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Aerojet Fine Chemicals LLC, et al. – ‘S-4/A’ on 12/12/03 – EX-2.4

On:  Friday, 12/12/03, at 9:45pm ET   ·   As of:  12/15/03   ·   Accession #:  1047469-3-40618   ·   File #s:  333-109518, -01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07, -08, -09

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Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration of Securities Issued in a Business-Combination Transaction   —   Form S-4
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-4/A       Pre-Effective Amendment to Registration of          HTML   1.32M 
                          Securities Issued in a                                 
                          Business-Combination Transaction                       
 2: EX-2.4      Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement,   HTML     31K 
                          Liquidation or Succession                              
 3: EX-3.5      Articles of Incorporation/Organization or By-Laws   HTML    180K 
 4: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     27K 
 5: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     11K 
 6: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     84K 
 7: EX-99.3     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     16K 
 8: EX-99.4     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     13K 
 9: EX-99.5     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     15K 


EX-2.4   —   Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation or Succession
Exhibit Table of Contents

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Exhibit 2.4


THIRD AMENDMENT TO
PURCHASE AGREEMENT

        This Third Amendment to Purchase Agreement (this "Third Amendment") is made and entered into this 17th day of October 2003 by and between Aerojet-General Corporation, an Ohio corporation ("Purchaser"), and Atlantic Research Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Seller").

RECITALS

        A.    Seller and Purchaser entered into that certain Purchase Agreement dated as of May 2, 2003 and that certain First Amendment to Purchase Agreement dated August 29, 2003 and that certain Second Amendment to Purchase Agreement dated September 30, 2003 (collectively, the "Purchase Agreement").

        B.    Pursuant to Section 10.14 of the Purchase Agreement, Seller and Purchaser have agreed to amend the Purchase Agreement as set forth herein.

STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

        1.01    Certain Definitions.    Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used herein have the meanings given to them in the Purchase Agreement.

ARTICLE II

Amendments to the Purchase Agreement

        2.01    Section 2.01(a).    Section 2.01(a) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by adding clause (xv). As amended and restated clause 2.01(a)(xv) reads in its entirety:

        2.02    Section 2.02(a)(i).    Section 2.02(a)(i) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and superseded in all respects by the provisions of this Third Amendment. As amended and restated, Section 2.02(a)(i) reads in its entirety:

        2.03    Section 2.02(a)(xxi).    The Excluded Gainesville Inventory, set forth as Exhibit K to the Purchase Agreement, has been determined by Purchaser and is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

        2.04    Section 2.02(a)(xxii).    The Excluded Gainesville Fixed Assets set forth as Exhibit L to the Purchase Agreement and referred to in Section 2.02(a)(xxii) of the Purchase Agreement are hereby amended by this Third Amendment by deleting those items set forth on Exhibit F hereto from Exhibit L.

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        2.05    Section 2.14(a).    The Accounting Instructions set forth as Exhibit M to the Purchase Agreement and referred to in Section 2.14(a) of the Purchase Agreement are hereby superseded in all respects by this Third Amendment. As amended and restated, such Accounting Instructions are attached hereto as Exhibit B.

        2.06    Section 2.14(a).    The third sentence of Section 2.14(a) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and superseded in all respects by the provisions of this Third Amendment. As amended and restated, the third sentence of Section 2.14(a) reads in its entirety:

        2.07    Section 3.02(z).    Section 3.02(z) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and superseded in all respects by the provisions of this Third Amendment. As amended and restated, Section 3.02(z) reads in its entirety:

        2.08    Section 3.04(j).    Section 3.04(j) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and superseded in all respects by the provisions of this Third Amendment. As amended and restated, Section 3.04(j) reads in its entirety:

        2.09    Section 6.02.    Section 6.02 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and superseded in all respects by the provisions of this Third Amendment. As amended and restated, of Section 6.02 reads in its entirety:

        2.10    Article VII of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and superseded in all respects by the provisions of this Third Amendment by adding Section 7.10. As amended, Section 7.10 reads in its entirety:

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        2.11    Article VII of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and superseded in all respects by the provisions of this Third Amendment by adding Section 7.11. As amended, Section 7.11 reads in its entirety:

        2.12    Purchaser hereby accepts Schedules 8.01(a), 8.01(b), 8.01(c) and 8.01(d) to the Purchase Agreement which have been updated by Seller and delivered to Purchaser three (3) Business Days prior to Closing and copies of which are attached to this Third Amendment.

        2.13    Section 8.01(k) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and superseded in all respects by the provisions of this Third Amendment. As amended and restated, Section 8.01(k) reads in its entirety:

        "At such time as the Gainesville Services Agreement has expired or has otherwise been terminated in accordance with the terms of such agreement (the "Gainesville Transition Expiration Date"), Purchaser will offer employment to all then-employed Gainesville Transition Employees. Purchaser shall offer employment on terms and conditions reasonably comparable in the aggregate to those in effect immediately prior to the Gainesville Transition Expiration Date. Purchaser will not offer employment to the Gainesville Transition Employees prior to the Gainesville Transition Expiration Date without the express written consent of Seller. Those Gainesville Transition Employees who accept such employment from Purchaser also shall, from and after the date of such employment, if any, be deemed to be "Transferring Employees" for purposes of this Section 8.01(k). No such Gainesville Transition Employee shall be a Transferring Employee, if at all, until after the Gainesville Transition Expiration Date."

        2.14    The definition of "Excluded UK Assets" set forth in Exhibit A to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and superseded in all respects by the provisions of this Third Amendment. As amended and restated, Exhibit A "Excluded UK Assets" to the Purchase Agreement reads in its entirety:

        2.15    To Seller's knowledge, Purchaser is in compliance with the terms and covenants of the Purchase Agreement required to be performed prior to the date hereof. To Purchaser's knowledge,

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Seller is in compliance with the terms and covenants of the Purchase Agreement required to be performed prior to the date hereof.

        2.16    Purchaser accepts the Supplemental Disclosure Package attached hereto as Exhibit C. In addition, the patent listed on Schedule 3.02(s) of the Disclosure Package as "A1-320, PCT, PCT/US01/326639, Supercavitating Underwater Projectile" is hereby amended to read "A1-320, PCT, PCT/US01/32639, Supercavitating Underwater Projectile."

        2.17    Purchaser confirms that none of the written disclosures that have been delivered by Seller, Sequa or both to Purchaser subsequent to August 29, 2003 and through October 16, 2003, all as attached hereto as Exhibit D, disclosed facts, conditions or events constituting a "material adverse change" for purposes of the Purchase Agreement, including Section 5.01(f) thereof.

        2.18    Seller and Purchaser confirm to each other that the Closing was not consummated on or prior to October 17, 2003 through no fault of either of the Parties or because of any breach of any provision of the Purchase Agreement by either of the Parties.

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous

        3.01    Effect of Third Amendment. On and after the date hereof, each reference in the Purchase Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof," "herein" or words of like import referring to the Purchase Agreement, and each reference in the Other Agreements to the "Purchase Agreement," "thereunder," "thereof" or words of like import referring to the Purchase Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Purchase Agreement as amended by this Third Amendment.

        This Third Amendment constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, representations or other arrangements, whether express or implied, written or oral, of the parties in connection therewith except to the extent expressly incorporated or specifically referred to herein. In the event of a conflict between the respective provisions of the Purchase Agreement and this Third Amendment, the terms of this Third Amendment shall control.

        Except as specifically amended by the terms of this Third Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement are and shall remain in full force and effect for all purposes.

        3.02    Counterparts. Two original counterparts of this Third Amendment are being executed by the parties hereto, and each fully executed counterpart shall be deemed an original without production of the others and will constitute one and the same instrument.

        3.03    Governing Law. This Third Amendment will be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of New York, applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such state, and without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Third Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officers, as of the date first above written.

AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATION  

By:

/s/  
BRIAN E. SWEENEY      

 
 
 
Name: Brian E. Sweeney  
Title: VP Legal & Contracts  
     
ATLANTIC RESEARCH CORPORATION  

By:

/s/  
PATRICK J. JENKINS      

 
 
 
Name: Patrick J. Jenkins  
Title: VP—Chief Financial Officer  

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