terms of any
such License or any rule or regulation applicable thereto.
3.21 Environmental Matters .
(a) To the best knowledge of C & J Financial, no substance that is
regulated by any Governmental Entity or that has been designated by any
Governmental Entity to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous or otherwise a
danger to health or the environment (a "Hazardous Material") is present in,
on or under any property that C & J Financial has at any time owned,
operated, occupied or leased.
(b) To the best knowledge of C & J Financial, C & J Financial has not
transported, stored, used, manufactured, released or exposed its employees
or any other person to any Hazardous Material in violation of any
applicable statute, rule, regulation, order or law, except where such
violation would not have a material adverse effect on the Business
Condition of C & J Financial.
(c) To the best knowledge of C & J Financial, C & J Financial has
obtained all permits, consents, waivers, exemptions, licenses, approvals
and other authorizations (collectively, "Environmental Permits") required
to be obtained under the applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders or
laws of any Governmental Entity relating to land use, public and employee
health and safety, pollution or protection of the environment
(collectively, "Environmental Laws"), except where the failure to obtain
such an Environmental Permit would not have a material adverse effect on
the Business Condition of C & J Financial. Schedule 3.21 of the C & J
Financial Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and accurate list
of all such Environmental Permits, each of which is in full force and
effect on the date hereof and will be in full force and effect on the
Closing Date. C & J Financial (i) is in full compliance in all of the
material respects with all of the terms and conditions of the Environmental
Permits and (ii) is in compliance in all material respects with all other
limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions,
requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in the
Environmental Laws or contained in any regulation, code, plan, order,
decree, judgment, notice or demand letter issued, entered into, promulgated
by or approved thereunder. C & J Financial has not received any notice nor
is C & J Financial aware of any past or present condition or practice of
the business conducted by C & J Financial that forms or that could be
reasonably expected to form the basis of any material claim, action, suit,
proceeding, hearing or investigation against C & J Financial, arising out
of the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
spill, disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge, release
or threatened release into the environment, of any Hazardous Material by C
& J Financial.
3.22 Insurance . Schedule 3.22 of the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule
lists and summarizes all insurance policies and fidelity or surety bonds
covering the assets, Inventories, business, equipment, properties, operations,
employees, managers and members of C & J Financial, the amounts of coverage
under each such policy and bond of C & J Financial. Except as disclosed on the C
& J Financial Disclosure Schedule, all premiums payable under all of such
policies and bonds have been paid and C & J Financial is otherwise in full
compliance with the terms of all of such policies and bonds (or other policies
and bonds providing substantially similar insurance coverage). Such policies of
insurance and bonds are of the type and in amounts customarily carried by
persons and entities conducting businesses similar to that of C & J Financial. C
& J Financial does not know of any threatened termination of or material premium
increase with respect to, any of such insurance policies or bonds.
3.23 Labor Matters. To the best knowledge of C & J Financial, C & J
Financial is in compliance in all material respects with all currently
applicable laws, rules and regulations respecting employment, discrimination in
employment, terms and conditions of employment, wages and hours and occupational
safety and health and employment practices, and has not and currently is not
engaged in any unfair labor practice. C & J Financial has not received any
notice from any Governmental Entity, and there has not been asserted before any
Governmental Entity, any claim, action or proceeding to which C & J Financial is
a party or involving C & J Financial, and there is neither pending nor, to C & J
Financial's best knowledge, threatened, any investigation or hearing concerning
C & J Financial arising out of or based upon any such law, regulation or
practice.
3.24 Questionable Payments . Neither C & J Financial nor, to C & J
Financial's best knowledge, any manager, member or other employee of C & J
Financial has: (i) made any payments or provided services or other favors in the
United States or in any foreign country in order to obtain preferential
treatment or consideration by any Governmental Entity with respect to any aspect
of the business of C & J Financial or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) made any
political contributions that would not be lawful under the laws of the United
States and the foreign country in which such payments were made. Neither C & J
Financial nor, to C & J Financial's best knowledge, any manager, member or other
employee of C & J Financial nor, to C & J Financial's best knowledge, any
customer or supplier of any of them, has been the subject of any inquiry or
investigation by any Governmental Entity in connection with payments or benefits
or other favors to or for the benefit of any governmental or armed services
official, agent, representative or employee with respect to any aspect of the
business of C & J Financial or with respect to any political contribution.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS OF UNITHOLDERS
4.1 Unitholder to Sell Units in Transaction. The Unitholder Culp Industries
joins and agrees to sell its respective units in the transaction. The Unitholder
represents and warrants that such agreement set forth in this Section 4.1
constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Unitholder,
enforceable against the Unitholder in accordance with its terms and that such
agreement has been duly authorized and approved and adopted by or on behalf of
Unitholder by all necessary action.
ARTICLE VREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SECURITY NATIONAL
Except as noted on the Security National Disclosure Schedule, Security
National represents and warrants as follows:
5.1 Organization, Good Standing and Power . Security National is a
corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of
Utah and each has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted. Security National has delivered to the Shareholders complete and
correct copies of its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, as amended to the
date hereof.
5.2 Authority
(a) Security National has all requisite corporate power and authority
to enter into and execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, subject to approval of the
transactions by applicable state insurance commissioners and other relevant
Governmental Entities having jurisdiction over its business. This
Agreement, when executed and delivered by Security National, will
constitute the valid and binding obligation of Security National,
enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except that the availability
of equitable remedies is subject to the discretion of the court before
which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(b) To the best knowledge of Security National, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, will not conflict with or result in any
violation of any material statute, law, rule, regulation, judgment, order,
decree or ordinance applicable to Security National or any of its
Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, nor will it conflict
with or result in any breach or default (with or without the giving of
notice or the lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss
of any material benefit under (i) any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws of Security National or of any of its Subsidiaries
or (ii) any material agreement, contract, note, mortgage, indenture, lease,
instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license to which Security
National or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which Security
National or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or
assets may be bound or affected.
5.3 Board Aut horization. Prior to the Closing, the Board of Directors of
Security National will have authorized the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the performance by Security National of its obligations under the
Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
CONDUCT AND TRANSACTIONS PRIOR TO CLOSING
DATE; ADDITIONAL AGREEMENT
6.1 Conduct of Business of C & J Financial.
(a) During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing
until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Closing Date,
C & J Financial shall carry on its business in the usual, regular and
ordinary course in substantially the same manner as conducted prior to the
date of this Agreement and, to the extent consistent with such businesses,
use all commercially reasonable efforts consistent with past practice and
policies to preserve intact its present business organizations, keep
available the services of its present officers and key employees and
preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors, agents,
brokers, licensors, licensees, Governmental Entities, and others having
business dealings with them, to the end that its good will and ongoing
businesses shall be unimpaired at the Closing Date. C & J Financial shall
promptly notify Security National of any event or occurrence not in the
ordinary course of business of C & J Financial, and any event which could
have a material and adverse effect on the Business Condition of C & J
Financial. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or disclosed
in the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule, C & J Financial shall not,
without the prior written consent of Security National:
(i) Grant any options, warrants, or unit purchase rights;
(ii) Enter into any commitment or transaction not in the ordinary
course of business to be performed over a period longer than six
months in duration, or to purchase fixed assets with an aggregate
purchase price exceeding $5,000, or (ii) sell or commit to sell any
products with an aggregate purchase price greater than $5,000 in any
single month if the expected profit margins are lower than those
customarily obtained for sales of similar products by C & J Financial
in the past.
(iii) Grant any severance or termination pay to any manager,
member, employee or consultant, except mandatory payments made
pursuant to standard written agreements outstanding on the date hereof
(any such agreement or arrangement to be disclosed in Schedule 6.1 of
the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule);
(iv) Transfer to any person title to any rights to C & J
Financial Intellectual Property Rights except in the ordinary course
of business;
(v) Enter into or amend any agreements pursuant to which any
other party is granted marketing, agency or other similar rights of
any type or scope with respect to any products of C & J Financial;
(vi) Except in the ordinary course of business with prior notice
of Security National, violate, amend or otherwise modify the terms of
any of their material contracts binding on C & J Financial set forth
on the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule;
(vii) Commence a lawsuit other than for the routine collection of
bills or for a breach of this Agreement;
(viii) Declare or pay any distributions (whether in cash, units
or property), or split, combine or reclassify any of its units or
issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of,
lieu of or in substitution for its units, or repurchase or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its units except from former
employees, directors and consultants in accordance with agreements
providing for the repurchase of units in connection with any
termination of service to C & J Financial;
(ix) Issue, deliver or sell, authorize or propose the issuance,
delivery or sale of, or purchase or propose the purchase of, any units
or securities convertible into, or subscriptions rights, warrants, or
options to acquire, or other agreements or commitments of any
character obligating it to issue any such units;
(x) Solicit approval for and effect any amendments to C & J
Financial's Articles of Organization or Operating Agreement (other
than as contemplated by this Agreement); (xi) Acquire or agree to
acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a
substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any
business or any corporation, partnership, association or other
business organization or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or
agree to acquire any assets which are material, individually or in the
aggregate, to the Business Condition of C & J Financial;
(xii) Sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any of its
properties or assets except in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice;
(xiii) Incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any
such indebtedness or issue or sell any debt securities or guarantee
any debt securities of others or loan money to others;
(xiv) Adopt or amend any Plan, or enter into any employment
contract, pay any special bonus or special remuneration to any
director, employee or consultant, or increase the salaries or wage
rates of its employees other than pursuant to scheduled employee
reviews under C & J Financial's normal employee review cycle, as the
case may be, or in connection with the hiring of employees other than
officers in the ordinary course of business, in all cases consistent
with past practice; (xv) Revalue any of its assets, including without
limitation, writing down the value of inventory or writing off notes
or accounts receivable other than in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practice;
(xvi) Pay, discharge or satisfy in an amount in excess of $2,500
in any one case any claim, liability or obligation (absolute, accrued,
asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the
payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business
of liabilities reflected or reserved against C & J Financial's
Financial Statements or those incurred after the date of the May 31,
2007 Unaudited Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business;
(xvii) Make any material tax election other than in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practice, change any
material tax election, adopt any material tax accounting method
practice, change any material tax accounting method, file any material
tax return (other than any estimate tax returns, payroll tax returns
or sale tax returns) or any amendment to a material tax return, enter
into any closing agreement, settle any tax claim or assessment, or
consent to any tax claim or assessment, without the prior written or
unwritten consent of Security National, which consent will not be
reasonably withheld; and
(xviii) Engage in any activities or transactions that are outside
the ordinary course of its business consistent with past practice.
(b) Unless and until this Agreement shall have been terminated by
either party pursuant to Article VIII, C & J Financial shall not, directly
or indirectly, through any manager, member, agent or otherwise, (i)
solicit, initiate or encourage submission or proposals or offers from any
person relating to any acquisition or purchase of all or substantially all
of the assets of, or any equity interest in, C & J Financial or any merger,
consolidation, business combination or similar transaction with C & J
Financial, or (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations
regarding, furnish to any other person any confidential information with
respect to, or otherwise cooperate with any way with, or participate in,
facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any other person to do or
seek any of the foregoing.
(c) C & J Financial shall not take, or fail to take, any action which
from the date hereof through the Closing would cause or constitute a breach
of any of its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this
Agreement or which would from the date hereof through the Closing cause any
of such representations or warranties to be inaccurate. In the event of,
and promptly after becoming aware of, the occurrence of or the pending or
threatened occurrence of any event which would cause or constitute such a
breach of inaccuracy, C & J Financial shall give detailed notice thereof to
the other parties and shall use its best efforts to prevent or promptly
remedy such breach or inaccuracy.
(d) C & J Financial shall promptly apply for or otherwise seek, and
use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all consents and
approvals required to be obtained by it for the consummation of this
transaction, and C & J Financial shall use its best efforts to obtain all
necessary consents, waivers and approvals under any of C & J Financial's
material agreements, contracts licenses or leases in connection with this
transaction, except such consents and approvals which Security National and
C & J Financial agree that C & J Financial shall not seek to obtain, as
contemplated by the C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule.
(e) C & J Financial shall each use its best efforts to effectuate the
transactions contemplated hereby and to fulfill and cause to be fulfilled
the conditions to closing under this Agreement.
(f) C & J Financial shall take all reasonable actions necessary to
comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on C & J
Financial with respect to this transaction and will promptly cooperate with
and furnish information to Security National in connection with any such
requirements imposed upon C & J Financial, Security National or any other
party in connection with this transaction. C & J Financial shall take all
reasonable actions to obtain (and to cooperate with Security National and
its subsidiaries in obtaining) a consent, authorization, order or approval
of, or any exception by, any Governmental Entity, required to be obtained
or made by C & J Financial (or by Security National or its subsidiaries) in
connection with this transaction or the taking of any action contemplated,
by this Agreement, and to defend all lawsuits or other legal proceedings
challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and to defend all lawsuits or other legal
proceedings challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, to lift or rescind any injunction or
restraining order or other order adversely affecting the ability or the
parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, and to effect
all necessary registrations and filings and submissions or information
required by any Governmental Entity, and to fulfill all conditions to this
Agreement.
(g) C & J Financial shall take all reasonable actions necessary to
comply promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on it with
respect to this transaction and will promptly cooperate with and furnish
information to C & J Financial in connection with this transaction. C & J
Financial shall take all reasonable actions to obtain (and to cooperate
with C & J Financial in obtaining) and consent, authorization, order or
approval of, or exemption by, and Governmental Entity required to be
obtained or made by C & J Financial action contemplated by this Agreement,
and to defend all lawsuits or other legal proceedings challenging this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby to
lift or rescind any injunction or restraining order or other order
adversely affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the
transaction contemplated hereby, and to effect all necessary registrations
and filings and submissions of information required by any Governmental
Entity, and to fulfill all conditions to this Agreement.
(h) C & J Financial shall give Security National and its agents, full
and complete access to all books, records, personnel, properties, assets
and facilities of C & J Financial for Security National's inspection and
due diligence, in its discretion and Security National may make copies of
documents and information subject to Section 10.18 below.
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
7.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect This Transaction.
The respective obligation of each party to effect this transaction shall be
subject to the satisfaction prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
(a) Legal Action. No temporary restraining order, preliminary
injunction or permanent injunction or other order preventing the
consummation of this transaction shall have been issued by any Governmental
Entity and remain in effect, and no litigation seeking the issuance of such
and order or injunction, or seeking relief against C & J Financial, or
Security National if this transaction is consummated, shall be pending
which, in the good faith judgment of C & J Financial's managers and members
or Security National's Board of Directors (acting upon the written opinion
of their respective outside counsel) has a reasonable probability of
resulting in such order, injunction or relief and such relief would have a
material adverse effect on the Business Condition of such party. In the
event any such order or injunction shall have been issued, each party
agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to have an such injunction
lifted.
(b) Statutes. No action shall have been taken, and no statute, rule,
regulation or order shall have been enacted, promulgated or issued or deemed
applicable to this transaction by any Governmental Entity which would (i) make
the consummation of this transaction illegal, (ii) prohibit Security National's
or C & J Financial's ownership or operation of all or a material portion of the
business or assets of C & J Financial, or Security National and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole, or compel Security National or C & J Financial to dispose of
or hold separate all or a material portion of the business or assets of C & J
Financial, or Security National and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, as a
result of this transaction or (iii) render Security National or C & J Financial
unable to consummate this transaction, except for any waiting period provisions.
7.2 Conditions to Obligations of C&F Financial. The obligations of C&F
Financial to effect this transaction are subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions, unless waived by Security National:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
of C & J Financial set forth in this Agreement (determined without regard
to any materiality qualifiers, including without limitation "material
adverse effect") shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date
of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, unless any failures to be
true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, do not have and could
not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
Business Condition of C & J Financial; and there shall have been no wilful
breach by C & J Financial of any of its representations or warranties made
in this Agreement. Security National shall have received a certificate
signed by the Manager of C & J Financial to such effect on the Closing
Date.
(b) No Material Adverse Change. There shall have been no material
adverse change in the Business Condition of C & J Financial from the date
of this Agreement through the Closing Date and Security National shall have
received a certificate signed by the Manager of C & J Financial to such
effect on the Closing Date.
(c) Performance of Obligations of C & J Financial and Unitholders. C &
J Financial and the Unitholders shall have performed all obligations and
covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement prior to the
Closing Date, and Security National shall have received a certificate
signed by the Manager of C & J Financial to such effect on the Closing
Date.
(d) Resignation of Managers and Members. The Managers and Members of C
& J Financial in office immediately prior to the Closing Date shall have
resigned as Managers and Members, respectively, of C & J Financial
effective as of the Closing Date.
(e) Legal Opinion. Security National shall have received an opinion of
C & J Financial's legal counsel, in form and substance acceptable to
Security National, to the effect that:
(i) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
C & J Financial and constitutes the valid and binding obligations of C & J
Financial and the Unitholders and all action required by C & J Financial in
order to effect the transactions contemplated hereby has been taken;
(ii) C & J Financial is a limited liability company duly organized and
validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Alabama
and is duly authorized to conduct its business as presently conducted;
(iii) the capital structure of C & J Financial consists of 66-2/3rds
units of C & J Financial issued and outstanding, all of which are owned by
the Unitholders. All issued and outstanding units have been duly
authorized, validly issued and are fully-paid and nonassessable and were
not issued in violation of the pre-emptive rights of any Unitholder;
(iv) upon delivery to Security National of the certificates evidencing
all of the issued and outstanding units, said units be free and clear of
all liens, claims, encumbrances or other adverse interests; and
(v) neither the execution and delivery by C & J Financial of this
Agreement, nor the compliance by C & J Financial with the terms and
provisions hereof, will conflict with or result in a breach of (A) any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of the Articles of Organization, the
Operating Agreement or any other governing instrument with respect to C & J
Financial, or (B) with any judgment, order, injunction, decree, law,
statute, regulation or ruling with or of any court or Governmental Entity
known to such counsel to which C & J Financial is subject, or will
constitute a default thereunder. In rendering such opinion, such counsel
may rely, to the extent such counsel deems such reliance necessary or
appropriate, upon certificates of public officials or of any manager of C &
J Financial, provided the extent of such reliance is specified in such
opinion and executed copies of such opinions and certificates are furnished
to Security National.
7.3 Conditions to Obligations of Security National. The obligation of
Security National to effect this transaction is subject to the satisfaction of
the following conditions unless waived by C & J Financial and the Unitholders.
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
of Security National set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct
in all material respects (except for such representations and warranties
which are qualified by their terms by a reference to materiality, which
representations and warranties as so qualified shall be true in all
aspects) (i) as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) as of the Closing
Date as though made on and as of each such date, except as otherwise
contemplated by this Agreement, and C & J Financial shall have received a
certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer of Security National to such effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Security National. Security National
shall have performed all obligations and covenants required to be performed
by them under this Agreement prior to the Closing Date, and C & J Financial
shall have received a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer and
the Chief Financial Officer of Security National to such effect.
(c) Legal Opinion. C & J Financial and the Unitholders shall have
received an opinion of Security National's legal counsel, in form and
substance satisfactory to the C & J Financial, to the effect that:
(i) Security National is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Utah with
all requisite corporate power and corporate authority to execute,
deliver and preform this Agreement;
(ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Security National will not conflict with any of the terms, provisions
or conditions of the Articles of Organization or the Operating
Agreement of Security National;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of Security National and is enforceable against Security National in
accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws or
equitable principles relating to or limiting creditor's rights
generally.
In rendering such opinion such counsel may rely, to the extent such counsel
deems such reliance necessary or appropriate, upon certificates of public
officials or of any officer or officers of Security National, provided the
extent of such reliance is specified in such opinion and executed copies of such
certificates are furnished to C & J Financial.
(d) Payment of Purchase Consideration. Security National shall pay or
provide the Purchase Consideration as required in Section 1.2 of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
8.1 Termination.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing
Date:
(i) by mutual written agreement of Security National, C & J
Financial, and the Shareholders;
(ii) by Security National, if there has been a breach by C & J
Financial or the Unitholders of any representation, warranty, covenant
or agreement set forth in this Agreement on the part of C & J
Financial or the Unitholders which is material and which C & J
Financial or the Unitholders fails to cure within five (5) business
days after notice thereof is given by Security National (except that
no cure period shall be provided for a breach by C & J Financial or
the Unitholders which by its nature cannot be cured);
(iii) by C & J Financial or the Unitholders, if there has been a
breach by Security National of any representation, warranty, covenant
or agreement set forth in this Agreement on the part of Security
National which is material and which Security National fails to cure
within five (5) business days after notice thereof is given by C & J
Financial (except that no cure period shall be provided for a breach
by Security National which by its nature cannot be cured);
(iv) by Security National, C & J Financial or the Unitholders if
any permanent injunction or other order of a court or other competent
authority preventing this transaction shall have become final and
nonappealable.
(b) In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in this
Section, the provisions of this Agreement shall forthwith become void,
except that the agreements contained or referred to in Sections 10.15
(expenses), 10.16 (brokers, finders), 10.17 (public announcements) and
10.18(confidentiality) shall survive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event of a breach of this Agreement by any party hereto, nothing herein
shall limit the remedies at law or in equity of the other party with
respect thereto.
ARTICLE IXINDEMNIFICATION
9.1 Obligation of Unitholders to Indemnify. Subject to the time limitations
set forth in Section 10.1 below, the Unitholders each agree to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless Security National and its respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns, from and
against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, deficiencies, costs and
expenses, including without limitation interest, penalties and attorney's fees
and disbursements (collectively, the "Losses" and singularly, a "Loss"), based
upon, arising out of or otherwise related to any inaccuracy in or any breach of
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of C & J Financial contained
in this Agreement or in any document or other papers delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, including the May 31, 2007 Unaudited Financial Statement, and in
respect of any third party claim made based upon facts alleged which, if true,
would have constituted any such inaccuracy or breach. For purposes of this
Agreement, Security National shall be deemed to have suffered a Loss if and to
the extent that such Loss has been suffered by C & J Financial. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the time limitations set forth in Section 10.1 below do not apply
to C & J Financial's tax obligations set forth in Section 3.15 hereof. 9.2
Notice and Opportunity to Defend. (a) Notice of Asserted Liability. Promptly
after receipt by any person entitled to indemnity under this Agreement (the
"Indemnitee") of notice of any demand, claim or circumstances which, with the
lapse of time, would or might give rise to a claim or the commencement or
threatened commencement of any action, proceeding or investigation (an "Asserted
Liability") that may result in a Loss, the Indemnitee may, at its option, give
notice thereof (the "Claims Notice") to the Unitholders (the "Indemnifying
Party"). The Claims Notice shall describe the Asserted Liability in reasonable
detail, and shall indicate the amount (estimate, if necessary and to the extent
feasible) of the Loss that has been or may be suffered by the Indemnitee. (b)
Opportunity To Defend. The Indemnifying Party may elect to compromise or defend,
at its own expense and by its own counsel, any Asserted Liability. If the
Indemnifying Party elects to compromise or defend such Asserted Liability, it
shall within thirty (30) days after the Claims Notice is given or sooner, if the
nature of the Asserted Liability so requires, notify the Indemnitee of its
intent to do so, and the Indemnitee shall cooperate, at the expense of the
Indemnifying Party, in the compromise of, or defense against, such Asserted
Liability. If the Indemnifying Party elects not to compromise or defend the
Asserted Liability, fails to notify the Indemnitee of its election as herein
provided or contests its obligation to indemnify under this Agreement, the
Indemnitee may pay, compromise or defend such Asserted Liability.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Indemnifying Party nor the Indemnitee
may settle or compromise any claim over the objection of the other, provided,
however, that consent to settlement or compromise shall not be unreasonably
withheld. In any event, the Indemnitee and the Indemnifying Party may
participate, at their own expense, in the defense of such Asserted Liability. If
the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend any claim, the Indemnitee shall make
available to the Indemnifying Party any books, records or other documents within
its control that are necessary or appropriate for such defense. (c) Disputes
with Third Parties. Anything in this Section 9.2(c) to the contrary
notwithstanding, in the case of any Asserted Liability by any supplier,
distributor, agent, broker, shareholder, franchisee, customer or other third
party doing business with C & J Financial prior to the Closing in connection
with which Security National may make a claim against the Indemnifying Party for
indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.2(c), Security National may, at its
option, give a Claims Notice with respect thereto but, unless Security National
and the Indemnifying Party otherwise agree, Security National shall have the
exclusive right at its option to defend any such matter, subject to the duty of
Security National to consult with the Indemnifying Party and its attorneys in
connection with such defense and provided that no such matter shall be
compromised or settled by Security National without the prior consent of the
Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The
Indemnifying Party shall have the right to recommend in good faith Security
National proposals to compromise or settle claims brought by a supplier, agent,
or customer, and Security National agrees to present such proposed compromises
or settlements to such supplier, distributor, shareholder, franchisee or
customer. All amounts required to be paid in connection with any such Asserted
Liability pursuant to the determination of any court, governmental or regulatory
body or arbitrator, and all amounts required to be paid in connection with any
such compromise or settlement consented to by the Indemnifying Party, shall be
borne and paid by the Indemnifying Party. The parties agree to cooperate fully
with one another in the defense, compromise or settlement of any Asserted
Liability. In the event any compromise, settlement or judgment amount includes
amounts resulting from frivolous or groundless claims or defenses made by
Indemnitee, the Indemnifying Party shall not bear the portion of the amount to
be paid relating to such frivolous or groundless claims. ARTICLE XGENERAL
PROVISIONS-31-
9.1 Obligation of Unitholders to Indemnify. Subject to the time limitations
set forth in Section 10.1 below, the Unitholders each agree to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless Security National and its respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns, from and
against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, deficiencies, costs and
expenses, including without limitation interest, penalties and attorney's fees
and disbursements (collectively, the "Losses" and singularly, a "Loss"), based
upon, arising out of or otherwise related to any inaccuracy in or any breach of
any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of C & J Financial contained
in this Agreement or in any document or other papers delivered pursuant to this
Agreement, including the May 31, 2007 Unaudited Financial Statement, and in
respect of any third party claim made based upon facts alleged which, if true,
would have constituted any such inaccuracy or breach. For purposes of this
Agreement, Security National shall be deemed to have suffered a Loss if and to
the extent that such Loss has been suffered by C & J Financial. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the time limitations set forth in Section 10.1 below do not apply
to C & J Financial's tax obligations set forth in Section 3.15 hereof.
9.2 Notice and Opportunity to Defend.
(a) Notice of Asserted Liability. Promptly after receipt by any person
entitled to indemnity under this Agreement (the "Indemnitee") of notice of
any demand, claim or circumstances which, with the lapse of time, would or
might give rise to a claim or the commencement or threatened commencement
of any action, proceeding or investigation (an "Asserted Liability") that
may result in a Loss, the Indemnitee may, at its option, give notice
thereof (the "Claims Notice") to the Unitholders (the "Indemnifying
Party"). The Claims Notice shall describe the Asserted Liability in
reasonable detail, and shall indicate the amount (estimate, if necessary
and to the extent feasible) of the Loss that has been or may be suffered by
the Indemnitee.
(b) Opportunity To Defend. The Indemnifying Party may elect to
compromise or defend, at its own expense and by its own counsel, any
Asserted Liability. If the Indemnifying Party elects to compromise or
defend such Asserted Liability, it shall within thirty (30) days after the
Claims Notice is given or sooner, if the nature of the Asserted Liability
so requires, notify the Indemnitee of its intent to do so, and the
Indemnitee shall cooperate, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, in
the compromise of, or defense against, such Asserted Liability. If the
Indemnifying Party elects not to compromise or defend the Asserted
Liability, fails to notify the Indemnitee of its election as herein
provided or contests its obligation to indemnify under this Agreement, the
Indemnitee may pay, compromise or defend such Asserted Liability.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Indemnifying Party nor the
Indemnitee may settle or compromise any claim over the objection of the
other, provided, however, that consent to settlement or compromise shall
not be unreasonably withheld. In any event, the Indemnitee and the
Indemnifying Party may participate, at their own expense, in the defense of
such Asserted Liability. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend any
claim, the Indemnitee shall make available to the Indemnifying Party any
books, records or other documents within its control that are necessary or
appropriate for such defense.
(c) Disputes with Third Parties. Anything in this Section 9.2(c) to
the contrary notwithstanding, in the case of any Asserted Liability by any
supplier, distributor, agent, broker, shareholder, franchisee, customer or
other third party doing business with C & J Financial prior to the Closing
in connection with which Security National may make a claim against the
Indemnifying Party for indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.2(c),
Security National may, at its option, give a Claims Notice with respect
thereto but, unless Security National and the Indemnifying Party otherwise
agree, Security National shall have the exclusive right at its option to
defend any such matter, subject to the duty of Security National to consult
with the Indemnifying Party and its attorneys in connection with such
defense and provided that no such matter shall be compromised or settled by
Security National without the prior consent of the Indemnifying Party,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnifying Party
shall have the right to recommend in good faith Security National proposals
to compromise or settle claims brought by a supplier, agent, or customer,
and Security National agrees to present such proposed compromises or
settlements to such supplier, distributor, shareholder, franchisee or
customer. All amounts required to be paid in connection with any such
Asserted Liability pursuant to the determination of any court, governmental
or regulatory body or arbitrator, and all amounts required to be paid in
connection with any such compromise or settlement consented to by the
Indemnifying Party, shall be borne and paid by the Indemnifying Party. The
parties agree to cooperate fully with one another in the defense,
compromise or settlement of any Asserted Liability. In the event any
compromise, settlement or judgment amount includes amounts resulting from
frivolous or groundless claims or defenses made by Indemnitee, the
Indemnifying Party shall not bear the portion of the amount to be paid
relating to such frivolous or groundless claims.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties, Covenants and Agreements .
Except as provided below with regard to Section 3.15, all representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any document or
instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be conditions
to this transaction and shall survive the consummation of this transaction for a
period of twenty-four (24) months after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, except as provided below with regard to Section 3.15, all
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements shall survive the Closing
Date for forty-eight (48) months following the Closing Date if such
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements are breached due to fraud
or gross negligence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the tax obligations set
forth in Section 3.15 above shall survive the consummation of this transaction
and the Closing Date for an indefinite period of time.
10.2 Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument
in writing signed on behalf of all of the parties hereto.
10.3 Extension; Waiver . At any time prior to the Closing Date, C & J
Financial and Security National, by action taken by the Members in the case of C
& J Financial or the respective Boards of Directors in the case of Security
National, may, to the extent legally allowed, (i) extend the time for the
performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other, (ii) waive any
inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to it contained herein
or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto and (iii) waive
compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for the benefit of it
contained herein. Any agreement on the part of either party hereto to any such
extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing
signed by such party.
10.4 Notices . All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or mailed by
registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or if sent by facsimile,
confirmation received, to the respective party at the following addresses and/or
facsimile numbers, with the original thereof being mailed by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested (or at such other address or facsimile
number for the parties hereto as shall be specified by like notice):
(a) If to Security National, to:
Security National Financial Corporation
5300 South 360 West, Suite 250
Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
Attn: Scott M. Quist, President
Facsimile No.: (801) 265-9882
Telephone No.: (801) 264-1060
With a copy to:
Mackey Price Thompson & Ostler
350 American Plaza II
57 West 200 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Attn: Randall A. Mackey, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (801) 575-5006
Telephone No.: (801) 575-5000
(b) If to Culp or Unitholders, to:
Culp Industries, Incorporated
170 Jester Parkway
Rainbow City, Alabama 35906
Attn: Henry Culp, Jr., President
Facsimile No.: (256) 442-0107
Telephone No.: (256) 442-0020
With a copy to:
Henslee, Robertson, Strawn & Sullivan, LLC
754 Chestnut Street
P.O. Box 246 Gadsden, Alabama 35902 Attn: R. Kent
Henslee, Esq.
Telephone No.: (256) 543-9790
Facsimile No.: (256) 543-9378
10.5 Interpretation . When a reference is made in this Agreement to
Sections or Exhibits, such references shall be deemed to be to a Section or
Exhibit to this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated. The words "include",
"includes" and "including" when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be
followed by the words "without limitation". The Table of Contents and headings
contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect
in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
10.6 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, all of which, when taken together, shall be considered one and the
same agreement, and this Agreement shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the
other parties hereto.
10.7 Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the documents and instruments
attached hereto as Exhibits and all other agreements between the parties hereto
delivered pursuant to this Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof and are not intended to confer upon
any other person or entity any rights or remedies hereunder except as otherwise
expressly provided herein.
10.8 No Transfer . This Agreement and the rights and obligations set forth
herein may not be transferred or assigned by operation of law or otherwise
without the written consent of both parties hereto. This Agreement is binding
upon and will inure to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns.
10.9 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement, or the application
thereof, is for any reason whatsoever and to any extent deemed to be invalid or
unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the application thereof to
other persons, entities or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to
effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties hereto further agree to
replace any such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid
and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the
economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provision
hereof.
10.10 Other Remedies . Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all
remedies herein expressly conferred upon a party hereto will be deemed
cumulative with, and not exclusive of, any other remedy conferred hereby or by
law or equity on such party; and the exercise of any one remedy will not
preclude the exercise of any other remedy otherwise available at law or in
equity.
10.11 Further Assurances . The parties hereto agree to cooperate fully with
other parties hereto and to execute such further instruments, documents and
agreements and to give such further written assurances as may be reasonably
requested by the other party hereto in order to evidence and reflect the
transactions described herein and contemplated hereby and to carry into effect
the intents and purposes of this Agreement.
10.12 No Third Party Beneficiary Rights . No provision of this Agreement is
intended, nor will any provision hereof be interpreted, to provide or create any
third party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind whatsoever in any
client, customer, supplier affiliate, stockholder, employee, distributor,
partner of either party hereto or any other person or entity, and all of the
provisions hereof shall be deemed to be personal in nature and between the
parties to this Agreement.
10.13 Mutual Drafting . This Agreement is the joint product of Security
National and C & J Financial, and each provision hereof has been subject to the
mutual consultation, negotiation and agreement of Security National and C & J
Financial, and shall not be construed for or against either party hereto.
10.14 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed in all respects,
including validity, interpretation and effect, by the laws of the State of
Alabama, without giving effect to its choice of law principles.
10.15 Expenses . All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be paid by
the party incurring such costs and expenses. Those costs and expenses of C & J
Financial will be paid immediately following this transaction by the
Unitholders.
10.16 Brokers or Finders . Security National, C & J Financial and the
Unitholders each represent, as to itself and, to the extent applicable, its
subsidiaries, that no agent, broker, investment banker or other firm or person
is, or will be, entitled to any broker's or finder's fee or any other commission
or similar fee in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
10.17 Public Announcements . Each party hereto will consult in advance with
the other concerning the timing and content of any announcements, press releases
and public statements concerning this transaction and will not make any such
announcement, press release or public statement without the other's prior
consent; provided, however, that Security National may make any public statement
or announcement concerning this transaction without C & J Financial's or the
Shareholders' prior consent if, in the opinion of counsel for Security National,
such public statement or announcement is required or advisable to comply with
applicable law.
10.18 Confidentiality . No party hereto shall release, publish, reveal or
disclose, directly or indirectly, any business or technical information of the
other party hereto or any of its Subsidiaries considered by the other party as
"confidential", "secret" or "proprietary" (or words of similar meaning)
including, but not limited to, systems, processes, formulas, recipes, data,
functional specifications, computer programs, blue prints, know-how,
improvements, discoveries, developments, designs, inventions, techniques, new
products, marketing and advertising methods, distribution methods and programs,
supplier agreements, customer or distributor lists, pricing policies, financial
information, projections, forecasts, strategies, budgets or other information
related to its business or its distributors, suppliers or customers
(collectively, "Confidential Material"), except to the party's directors,
officers, employees, financial advisors, legal counsel, independent public
accountants or other agents, advisors or representatives who shall require
access thereto on a "need-to-know" basis for the purpose of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and who shall agree in writing to be bound by the
terms of this Section 10.18. The parties hereto agree to take all reasonable
precautions to safeguard the confidentiality of the other party's Confidential
Material and to exercise the same degree of care with respect to such other
party's Confidential Material that the party in possession of such Confidential
Material exercises with respect to its own confidential information. Neither
party hereto shall make or permit to be made, except in furtherance of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any copies, abstracts or summaries
of the other party's Confidential Material. In addition, all Confidential
Material belonging to the other party hereto shall be used solely for the
purpose of the investigation and evaluation contemplated by this Section 10.19,
and shall not be used for any other purpose, including any use that would be to
the detriment of the other party hereto or its subsidiaries, nor shall such
Confidential Material be used in competition with the other party hereto or its
subsidiaries. The restrictions on disclosure of information contained in this
Section 10.18 do not extend to any information that (a) is already known to the
receiving party; (b) was or is independently developed by the receiving party;
(c) is now or hereafter becomes available to the public other than as a
consequence of a breach of obligations under this Section 10.18 or (d) is
disclosed to third parties hereto outside of the receiving party in accordance
with terms approved by the disclosing party. Upon written request, the parties
hereto shall return all writings, documents and materials containing
Confidential Material with a letter confirming that all copies, abstracts and
summaries of the Confidential Material have been returned or destroyed. In the
event that either party hereto becomes legally required to disclose the other
party's Confidential Material, it shall provide such other party with prompt
written notice of such requirement prior to such disclosure. In the event that a
protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or such other party waives
compliance with the provisions of this Section 10.18 with respect to the
Confidential Material subject to such requirement, such party agrees to furnish
only that portion of the Confidential Material that it is legally required to
furnish and, where appropriate, agrees to use its best efforts to obtain
assurances that such Confidential Material will be accorded confidential
treatment.
10.19 Attorney's Fees. In the event any legal action or arbitration or
other proceeding is brought for the enforcement of this Agreement or in
connection with any other provisions of this Agreement, the successful and
prevailing party or parties shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and
other costs incurred in such action or proceeding.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Security National, C & J Financial, Culp and the
Unitholder have each caused this Agreement to be signed effective as of the date
first written above.
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Scott M. Quist, President
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Scott M. Quist, President
C & J FINANCIAL, LLC
By: /s/ Henry Culp,
Henry Culp, Jr., Manager
/s/ Henry Culp, Jr.
Henry Culp, Jr., personally
CULP INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Henry Culp, Jr.
Henry Culp, Jr., President
UNITHOLDER:
CULP INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Henry Culp, Jr.
Henry Culp, Jr., President
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 1 C & J Financial Disclosure Schedule
ANNEX I
AGREEMENT BY UNITHOLDER
OF C & J FINANCIAL
TO SELL UNITS IN UNIT PURCHASE TRANSACTION
Pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement by and among Security National
Financial Corporation ("Security National"), C & J Financial, LLC ("C & J
Financial"), Henry Culp, Jr., Culp Industries, Incorporated and the undersigned
unitholder of C & J Financial dated as of July 16, 2007, the undersigned Culp
Industries, Incorporated ("Culp Industries") hereby joins in said Unit Purchase
Agreement for the sole and limited purpose of agreeing to exchange its units of
C & J Financial for the consideration described in Section 1.2 of said Unit
Purchase Agreement and making the representations and warranties described in
Article IV of said Unit Purchase Agreement, and the undersigned Henry Culp, Jr.
also hereby joins in said Unit Purchase Agreement for the purpose of agreeing to
exchange his units of C & J Financial and to cancel the Promissory Note
described in Section 1.3 of said Unit Purchase Agreement for the consideration
described in Section 1.2 of said Unit Purchase Agreement and also for the
purpose of making the representations and warranties described in Articles III
and IV of said Unit Purchase Agreement.
Culp Industries hereby represents and warrants that it is and will be at
Closing, the owner of the number of units following its name under the line for
its signature and that such units are and will be at Closing, free and clear of
all liens, claims, options, setoffs, proxies, voting agreements, charges and
encumbrances.
Culp Industries agrees that it will execute and deliver at Closing the form
of Assignment attached hereto as Exhibit "A" to Annex I.
This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original.
Executed as of July 16, 2007.
/s/ Henry Culp, Jr. /s/ Henry Culp, Jr.
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Culp Industries, Incorporation (66-2/3) Henry Culp, Jr. (0)
(The total number of units of C & J Financial owned by all Unitholders is
66-2/3)
EXHIBIT "A" TO ANNEX I
ASSIGNMENT OF UNITS OF C & J FINANCIAL
This Assignment of Units of C & J Financial (this "Assignment") is made
and entered into as of the 16th day of July, 2007, by the undersigned unitholder
of C & J Financial, LLC ("C & J Financial"), as Assignor, to and for the benefit
of Security National Financial Corporation ("Security National"), as Assignee,
pursuant to and in accordance with that certain Unit Purchase Agreement (the
"Agreement") by and among Security National Financial Corporation, C & J
Financial, Henry Culp, Jr., Culp Industries, Incorporated and the undersigned
unitholder of C & J Financial dated as of July 16, 2007, including the Annex I
appended thereto.
Pursuant to the Agreement and in consideration thereof, the undersigned
hereby assigns, transfers and conveys to Security National the number of units
following its name under the line for its signature and any and all claims it
may have against C & J Financial, whether pursuant to its capital account
therein or otherwise, and agrees to the following:
1. The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that it is the owner
of the units assigned hereunder to Security National, that such units are
free and clear of liens, claims, options, setoffs, proxies, voting
agreements, charges and encumbrances, and that it has full power and
authority to enter into this Assignment.
2. The undersigned also hereby represent and warrant that the 66-2/3
units of C & J Financial assigned hereunder to Security National are all of
the issued and outstanding units of C & J Financial.
3. This Assignment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the Assignor and Assignee, and their respective legal representatives,
successors, and assigns. The undersigned agree to execute or cause to be
executed such other documents or instruments as may be necessary or
appropriate to effectuate this Assignment.
4. This Assignment shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Alabama.
EXECUTED and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
/s/ Henry Culp, Jr.
Culp Industries, Incorporated (66-2/3)
C & J FINANCIAL, LLC
CONSULTING AGREEMENT
THIS CONSULTING AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into effective
as of this 16th day of July, 2007, by and between C & J FINANCIAL, LLC ("C & J
Financial"), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State
of Alabama, and HENRY CULP, JR. ("Consultant"), a resident of the State of
Alabama.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Unit Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"),
Security National Financial Corporation; a Utah corporation ("Security
National") is purchasing all of the issued and outstanding units of C & J
Financial, of which Consultant is the Manager and a unitholder of C & J
Financial. This Agreement is being executed as of the Closing Date of said
Purchase Agreement (the "Closing Date");
WHEREAS, the principal business of C & J Financial is to operate a
factoring business with the primary purpose of providing financing for funeral
homes and mortuaries located throughout the United States; and
WHEREAS, Security National desires to obtain the assistance of Consultant
in effecting an orderly transition in the ownership and operation of C & J
Financial's business, and Consultant desires to give such assistance upon the
terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
Section 1 - Consultation Services
1.1 For a period of one (1) year (the "Term") commencing on the date of
this Agreement, Consultant agrees to make himself available from time to time as
requested by C & J Financial to advise and consult with C & J Financial
concerning any and all aspects of its business operations. Consultant agrees to
make himself available at reasonable times and as reasonably necessary to
provide consulting services for up to a half (50%) of his time during the
business days throughout the Term of this Agreement.
Section 2 - Consulting Fee and Expenses
2.1 In consideration of Consultant providing consulting services hereunder,
C & J Financial agrees to pay Consultant a consultant fee (the "Consultant Fee")
in the amount of $50.00 per hour for said consulting services: 2.2 C & J
Financial further agrees to promptly reimburse Consultant for all reasonable
out-of-pocket business expenses incurred in providing consulting services
hereunder, in accordance with C & J Financial's policies with respect thereto in
effect from time to time (including without limitation policies regarding prior
consent for significant expenditures), provided that Consultant promptly
furnishes to C & J Financial adequate records and other documentary evidence
required by all federal and state statutes and regulations issued by the
appropriate taxing authorities for the substantiation of each such business
expense as a deduction on the federal and state income tax returns of C & J
Financial.
Section 3 - Covenant Not to Compete
3.1 Consultant hereby covenants and agrees that during the Term of this
Agreement and for a period of four (4) additional years thereafter, he will not,
except as a consultant of C & J Financial, directly or indirectly own, manage,
operate, join, control, or participate in the ownership, management, operation
or control of, or be connected with (as director, officer, employee, agent,
independent contractor of otherwise) in any other manner with any business which
is the same or substantially similar in nature to the business engaged in by C &
J Financial, which is the operation of a factoring business with the principal
purposes of providing financing for funeral homes and mortuaries in the State of
Alabama, and each of the other states in the United States in which C & J
Financial is now engaged or becomes engaged during the Term of this Agreement
(whether directly or indirectly through subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees,
licensees, representatives, agents or otherwise) during the Term of this
Agreement and for a period of four (4) years thereafter.
3.2 Consultant shall not, directly or indirectly, employ, solicit for
employment, or advise or recommend to any other person that they employ or
solicit for employment, any employee of C & J Financial, during the Term of this
Agreement and for a period of four (4) additional years thereafter; provided
however, that this Section shall not preclude Consultant from giving an
employment reference at the request of any employee of C & J Financial or at the
request of a prospective employer of such employee.
3.3 Consultant shall not, during the Term of this Agreement, engage in any
employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity directly related
to the business in which C & J Financial is now involved or becomes involved
during the Term of this Agreement, nor will Consultant engage in any other
activities that conflict with Consultant's obligations to C & J Financial.
3.4 Consultant understands and acknowledges that C & J Financial is
entering into this Agreement in reliance upon the unique and essential nature of
the personal services that Consultant is to perform as a consultant of C & J
Financial and that irreparable injury would befall or its subsidiaries should
Consultant serve a competitor of, or compete with C & J Financial.
3.5 Consultant covenants and agrees that C & J Financial's remedy at law
for any breach or violation of the provisions of Sections 3 and 4 of this
Agreement are inadequate and that, in the event of any such breach or violation,
C & J Financial shall be entitled to injunctive relief in addition to any other
remedy, at law or in equity, to which it may be entitled.
3.6 Consultant specifically acknowledges and agrees that the limitation
during the Term of this Agreement and for four (4) additional years thereafter
upon Consultant's activities as specified above, together with the geographical
limitations set forth above, are reasonable limitations as to time and place
upon Consultant's activities and that the restrictions are necessary to
preserve, promote and protect the business, accounts and good-will of C & J
Financial and impose no greater restraint than is reasonably necessary to secure
such protection.
3.7 In the event that any provision of this Section 3 shall be held invalid
or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction by reason of the
geographic or business scope or the duration thereof, such invalidity or
unenforceability shall attach only to the scope or duration of such provision
and shall not affect or render invalid or unenforceable any other provision of
this Section 3 and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, this Section 3 shall
be construed as if the geographic or business scope or the duration of such
provision had been more narrowly drafted so as not to be invalid or
unenforceable but rather to provide the broadest protection to C & J Financial
permitted by law.
Section 4 - Confidential Information Agreement.
4.1 Consultant agrees that Consultant will keep confidential and will not,
during or after the Term of this Agreement, disclose, divulge, furnish or make
accessible to any person, firm, corporation or other business entity, any
information, trade secrets, customer information, marketing information, sales
information, cost information, technical data, know-how, secret processes,
discoveries, methods, patentable or unpatentable ideas, formulae, processing
techniques or technical operations relating to the business, business practices,
methods, products, processes, equipment or any confidential or secret aspect of
the business of C & J Financial (collectively, the "Confidential Information")
without the prior written consent of C & J Financial. Upon the termination of
this Agreement for any reason, and at any time prior thereto upon request by C &
J Financial, Consultant shall return to C & J Financial all written records of
any Confidential Information, together with any and all copies of such records,
in Consultant's possession. Any Confidential Information which Consultant may
conceive of or make during the Term of this Agreement shall be and remain the
property of C & J Financial. Consultant agrees promptly to communicate and
disclose all such Confidential Information to C & J Financial and to execute and
deliver to C & J Financial any instruments deemed necessary by C & J Financial
to effect disclosure and assignment thereof to it.
Section 5 - Warranties and Representations
5.1 Each party represents to the other party and warrants that such party
has all of the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to
perform each and every term, provision, and obligation of this Agreement and
that neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement shall conflict with or
result in a breach of the terms, provisions, or obligations of, or constitute a
default under, any other agreement or instrument under which such party is
obligated.
Section 6 - Assignment
6.1 This Agreement is personal to the Consultant and the Consultant shall
not have the right to assign or otherwise transfer in whole or in part his
duties under this Agreement.
6.2 C & J Financial shall have the right to assign or transfer in whole or
in part its rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that no
assignment or transfer by C & J Financial shall be deemed effective unless and
until such assignee or transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms
and provisions of this Agreement; in such event, the term "C & J Financial" as
used herein shall include such assignee or transferee.
Section 7 -Taxes
7.1 Consultant is an independent contractor and is not an employee of C & J
Financial. Consultant shall be solely responsible for the payment and discharge
of any taxes, withholdings, or duties imposed by any government or governmental
agency relating to any Consulting Fees paid to him under this Agreement. C & J
Financial may, at its option, deduct from the Consulting Fees set forth in
section 3 of this Agreement, an amount equal to such taxes, withholdings, or
duties.
Section 8 - Notices
8.1 All notices, demands, and other communications under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be transmitted by United States certified or
registered mail, postage prepaid, or by reputable private express courier, or by
telex or telegram or by facsimile transmission to the parties at the following
locations or facsimile numbers:
(a) In the case of C & J Financial:
C & J Financial, LLC
c/o Security National Financial Corporation
5300 South 360 West, Suite 250
Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
Facsimile Number: (801) 287-8378
With a copy to:
Mackey Price Thompson & Ostler
350 American Plaza II
57 West 200 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
Attn: Randall A. Mackey, Esq.
Facsimile Number: (801) 575-5006
(b) In the case of Consultant:
Henry Culp, Jr.
Culp Industries, Incorporated
170 Jester Parkway
Rainbow City, Alabama 35906
Facsimile Number: (256) 442-0107
With a copy to:
Henslee, Robertson, Straum & Sullivan, LLC
754 Chestnut Street
P.O. Box 246 Gadsden, Alabama 35902 Attn: R. Kent Henslee,
Esq. Facsimile Number: (256) 543-9378
The parties hereto may give written notice of change of address and, after such
notice has been received, any notice or request shall thereafter be given to
such party at the changed address.
Section 9 - Applicable Law
9.1 The validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by
and enforced and interpreted under and in accordance with the laws of Alabama as
such law shall from time to time be in effect.
Section 10 - Attorney's Fees
10.1 In the event there is a default under this Agreement and it becomes
reasonably necessary for any party to employ the services of an attorney, either
to enforce or terminate this Agreement, with or without litigation, the losing
party or parties to the controversy arising out of the default shall pay to the
successful party or parties reasonable attorney's fees and, in addition, such
costs and expenses as are incurred in enforcing or in terminating this
Agreement.
Section 11 - Termination
11.1 Except for Consultant's duties under Sections 3 and 4, this Agreement
shall terminate when Consulting Fees are no longer payable under Section 2.
Section 12 - General Provisions
12.1 The parties hereto have read this Agreement and agree to be bound by
all its terms. The parties further agree that this Agreement shall constitute
the complete and exclusive statement of the Agreement between them and
supercedes all proposals, oral or written, and all other communications between
them.
12.2 No agreement changing, modifying, amending, extending, superceding, or
discharging this Agreement or any provisions hereof shall be valid unless it is
in writing and is signed by a duly authorized representative of the party or
parties to this Agreement.
12.3 The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in the event that
any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal, or
unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining
provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
12.4 The failure of any of the parties hereto to enforce any of the
provisions of this Agreement or any rights with respect thereto or the failure
to exercise any election provided for herein, shall in no way be considered a
waiver of such provisions, rights or elections or in any way affect the validity
of this Agreement. No term or provision hereof shall be deemed waived and no
breach excused, unless such waiver or consent shall be in writing and signed by
the party claimed to have waived or consented. The failure by any of the parties
hereto to enforce any of said provisions, rights, or elections shall not
preclude or prejudice such party from either enforcing or exercising the same or
any other provisions, rights, or elections which it may have under this
agreement. Any consent by any party to, or waiver of, a breach of this Agreement
by the other party (whether expressed or implied) shall not constitute a consent
to, a waiver of, or excuse of different or substitute breach. All remedies
herein conferred upon any party shall be cumulative and no one shall be
exclusive of any other remedy conferred herein by law or equity.
12.5 C & J Financial and Consultant, except as provided herein, each shall
bear all costs and expenses incurred in the performance of their respective
duties under this Agreement.
12.6 This Agreement shall be binding not only upon the parties hereto, but
also upon, without limitation thereto, their successors, heirs, devises,
divisions, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents,
representatives, and any and all persons or entities in privity with them or
having notice of this Agreement.
12.7 Headings used in the Agreement are for reference purposes only and
shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
12.8 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, all of which constitute one and the
same Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the date first mentioned above.
C & J FINANCIAL:
C & J FINANCIAL, LLC
By: /s/ Scott M. Quist, President and Manager
Scott M. Quist, President and Manager
CONSULTANT:
/s/ Henry Culp, Jr.
Henry Culp, Jr.
C & J FINANCIAL, LLC
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this 16th
day of July, 2007 (the "Effective Date"), by and between C & J FINANCIAL, LLC,
an Alabama limited liability company (the "Company") and KEVIN O. SMITH (the
"Employee").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to employee Employee, and Employee desires to
become employed by the Company;
NOW THEREFORE, In consideration of Employee's employment by the Company, and the
mutual promises and covenants contained in, and the mutual benefits to be
derived from this Agreement, and to set forth and establish the terms and
conditions upon which Employee shall be employed by the Company, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1. Employment
The Company hereby employs Employee and Employee hereby accepts such
employment, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
2. Terms and Conditions of Employment.
(a) Employee shall be employed in the position of Vice President of
the Company and shall be responsible for production and the
development of new business for the Company, as well as duties
and responsibilities consistent with those he was performing
prior to the purchase of the Company by Security National
Financial Corporation. Employee shall also perform such related
services and duties for the Company as may be assigned or
delegated to him from time to time by the President and the
Executive Vice President of the Company.
(b) Throughout his employment hereunder, Employee shall devote his
full time, energy and skill to perform the duties of his
employment (reasonable vacations in accordance with this
Agreement and reasonable absences due to illness excepted), shall
faithfully and industriously perform such duties, and shall use
his best efforts to follow and implement all management policies
and decisions of the President and the Executive Vice President.
3. Compensation and Benefits.
As the entire consideration for the services to be performed and the
obligations incurred by Employee hereunder, and subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, during the Term of this Agreement as defined
below in Section 5(a), Employee shall be entitled to the following:
(a) Salary. Commencing from the effective date of this Agreement, the
Company shall pay Employee an annual salary ("Annual Salary") of
$96,000. Such Annual Salary, which shall be pro-rated for any
partial employment period, will be payable in weekly installments
or at such other intervals as may be established for the
Company's customary pay schedule. The Annual Salary is subject to
such incremental increases as the President and the Executive
Vice President may determine from time to time in their sole
discretion. The first review of the Annual Salary by the
President and the Executive Vice President shall be as of June
30, 2008; subsequent reviews shall thereafter be made each year
ended June 30 during the Term of this Agreement. The primary
factor in determining increases in the Annual Salary shall
thereafter be the Company's total amount of financings for
funeral homes and mortuaries and the average discount rate of
such financings for the previous year. For the year ended June
30, 2007, the Company provided financings for funeral homes and
mortuaries in the total amount of $27,501,313 at an average
discount rate of approximately 4.4%. Increases in Annual Salary
shall be based upon exceeding this total amount of financings for
the year at the prevailing discount rate. However, in the event
the total amount of the Company's financings for the year ended
June 30, 2008 are less than $27,501,313, the President and the
Executive Vice President may in their sole discretion reduce
Employee's salary; and in the event the total amount of such
financings are less than $24,000,000, the President and the
Executive Vice President may in their sole discretion terminate
Employee.
(b) Bonus - As further compensation to Employee, and as further
consideration for his entering into this Agreement and the
services to be rendered by Employee hereunder, the Company may
pay Employee following the end of the one-year period ended June
30, 2008 and each year thereafter during the term of this
Agreement as defined in Section 5(a) below, a bonus in the form
of cash. The President and the Executive Vice President, in their
sole discretion, shall determine the amount of any bonuses and
the terms and conditions under which Employee shall receive the
bonuses. Such bonus shall be provided to Employee upon the
satisfaction by the Company of the performance objectives that
shall be determined by the President and the Executive Vice
President. Employee shall have the right to prepare and submit a
proposed bonus plan to the President and the Executive Vice
President for their review and consideration. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the performance objectives shall
include an increase in the total amount of the Company's
financings for funeral homes and mortuaries for the year ended
June 30 over the previous year's financings at the prevailing
discount rate. Employee shall also have the right to direct any
portion of the bonus to be paid into a deferred compensation
fund.
(c) Key Man Insurance. The Company shall pay premiums of up to $300
per year for key man insurance on Employee, with Employee being
named as beneficiary of such insurance policy.
(d) Car Allowance. Employee shall be entitled to an automobile
allowance of $1,161.41 per month payable on the first day of each
month. Employee may designate the bank to which such payment
shall be made. The Company also agrees to pay for the insurance
on the automobile.
(e) Vacation, Sick Leave, and Holidays. Employee shall be entitled to
two weeks of vacation, and also sick leave and holidays at full
pay in accordance with the Company's policies established and in
effect from time to time.
(f) Deductions. The Company shall have the right to deduct and
withhold from the compensation due to Employee hereunder,
including Employee's Annual Salary and Compensation Bonus, if
any, such taxes and other amounts as may be customary or required
by law.
4. Business Expenses.
The Company shall promptly reimburse Employee for all reasonable
out-of-pocket business expenses incurred in performing Employee's
duties hereunder, in accordance with the Company's policies with
respect thereto in effect from time to time (including without
limitation policies regarding prior consent for significant
expenditures), provided that Employee promptly furnishes to the
Company adequate records and other documentary evidence required by
all federal and state statutes and regulations issued by the
appropriate taxing authorities for the substantiation of each such
business expense as a deduction on the federal and state income tax
returns of the Company.
5. Term and Termination.
(a) Term. The Term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective
Date of this Agreement, and subject to earlier termination as
provided below, and except for the provisions of this Agreement
which, by their terms, continue in force beyond the termination
hereof, the Term of this Agreement shall end on the fifth
anniversary of the Effective Date of this Agreement (July 16,
2012).
(b) Termination for Cause. This Agreement, and Employee's employment
hereunder, is immediately terminable for cause upon written
notice from the Company to Employee. As used in this Agreement,
"cause" shall include: (i) habitual neglect of or deliberate or
intentional refusal to perform any of Employee's duties or
obligations under this Agreement or to follow Company policies or
procedures; (ii) fraudulent or criminal activities; (iii) any
grossly negligent or dishonest or unethical activity; (iv) breach
of fiduciary duty, deliberate breach of Company rules resulting
in loss or damage to the Company, or unauthorized disclosure of
Company trade secrets or confidential information; or (v) if
Employee fails to fulfill the performance goals and objectives,
which shall be mutually determined by Employee, the President and
the Executive Vice President.
(c) Effect of Termination. In the event Employee's employment is
terminated hereunder, all obligations of the Company and all
obligations of Employee except for Section 6 of this Agreement
shall cease, except as otherwise provided herein. Upon such
termination, Employee shall be entitled to receive only the
compensation, benefits, and reimbursement earned or accrued by
Employee under the terms of this Agreement prior to the date of
termination computed pro rata up to and including the date of
termination, but shall not be entitled to any further
compensation, benefits, or reimbursement from such date, unless
otherwise mutually agreed in writing by the parties.
6. Confidential Information Agreement.
Employee agrees that Employee will keep confidential and will not,
during or after this Agreement, disclose, divulge, furnish or make
accessible to any person, firm, corporation or other business entity,
any information, trade secrets, customer information, marketing
information, sales information, cost information, technical data,
know-how, secret processes, discoveries, methods, patentable or
unpatentable ideas, formulae, processing techniques or technical
operations relating to the business, business practices, methods,
products, processes, equipment or any confidential or secret aspect of
the business of the Company (collectively, the "Confidential
Information") without the prior written consent of the Company. Upon
the termination of this Agreement for any reason, and at any time
prior thereto upon request by the Company, Employee shall return to
the Company all written records of any Confidential Information,
together with any and all copies of such records, in Employee's
possession. Any Confidential Information which Employee may conceive
of or make during the Term of this Agreement shall be and remain the
property of the Company. Employee agrees promptly to communicate and
disclose all such Confidential Information to the Company and to
execute and deliver to the Company any instruments deemed necessary by
the Company to effect disclosure and assignment thereof to it.
7. Assignment.
This Agreement is for the unique personal services of Employee and is
not assignable or delegable in whole or in part by Employee without
the consent of the President and the Executive Vice President of the
Company. This Agreement may be assigned or delegated in whole or in
part by the Company and, in such case, the terms of this Agreement
shall inure to the benefit of, be assumed by, and be binding upon the
entity to which this Agreement is assigned.
8. Inventions
(a) Disclosure of Inventions. Employee hereby agrees that if he
conceives, learns, makes, or first reduces to practice, either
alone or jointly with others, any inventions, improvements,
original works of authorship, formulas, processes, computer
programs, techniques, know-how, or data relating to the operation
of a factoring business for providing financing for funeral homes
and mortuaries (hereinafter referred to collectively as
"Inventions") while he is employed by the Company, he will
promptly disclose such Inventions to the Company or to any person
designated by it. Notwithstanding the fact that Employee may
determine that the Company has no right to such Invention, he
shall nevertheless promptly disclose any such Invention to the
Company or to any person designated by it upon reasonable
request.
(b) Ownership, Assignment, Assistance, and Power of Attorney. All
Inventions related to the operation of a factoring business for
providing financing for funeral homes and mortuaries shall be the
sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Company shall
have the right to use and to apply for patents, copyrights, or
other statutory or common law protection for such Inventions in
any country. Employee hereby assigns to the Company any rights
which he may acquire in such Inventions. Furthermore, Employee
agrees to assist the Company in every proper way at the Company's
expense to obtain patents, copyrights, and other statutory common
law protections for such Inventions in any country and to enforce
such rights from time to time. Specifically, Employee agrees to
execute all documents as the Company may desire for use in
applying for and in obtaining or enforcing such patents,
copyrights, and other statutory or common law protections
together with any assignments thereof to the Company or to any
person designated by the Company. In the event the Company is
unable for any reason whatsoever to secure Employee's signature
to any lawful document required to apply for or to enforce any
patent, copyright, or other statutory or common law protections
for such Inventions, Employee hereby irrevocably designates and
appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents
as his agents and attorneys-in-fact to act in his stead to
execute such documents and to do such other lawful and necessary
acts to further the issuance and protection of such patents,
copyrights, or other statutory or common law protection, such
documents or such acts to have the same legal force and effect as
if such documents were executed by or such acts were done by
Employee.
9. Waiver or Modification.
Any waiver, modification or amendment of any provision of this
Agreement shall be effective only if in writing in a document that
specifically refers to this Agreement and such document is signed by
the party against whom enforcement of any waiver, change,
modification, extension, or discharge is sought. The waiver by either
party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the other
party shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other
provision hereof or any subsequent breach of the same provision
hereof.
10. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unenforceable by a
court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall
nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
11. Notices.
Any notice required or permitted hereunder to be given by either party
shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally or sent by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or by private courier,
or by telex or telegram to the party to the address set forth below or
to such other address as either party may designate from time to time
according to the terms of this paragraph:
To Employee at: Kevin O. Smith
45 Arrow Wood Lane
Gadsden, Alabama 35901
To the Company at: C & J Financial, LLC
c/o Security National Financial Corporation
5300 South 360 West, Suite 250
Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
Attn: Scott M. Quist, President
and Manager
With a copy to: Mackey Price Thompson & Ostler
57 West 200 South, Suite 350
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Attn: Randall A. Mackey, Esq.
A notice delivered personally shall be effective upon receipt. A
notice sent by facsimile or telegram shall be effective 24 hours after
the dispatch thereof. A notice delivered by mail or by private courier
shall be effective on the 3rd day after the day of mailing.
12. Attorney's Fees.
In the event of any action at law or equity to enforce or interpret
the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to
reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in addition to any other
relief to which such party may be entitled.
13. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Alabama applicable to contracts entered into
and to be performed entirely within such State.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective as of the
date first set forth above.
EMPLOYEE:
/s/ Kevin O. Smith
Kevin O. Smith
THE COMPANY:
C & J FINANCIAL, LLC
By: /s/ Scott M. Quist
Scott M. Quist, President and Manager
NON-COMPETITION AND CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of this 16th
day of July, 2007, by and between HENRY CULP, JR. ("Culp"), an individual,
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION ("Security National"), a Utah
corporation, and C & J FINANCIAL, LLC ("C & J Financial"), an Alabama limited
liability company.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery hereof, Security
National is acquiring the business of C & J Financial, pursuant to a Unit
Purchase Agreement dated July 16, 2007, to which Security National, C & J
Financial, Henry Culp, Jr., Culp and the Unitholder of C & J Financial are
parties (the "Purchase Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, execution by Culp of this Agreement is a closing condition under
the Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, prior to the consummation of such purchase, Culp was an owner and
unitholder of C & J Financial; and
WHEREAS, competition by Culp with C & J Financial or use or disclosure by
Culp of confidential and proprietary information of C & J Financial will result
directly in damage to C & J Financial and its business properties, assets and
goodwill and will cause the loss by Security National of the benefit of its
bargain with C & J Financial;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1 - Covenant Not to Compete
1.1 Culp hereby covenants and agrees that for a period of five (5)
years (the "Term") from the date of this Agreement that he will
not directly or indirectly own, manage, operate, join, control,
or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control
of, or be connected with (as director, officer, employee, agent,
independent contractor of otherwise) in any other manner with any
business which is the same or substantially similar in nature to
the business engaged in by C & J Financial, which is the
operation of a factoring business with the principal purpose of
providing financing for funeral homes and mortuaries, in the
State of Alabama and each of the other states in the United
States in which C & J Financial is now engaged or becomes engaged
during the Term of this Agreement (whether directly or indirectly
through subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees, licensees,
representatives, agents or otherwise) for a period of five (5)
years from the date of this Agreement.
1.2 Culp shall not, directly or indirectly, employ, solicit for
employment, or advise or recommend to any other person that they
employ or solicit for employment, any employee of C & J
Financial, for a period of five (5) years from the date of this
Agreement; provided however, that this Section shall not preclude
Culp from giving an employment reference at the request of any
employee of C & J Financial or at the request of a prospective
employer of such employee.
1.3 Culp shall not, during the Term of this Agreement, engage in any
employment, occupation, consulting or other business activity
directly related to the business in which C & J Financial is now
involved or becomes involved during the Term of this Agreement,
nor will Culp engage in any other activities that conflict with
Culp's obligations to C & J Financial.
1.4 Culp understands and acknowledges irreparable injury would befall
C & J Financial should Culp serve a competitor of, or compete
with C & J Financial.
1.5 Culp covenants and agrees that C & J Financial's remedy at law
for any breach or violation of the provisions of this Section 1
are inadequate and that, in the event of any such breach or
violation, C & J Financial shall be entitled to injunctive relief
in addition to any other remedy, at law or in equity, to which it
may be entitled.
1.6 Culp specifically acknowledges and agrees that the limitation for
five (5) years from the date of this Agreement upon Culp's
activities as specified above, together with the geographical
limitations set forth above, are reasonable limitations as to
time and place upon Culp's activities and that the restrictions
are necessary to preserve, promote and protect the business,
accounts and goodwill of C & J Financial and impose no greater
restraint than is reasonably necessary to secure such protection.
1.7 In the event that any provision of this Section 1 shall be held
invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction by
reason of the geographic or business scope or the duration
thereof, such invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to
the scope or duration of such provision and shall not affect or
render invalid or unenforceable any other provision of this
Section 1 and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, this
Section 1 shall be construed as if the geographic or business
scope or the duration of such provision had been more narrowly
drafted so as not to be invalid or unenforceable but rather to
provide the broadest protection to C & J Financial permitted by
law.
Section 2 - Confidential Information Agreement.
2.1 Culp agrees that he will keep confidential and will not, during
or after the Term of this Agreement, disclose, divulge, furnish
or make accessible to any person, firm, corporation or other
business entity, any information, trade secrets, customer
information, marketing information, sales information, cost
information, technical data, know-how, secret processes,
discoveries, methods, patentable or unpatentable ideas, formulae,
processing techniques or technical operations relating to the
business, business practices, methods, products, processes,
equipment or any confidential or secret aspect of the business of
C & J Financial (collectively, the "Confidential Information")
without the prior written consent of C & J Financial. Upon the
termination of this Agreement for any reason, and at any time
prior thereto upon request by C & J Financial, Culp shall return
to C & J Financial all written records of any Confidential
Information, together with any and all copies of such records, in
Culp's possession. Any Confidential Information which Culp may
conceive of or make during the Term of this Agreement shall be
and remain the property of C & J Financial. Culp agrees promptly
to communicate and disclose all such Confidential Information to
C & J Financial and to execute and deliver to C & J Financial any
instruments deemed necessary by C & J Financial to effect
disclosure and assignment thereof to it.
Section 3 - Warranties and Representations
3.1 Each party represents to the other party and warrants that such
party has all of the requisite power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to perform each and every term, provision, and
obligation of this Agreement and that neither the execution nor
delivery of this Agreement shall conflict with or result in a
breach of the terms, provisions, or obligations of, or constitute
a default under, any other agreement or instrument under which
such party is obligated.
Section 4 - Assignment
4.1 This Agreement is personal to Culp and Culp shall not have the
right to assign or otherwise transfer in whole or in part his
duties under this Agreement.
4.2 C & J Financial shall have the right to assign or transfer in
whole or in part its rights and obligations under this Agreement,
provided that no assignment or transfer by C & J Financial shall
be deemed effective unless and until such assignee or transferee
has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms and provisions of
this Agreement; in such event, the term "C & J Financial" as used
herein shall include such assignee or transferee.
Section 5 - Notices
5.1 All notices, demands, and other communications under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be transmitted by United
States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or by
reputable private express courier, or by telex or telegram or by
facsimile transmission to the parties at the following locations
or facsimile numbers:
(a) In the case of C & J Financial:
C & J Financial, LLC
5300 South 360 West, Suite 250
Salt Lake City, Utah 84123
Facsimile Number: (801) 287-8378
With a copy to:
Mackey Price Thompson & Ostler
350 American Plaza II
57 West 200 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84107
Attn: Randall A. Mackey, Esq.
Facsimile Number: (801) 575-5006
(b) In the case of Culp:
Culp Industries, Incorporated
170 Jester Parkway
Rainbow City, Alabama 35906
Attn: Henry Culp, Jr., President
Facsimile Number: (256) 442-0107
With a copy to:
Henslee, Robertson, Straum & Sullivan, LLC
754 Chestnut Street
P.O. Box 246 Gadsden, Alabama 35902 Attn: R. Kent
Henslee, Esq. Facsimile Number: (256) 442-0107
The parties hereto may give written notice of change of address and, after
such notice has been received, any notice or request shall thereafter be given
to such party at the changed address.
Section 6 - Applicable Law
6.1 The validity and interpretation of this Agreement shall be
governed by and enforced and interpreted under and in accordance
with the laws of Alabama as such law shall from time to time be
in effect.
Section 7 - Attorney's Fees
7.1 In the event there is a default under this Agreement and it
becomes reasonably necessary for any party to employ the services
of an attorney, either to enforce or terminate this Agreement,
with or without litigation, the losing party or parties to the
controversy arising out of the default shall pay to the
successful party or parties reasonable attorney's fees and, in
addition, such costs and expenses as are incurred in enforcing or
in terminating this Agreement.
Section 8 - General Provisions
8.1 The parties hereto have read this Agreement and agree to be bound
by all its terms. The parties further agree that this Agreement
shall constitute the complete and exclusive statement of the
Agreement between them and supercedes all proposals, oral or
written, and all other communications between them.
8.2 No agreement changing, modifying, amending, extending,
superceding, or discharging this Agreement or any provisions
hereof shall be valid unless it is in writing and is signed by a
duly authorized representative of the party or parties to this
Agreement.
8.3 The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and in the event
that any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way
be affected or impaired thereby.
8.4 The failure of any of the parties hereto to enforce any of the
provisions of this Agreement or any rights with respect thereto
or the failure to exercise any election provided for herein,
shall in no way be considered a waiver of such provisions, rights
or elections or in any way affect the validity of this Agreement.
No term or provision hereof shall be deemed waived and no breach
excused, unless such waiver or consent shall be in writing and
signed by the party claimed to have waived or consented. The
failure by any of the parties hereto to enforce any of said
provisions, rights, or elections shall not preclude or prejudice
such party from either enforcing or exercising the same or any
other provisions, rights, or elections which such party may have
under this agreement. Any consent by any party to, or waiver of,
a breach of this Agreement by the other party (whether expressed
or implied) shall not constitute a consent to, a waiver of, or
excuse of different or substitute breach. All remedies herein
conferred upon any party shall be cumulative and no one shall be
exclusive of any other remedy conferred herein by law or equity.
8.5 This Agreement shall be binding not only upon the parties hereto,
but also upon, without limitation thereto, their successors,
heirs, devises, divisions, subsidiaries, officers, directors,
employees, agents, representatives, and any and all persons or
entities in privity with them or having notice of this Agreement.
8.6 Headings used in the Agreement are for reference purposes only
and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
8.7 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed to be an original, all of which constitute one
and the same Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed as of the date first mentioned above.
/s/ Henry Culp, Jr.
Henry Culp, Jr.
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Scott M. Quist
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Scott M. Quist, President
C & J FINANCIAL, LLC
By: /s/ Scott M. Quist
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Scott M. Quist, President and Manager