Exhibit 2.3
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 3, dated as of August 27, 2007 (this Amendment), to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated August 14, 2007 and Amendment No. 2 dated August 23, 2007 (Amendment No. 2) (as further amended by this Amendment, the Purchase Agreement), is made and entered into by and among The Home Depot, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Parent), THD Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company wholly owned by Parent, Home Depot International, Inc., a Delaware corporation wholly owned by Parent (THD Holdings, LLC and Home Depot International, Inc., collectively, the Sellers), Homer TLC, Inc., a Delaware corporation wholly owned by Parent (the IP Seller), HDS Investment Holding, Inc. a Delaware corporation formerly known as Pro Acquisition Corporation (Purchaser) and HDS Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation (HDS Acquisition).
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WHEREAS, on August 14, 2007, the parties hereto amended the Purchase Agreement to change the Closing Date to August 23, 2007;
WHEREAS, on August 23, 2007, the parties hereto further amended the Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, the parties hereto hereby agree to further amend the Purchase Agreement to provide for various matters set forth herein, including to amend and restate Amendment No. 2 in its entirety;
WHEREAS, Purchaser has offered Parent the opportunity to receive a portion of the purchase price in shares of common stock of Purchaser, and Parent has elected to accept this offer;
WHEREAS, (i) Purchaser owns all of the outstanding capital stock of HDS Holding Corporation, a Delaware corporation (HDS Holding), (ii) HDS Holding owns all of the outstanding capital stock of HDS Acquisition, and (iii) HDS Acquisition owns all of the outstanding capital stock of Pro Canadian Holdings I, ULC, a Nova Scotia Unlimited Company (Pro NSULC), a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
WHEREAS, HDS Acquisition intends to merge with and into HD Supply, Inc. (HDS) immediately after the Closing, with HDS continuing as the surviving corporation; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto hereby agree that as of the date hereof the conditions to each of their respective obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement have been and remain fulfilled, subject to the payment of the Purchase Price, the delivery of the Shares, the assignment of exclusive ownership of the Transferred IP and the entry into the Ancillary Agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
Section 2.1 Purchase. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the Closing):
(a) the Sellers shall (and Parent shall cause the Sellers to) sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to HDS Acquisition, and Purchaser shall cause HDS Acquisition to acquire from the Sellers, all of the capital stock of HDS;
(b) immediately after the transactions described in 2.1(a), the Sellers shall (and Parent shall cause the Sellers to) sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Pro NSULC, and Purchaser shall cause Pro NSULC to acquire from the Sellers, all of the capital stock of CND Holdings, Inc.; and
(c) immediately after the transactions described in 2.1(b), the Sellers, IP Seller and their applicable Subsidiaries shall (and Parent shall cause the Sellers, IP Seller and their applicable Subsidiaries to) transfer, convey, assign and deliver to HDS IP Holding, LLC, a subsidiary of HDS (IP Acquirer), and Purchaser shall cause IP Acquirer to acquire, all of the Sellers, IP Sellers and their applicable Subsidiaries right, title and interest in and to the Transferred IP (the Sale).
Section 2.2 Consideration.
(a) At the Closing, Purchaser shall contribute the Equity Interests to HDS Holding, which shall contribute the Equity Interests to HDS Acquisition.
(b) Immediately after the transactions described in Section 2.2(a), in consideration for the Shares and the Transferred IP, at the Closing, Purchaser shall cause HDS Acquisition to pay to Parent, who shall receive such amount on behalf of the Sellers and the IP Seller, respectively, an aggregate of $8,500,000,000.00 (consisting of the Equity Interests and $8,175,000,000.00 in cash) (the Purchase Price), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.4(b) and Section 2.5(f).
Section 2.3 Closing. (a) The Closing shall take place at the offices of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022, at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on August 30, 2007 (the Closing Date) or such earlier date and time as the parties mutually agree.
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For purposes of the foregoing, the purchase price shall include the Equity Interests. The Equity Interests shall be deemed to have a value of $325 million.
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(c) Purchaser has received and accepted an executed amended and restated debt commitment letter, dated August 27, 2007 (the New Debt Commitment Letter), amending and restating the debt commitment letter, dated June 19, 2007, from the Lenders relating to the commitment of the Lenders to provide financing in the aggregate amount set forth therein. References in the Purchase Agreement to the Debt Commitment Letter and the Debt Financing shall be deemed to mean and refer to the New Debt Commitment Letter and the financing contemplated thereby, respectively.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above by their respective authorized officers thereunto dully authorized.
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THE HOME DEPOT, INC. |
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/s/ Carol B. Tomé |
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Name: Carol B. Tomé |
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Title: Executive Vice President |
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THD HOLDINGS, LLC |
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/s/ Steven Levy |
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Name: Steven Levy |
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Title: President |
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HOME DEPOT INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Carol B. Tomé |
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Name: Carol B. Tomé |
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Title: Vice President |
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HOMER TLC, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Steven Levy |
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Name: Steven Levy |
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Title: President |
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HDS INVESTMENT HOLDING, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ David Novak |
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Name: David Novak |
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Title: Co-President |
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HDS ACQUISITION SUBSIDIARY, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ David Novak |
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Name: David Novak |
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Title: Co-President |
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[Signature page to Amendment No. 3 to Purchase and Sale Agreement]