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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of the Effective Date (as hereinafter
defined) by and between Christian Kjaer ("CK") and GSJ Properties, Corp. ("GSJ")
(collectively the"Sellers") and Great St. Jim, LLC, a Virgin Islands Limited Liability Company
("Purchaser").
RECITALS:
A.
Sellers own all of the land and improvements on the island commonly known as
Great St. James Island, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, designated and more particularly
described in Exhibit A attached hereto as Parcel A, Parcel B (including Parcels B-I and B-2) and
Parcel C (including Parcels C-1 and C-2) , together with any buildings and other improvements
located thereon (such land, buildings and improvements, the "Property");
B.
CK is the permittee of a submerged land permit, for a dock on Parcel A, designated
and more particularly described in Exhibit B attached hereto (the "Permit'), ; and
C.
Subject to the terms of this Agreement as more fully detailed herein, CK and GSJ
desires to sell, assign, transfer and convey their interests in the Property to Purchaser on the Closing
Date and Purchaser desires to purchase the Property from Sellers, on the Closing Date, upon the
terms more particularly set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the transfer of the Property contemplated by this Agreement does not include the
conveyance of any rights or easements to any property other than the Property..
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
SALE OF PROPERTY
1.1
Agreement For Purchase And Sale. CK agrees to sell, assign and cause to be
conveyed to Purchaser, and Purchaser agrees to purchase and assume from CK all right, title and
interest in and to Parcel A of the Property (as described in Exhibit A hereto) and all right, title, and
interest in and to the Permit (as described in Exhibit B hereto) and GSJ agrees to sell, assign and
cause to be conveyed to Purchaser, and Purchaser agrees to purchase and assume from GSJ, all
right, title and interest in and to Parcels B I , B-2, C-I and C-2 (as described in Exhibit A hereto))
subject to the terms and conditions contained herein. Purchaser has verified and warranted the
availability of funds in the U.S. Virgin Islands to close to the satisfaction of Sellers.
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ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE PRICE
2.1
Amount. The purchase price for the Property shall be Twenty Two Million Five
Hundred Thousand and No/100 U.S. Dollars (US $22,500,000.00) (the "Purchase Price"), payable
in cash at the Closing. The Purchase Price shall be allocated Seventeen Million Five Hundred
Thousand and No/100 U.S. Dollars (US $17,500,000.00), for Parcel A owned by CK, as described
on Exhibit "A" and Five Million and No/100 U.S. Dollars (US $5,000,000.00) for Parcels B-I,
B-2, C-I, and C-2, as described on Exhibit "A".
2.3
Earnest Money Deposit. Within one (1) business day after the Effective Date (as
defined herein?, as a condition to the continued effectiveness of this Agreement, Purchaser shall
deliver to April Newland Real Estate, Attention: April Newland (the "Escrow Agent") a wire
transfer in the amount of Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 U.S. Dollars (US
$2,250,000.00) (the "Earnest Money Deposit").
2.4
Application of Earnest Money Deposit. The Earnest Money Deposit will be
applied to the Purchase Price at Closing. The Escrow Agent shall, promptly upon receipt, place the
Earnest Money Deposit in a federally insured, interest bearing account. All interest on the Earnest
Money Deposit shall remain the property of Purchaser and will be reported to the Internal Revenue
Service as income of the party entitled to receive the Earnest Money Deposit. Purchaser and Seller
shall promptly execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent all forms reasonably requested by the
Escrow Agent with respect to the Earnest Money Deposit. The Escrow Agent is authorized and
directed to pay the Earnest Money to the party entitled to receive the same under the terms of this
Agreement.
2.5
Balance of Purchase Price. Purchaser shall deliver the balance of the purchase
price to Sellers by wire transfer to an account designated by Sellers, in cash, or by certified funds at
Closing.
ARTICLE 3
TITLE AND INSPECTIONS
3.1
Title. Within ten (10) business days after the Effective Date, Purchaser shall
procure from a Escrow Agent a current title commitment (the "Title Commitment") for an ALTA
Owner's Title Policy, showing the state of the title to the Property which would appear in an ALTA
Owner's Title Policy, if issued, accompanied by copies of all recorded instruments affecting title to
the Property ("Title Exception Documents").
If any aspect of the Title Commitment is
objectionable to Purchaser, in Purchaser's sole discretion, Purchaser shall notify Seller of such fact
in writing no later than the tenth (10th) business day after receipt of the Title Commitment (such
10-day period being herein called the "Title Review Period"). If Purchaser does not give notice of
any objections to Seller within the Title Review Period, Purchaser is deemed to approve the title as
shown in the Title Commitment and the Title Exception Documents. If Purchaser provides timely
objections, Seller shall have ten (10) business days after receipt of Purchaser's notice (the "Title
Cure Period") in which to cure or attempt to cure Purchaser's objections but Seller shall have no
obligation to cure any of Purchaser's objections. If Purchaser provides timely objections pursuant
to this Section 3.1 and Seller does not cure all of Purchaser's objections within the Title Cure Period
for any reason, then, within two (2) business days after the last day of the Title Cure Period,
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Purchaser shall, as its sole and exclusive remedy, waiving all other remedies, either: (i) terminate
this Agreement by giving a termination notice to Seller, in which case the Escrow Agent shall
return the Earnest Money Deposit to Purchaser and the parties shall have no further rights,
liabilities, or obligations under this Agreement (other than those that expressly survive
termination); or (ii) waive the uncured objections by proceeding to Closing and be deemed to
approve Seller's title as shown in the Commitment and the Title Exception Documents. If Seller
does not timely receive notice of Purchaser's election to terminate under clause (i) above,
Purchaser is deemed to waive the uncured objections and to approve title as shown in the Title
Commitment and the Title Exception Documents.
All exceptions appearing in the Title
Commitment to which Purchaser does not object or which are deemed waived and accepted by
Purchaser as set forth herein are herein referred to as the "Permitted Exceptions"• provided,
however, that as to those exceptions to which Purchaser does object, if Seller modifies (or agrees to
modify) any such exception to Purchaser's satisfaction, then such exception, as so modified, shall
be deemed included in the term "Permitted Exceptions". Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, Seller shall cause all mortgages, deeds of trust and monetary liens (including liens for
delinquent taxes, mechanics' liens and judgment liens) affecting the Property and all indebtedness
secured thereby (the "Existing Liens") to be fully satisfied, released and discharged of record on or
prior the Closing Date so that Purchaser shall take title to the Property free of the same. In no case
shall any Existing Lien be a Permitted Exception. The Virgin Islands Open Shoreline Act, Title
12, Section 401, et. seq. of the Virgin Islands Code and all governmental easements for
utilities or otherwise, shall be considered and deemed a Permitted Exception.
3.2 Inspection. Purchaser or its designees shall inspect the property within Twenty (20)
days of full execution of this Agreement for the purpose of inspecting the condition of the Property.
Purchaser shall have two (2) days from the close of the inspection period to terminate this
Agreement for any reason in Purchaser's sole discretion and the full Earnest Money Deposit shall
be returned to Purchaser and no Party to this Agreement shall have any further obligations with
respect to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS. WARRANTIES AND COVENANT
4.1
Purchaser' Representations and Warranties. Purchaser represents and warrants to
Seller as follows (which representations and warranties shall, as a condition to Closing, be true and
correct as of the Effective Date and as of the Closing Date):
(a)
Purchaser is duly organized and legally existing under the laws of the State or
Territory of its formation. The execution and delivery of, and performance under, this Agreement
are within Purchaser's powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite limited liability
company action. The person executing this Agreement on behalf of Purchaser has the authority to
do so.
(b)
Except with respect to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.2,
Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser is relying solely on its own investigation of the Property
and not on any other information or representations provided or to be provided by Seller or Seller's
agents.
Purchaser further acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to make its own
independent investigation of the Property prior to Closing. Any information, documents, or reports
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supplied or made available by Seller, if any, whether written or oral, or in the form of maps,
surveys, plats, soil reports, engineering studies, environmental studies, or other inspection reports
pertaining to the Property (collectively, the "Seller Information") are being delivered to Purchaser
on an AS-IS, WHERE IS, AND WITH ALL FAULTS basis, solely as a courtesy. Sellers have
neither verified the accuracy of any statements or other information in any of the Seller
Information, nor any method used to compile the Seller Information, nor the qualifications of the
person(s) preparing the Seller Information.
Seller makes no, and Purchaser waives any,
representation or warranty, express or implied, or arising by operation of law or otherwise as to the
accuracy, completeness, of any other aspect of the Seller Information. In addition, Purchaser
expressly waives (to the extent allowed by applicable law) any claims under federal, territorial or
other law Purchaser might otherwise have against Seller relating to the use, characteristics or
condition of the Property beyond Purchaser's rights with respect to the representations and
obligations of Seller as provided for herein. Except with respect to any breach in representations or
warranties, Purchaser bears the risk of any costs or expenses suffered or incurred by Purchaser with
regard to any lack of information, incorrect information or inadequate information relating to any
of the matters described above.
(c)
Purchaser verifies and warrants that it has funds available in the U.S. Virgin
Islands to purchase the property and upon the execution of this Agreement.
4.2
Sellers' Representations and Warranties.
Sellers represents and warrants to
Purchaser as follows (which representations and warranties, as a condition to Closing, shall be true
and correct as of the Effective Date and as of the Closing Date):
(a) Sellers are an individual and a corporation duly organized and legally existing
under the laws of the State or Territory of its formation. The execution and delivery of, and
performance under, this Agreement is within Sellers' powers and have been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate action. The person executing this Agreement on behalf of a Sellers has the
authority to do so.
(b)
No Other Party Rights. The Sellers are not aware of any agreements
currently in effect which restrict the sale of the Property or grant any other party any rights to
acquire, lease, rent, occupy, or use all or any portion of the Property including without limitation,
any right of first offer, right of first refusal or purchase option;
(c)
Disclaimer by Seller. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE CONTAINED
IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD "AS IS" "WHERE IS"
AND "WITH ALL FAULTS", WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES BY SELLER
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE DOCUMENTS EXECUTED AT
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLOSING. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE
FOREGOING, SELLER HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF HABITABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
(d)
Sellers' Pre-Closing Covenants. Sellers hereby covenant and agree with
Purchaser that, between the Effective Date and the Closing Date:
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(i)
Seller will use reasonable efforts to cause the Property to be
maintained and operated in as it presently exists in accordance with their current
existing practices. Sellers will not grant to any third party any right, agreement, or
license to lease, rent, occupy, or use all or any portion of the Property.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to
require Seller to make any improvements whatsoever from the Effective Date until
Closing except as are in the ordinary course of business of their ownership and use
of the Property.
(ii)
Sellers will notify Purchaser promptly of any material damage to
the Property caused by fire or other casualty prior to the Closing.
(iii)
Sellers will obtain and deliver to Purchaser a properly executed
and notarized deed to the entirety of ParcelS (including C-I and C-2) reflecting
title to Parcel C in the name of GSJ and shall record such deed for Parcel C to
reflect ownership of Parcel C by the GSJ.
(iv)
Sellers will disconnect the intake pipe from any water filtering
system located on the Property, however, Seller will not dismantle said water
filtering system. Notwithstanding this provision Purchaser accepts the disclaimer
of Sellers set forth above.
(e)
Certain Limitations on Seller's Representations and Warranties. To the
extent that Purchaser actually knows prior to the Closing Date that Seller's representations and
warranties are inaccurate, untrue or incorrect in any way and Purchaser does not terminate this
Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such representations and warranties
shall be deemed modified to reflect Purchasers' knowledge.
ARTICLE 5
CLOSING
5.1
Closing. The closing of the transaction contemplated hereby (herein called the
"Closing") shall take place through escrow at the office of April Newland Real Estate 00802, on or
before the 31st day of January, 2016 ( the "Closing Date").
(a)
At the Closing, Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser the following:
(i)
a Warranty Deed for the Property (Parcel A), duly executed by CK,
properly notarized and otherwise in a form suitable for recording with the
appropriate governmental authorities and a Warranty Deed for Parcels B-1, B-2,
C-1 and C-2, duly executed by GSJ, properly notarized and otherwise in a form
suitable for recording with the appropriate governmental authorities;
(ii)
a tax clearance letter for Parcels A, B (to include B-1 and B-2) and C (to
include C-1 and C-2) of the Property;
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(iii)
an application for the assignment of the submerged land Permit
CZT-01-06W . Delivery of the actual assignment of the Permit is NOT a condition
precedent to Closing;
(iv)
a duly executed copy of Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 for Seller as
required by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, and all regulations applicable thereto;
and
(v)
a zero withholding tax certificate.
(b)
At the Closing, Purchaser, shall do the following:
deliver by wire transfer to the Escrow Agent or by delivery to the Escrow Agent of immediately
available cash or local certified U.S. funds for the balance of the Purchase Price and cause the
Escrow Agent to deliver the Purchase Price to Sellers at the following: IBAN:
DK1820005005732597, BIC: NDEADKKK..
5.2
Delivery of Documents. Possession. and Other Items. At the Closing, Seller shall
deliver possession of the Property to Purchaser.
5.3
Closing Costs.
Purchaser shall pay the cost of any Owner's Policy of Title
Insurance. Sellers and Purchaser shall share equally in the payment of any stamp tax or other
transfer tax payable in connection with this Agreement. CK shall pay all Commissions which shall
be 2% of the Purchase Price to April Newland Real Estate and 1% of the Purchase Price to Erika
Kellerhals. Each party shall pay its own attorney's fees. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, Purchaser shall pay all other costs and fees associated with this Closing.
5.4
Adjustments to the Purchase Price. General real estate taxes and insurance for the
Property shall be prorated as-set forth in Article 6.
ARTICLE 6
TAXES
6.1
Taxes. General real estate taxes for the then current year relating to the Property
shall be prorated as of December 31, 2015.
ARTICLE 7
TERMINATION AND REMEDIES
7.1
Sellers Closing Default. If Sellers have not terminated this Agreement pursuant to
any of the provisions authorizing such termination, and either Seller fails to perform any of the
agreements contained herein which are to be performed by such Seller at or before Closing,
Purchaser as its sole and exclusive remedy, waiving all other remedies, either (i) enforce specific
performance of Seller's obligation to convey the Property to Purchaser in accordance with this
Agreement; or (ii) terminate this Agreement by giving notice to Seller within five (5) business days
thereafter, in which event the Escrow Agent, shall return the Earnest Money Deposit to Purchaser
and the parties shall have no further rights, liabilities, or obligations under this Agreement (other
than those that expressly survive termination).
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7.2
Purchaser's Default. If Purchaser has not terminated this Agreement pursuant to
any of the provisions authorizing such termination, and Purchaser fails to perform any of the
agreements contained herein which are to be performed by Purchaser at or before Closing, Seller
shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and receive the Earnest Money Deposit as Sellers sole
and exclusive remedy and the parties shall have no further rights, liabilities, or obligations under
this Agreement.
ARTICLE 8
NOTICES
8.1
Notices. Any notice, request, demand, instruction or other communication to be
given to either party hereunder, except those required to be delivered at the Closing, shall be in
writing, and shall be deemed to be delivered (a) upon receipt, if delivered by email or if hand
delivered (provided, however, if any notice is sent by email it shall also be followed by another
herein approved method of delivery), (b) on the first business day after having been delivered to a
national overnight air courier service, or (c) three business days after deposit in registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
To Seller:
To Purchaser:
do Kevin F. D'Amour, P.C.
St. Thomas USVI 00802
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
Kellerhals Fer uson ICroblin PLLC
St. Thomas. VI 00802
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as hereafter shall be designated in
writing by the applicable party sent in accordance herewith.
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ARTICLE 9
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1
Commissions. April Newland Real Estate and Erika Kellerhals have acted as
brokers in this transaction. April Newland Real Estate has agreed to accept a commission of two
percent (2%) and Erika Kellerhals has agreed to accept a commission of one percent (1%) of the
Purchase Price (the "Commissions"). Sellers shall pay these Commissions.
9.2
Further Instruments. Sellers will, whenever reasonably requested by Purchaser;
and Purchaser will, whenever reasonably requested by Sellers; execute, acknowledge and deliver,
or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, any and all conveyances, assignments and all
other instruments and documents as may be reasonably necessary in order to complete the
transaction herein provided and to carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
9.3
Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the exhibits attached hereto contain the
entire agreement among the parties. No modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be of
any force or effect unless made in writing and executed by Purchaser and Sellers.
9.4
No Third Party Beneficiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein or in any agreement or other document delivered at Closing, no third parties shall be third
party beneficiaries of this Agreement or of any documents delivered at Closing, and no third parties
shall have any right to enforce this Agreement or any document delivered at Closing against
Purchaser.
9.5
No Partnership or Joint Venture. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or
construed by the parties hereto or by any third party as creating the relationship of (i) principal and
agent, (ii) a partnership, or (iii) a joint venture among the parties hereto; it being understood and
agreed that neither any provisions contained herein nor any acts of the parties hereto shall be
deemed to create any relationship among the parties hereto other than the relationship of seller and
purchaser.
9.6
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts
and may be delivered by facsimile transmission or other electronic means, including portable
document format (.pdf), and each executed counterpart shall have the same force and effect as an
original instrument. All such counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one
instrument, but in making proof hereof it shall only be necessary to produce one such counterpart.
Any signature page to any counterpart may be detached from such counterpart without impairing
the legal effect of the signature thereon and thereafter attached to another counterpart identical
thereto except having attached to it additional signature pages.
9.7
Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of all
obligations provided herein and the consummation of all transactions contemplated hereby.
9.8
Assignment. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations hereunder, may not
be assigned by Sellers or Purchaser.
9.9
Dates. Whenever any determination is to be made or action is to be taken on a date
specified in this Agreement, if such date shall fall on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday under the
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laws of the U.S. Virgin Islands, then in such event said date shall be extended to the next day which
is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. The "Effective Date" of this Agreement is the later of
the two (2) dates on which this Agreement has been signed by Sellers and Purchaser as indicated by
their signatures below, which date shall be the date of final execution and agreement by the patties
hereto.
9.10
Binding on Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, personal
representative, successors and permitted assigns whenever the context so requires or admits.
9.11
Dispute Resolution, Governing Law Jurisdiction and Venue.
(a)
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating in any way to the
agreement including without limitation any dispute concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation, enforceability or breach of the Agreement, shall be exclusively resolved by binding
arbitration upon a party's submission of the dispute to arbitration. In the event of a dispute,
controversy or claim arising out of or relating in any way to the agreement, the complaining party
shall notify the other party in writing thereof. Within thirty (30) days of such notice, management
level representatives of Sellers and Purchaser shall meet at an agreed location to attempt to resolve
the dispute in good faith. Should the dispute not be resolved within ten (10) days after such notice,
the complaining party shall seek remedies exclusively through arbitration.
(b)
This agreement to arbitrate shall be specifically enforceable. A party may apply to
any court with jurisdiction for interim or conservatory relief, including without limitation a
proceeding to compel arbitration.
(c)
The arbitration shall be conducted by three arbitrators. The chairman of the
Arbitration panel shall be James T. Giles, former Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, and presently is of counsel with Pepper Hamilton LLP, resident in the
Philadelphia office. Sellerson the one hand and Purchaser on the other shall name their own
Arbitrator within five days of a party's filing of a notice of arbitration. If Sellers or Purchaser fails
to time name its arbitrator then the Arbitrator shall be immediately selected by the American
Arbitration Association.
(d)
The arbitration shall be conducted under the International Centre for Dispute
Resolution in accordance with its International Arbitration Rules.
(e)
The arbitration shall be conducted in Lausanne, Swtizerland.
(g)
The laws of the Territory of the U.S Virgin Islands shall be applied in any
arbitration proceedings, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. Provided however, the
parties shall pay and be responsible for their own attorney fees regardless of whether they are the
prevailing party and regardless of the laws of the U.S. Virgin Islands related to prevailing parties.
(h)
Notwithstanding the agreed to venue and choice of law agreed to by the parties, the
parties may utilize counsel from any jurisdiction of their choosing to advocate on its behalf.
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(i)
It is the intent of the parties that, barring extraordinary circumstances, arbitration
proceedings will be concluded within ninety (90) days from the notice of arbitration. Failure to
adhere to this time limit shall not constitute a basis for challenging the award.
Except as may be required by law, neither a party nor its representatives may
disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written
consent of all parties.
(k)
The parties shall not be entitled to discovery in the arbitration, except that any
Sellers on the one hand and Purchaser on the other shall be entitled to request no more than 100
pages of documents and have a maximum of three (3) witnesses at the arbitration proceedings. No
depositions are permitted.
(I)
The parties shall exchange a copy of all exhibits for the arbitration hearing and
shall identify each witness who will testify at the arbitration, with a summary of the anticipated
testimony of such witness ten days before the arbitration hearing.
(m)
The arbitration panel shall be entitled to issue injunctive and other equitable relief.
(n)
Each party shall be responsible for their own costs and expenses of arbitration.
Provided however, the costs and expenses of the Panel Chairman shall be shared equally by the
parties. It is specifically understood and agreed that any party may enforce any award rendered
pursuant to the arbitration provisions of this Section by bringing suit in any court of competent
jurisdiction. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall have authority to grant injunctive or other
forms of equitable relief to any party. This Section shall survive the termination or cancellation of
this Agreement.
(o)
Sellers and Purchaser shall pay their own arbitrator's fees and expenses and half of
the fees and expenses of the Panel Chairman and the arbitration fees and expenses of the American
Arbitration Association.
9.12
Attorneys' Fees. Regardless of the award rendered in Arbitration or the laws of the
U.S. Virgin Islands, each party shall pay its own costs, expenses and attorney fees.
9.13
Risk of Loss. Except as otherwise provided herein, Sellers shall bear the risk of
loss with respect to the Property until the Closing.
9.14
Reporting Person. The Escrow Agent is hereby designated as the "Reporting
Person" pursuant to Section 6045 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
9.15
Bulk Sales Act. Purchaser and Seller hereby jointly waive any and all provisions
of the any bulk sales act, statute or regulation that may be applicable to the sale and purchase herein
contemplated.
9.16
Paragraph Headings. The paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for
convenience only and shall in no way enlarge or limit the scope or meaning of the various and
several paragraphs hereof
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9.17
Confidentiality.
The parties shall keep this transaction and any documents
received from each other confidential, except to the extent necessary to (a) comply with applicable
law and regulations or (b) carry out the obligations set forth in this Agreement. Any such
disclosure to third parties must indicate that the information is confidential and should be so treated
by the third party.
9.18
Survival. The provisions of Sections 4, and 9.1-9.19 of this Article 9 shall survive
the Closing or any earlier termination of this Agreement.
9.19
Casualty. If prior to the Closing, the Property, or any part thereof, is materially
damaged, Purchaser shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to Sellers within five
(5) Business Days after receiving written notice of such damage or destruction (but in any event
prior to the Closing), either (i) to terminate this Agreement, in which case neither party shall have
any further rights or obligations hereunder (except as may be expressly provided to the contrary
elsewhere in this Agreement), and any money (including the Earnest Money Deposit) or documents
in escrow shall be returned to the party depositing the same, or (ii) to accept the Property in its then
condition and to proceed with the Closing without any abatement or reduction in the Purchase Price
and receive an assignment of all of Sellers', CK's and/or GSJ's, right to any insurance proceeds for
repairs, if any, payable by reason of such damage or destruction plus receive a credit against the
Purchase Price equal to Sellers', CK's and GSJ's, applicable insurance deductible with respect to
such casualty. If Purchaser elects to proceed under clause (ii) above, neither of Sellers shall
compromise, settle or adjust any claims to such proceeds without Purchaser's prior written consent,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If prior to the Closing, any
non-material portion of the Property is damaged, Purchaser shall accept the Property in its then
condition (without any abatement or reduction in the Purchase Price) and proceed with the Closing,
in which case Purchaser shall be entitled to an assignment of all of Sellers', CK's and GSJ;s, rights
to any insurance proceeds for repairs, plus receive a credit against the Purchase Price equal to
Sellers', CK's and GSJ's, applicable insurance deductible with respect to such casualty, if any, (or
the entire cost of restoration in the case of a casualty that for any reason is not an insured event;
provided, however, that Sellers shall not be obligated to credit Purchaser for more than $100,000 in
the case of an uninsured event, but if Sellers do not elect to credit to Purchaser the entire cost of
restoration, Purchaser shall have the same rights with respect to non-material damage as it has
hereunder with respect to a material damage). If any such non-material damage occurs, neither of
Sellers shall compromise, settle or adjust any claims to such insurance proceeds or such award, if
any, as the case may be, without Purchaser's prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed.
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EXECUTED by Seller on the
day of
2016.
SELLER:
Christian Kjaer, individually
By:
653 Properties, Corp.
By:
Name:
Title:
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EXECUTED by Purchaser on the
day of
20)6.
PURCHASER:
Great St. Jim, LLC
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, individually
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ESCROW AGENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The undersigned hereby accepts this Agreement and agrees to perform the functions of
Escrow Agent hereunder. The undersigned further assumes the duties of the Reporting Person as
described in Section 6045 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Escrow Agent:
April Newland Real Esate
By:
Name:
Title:
Dated:
2016
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
Parcels A B.I.B-2
-1 and C-2 Great St. James Island
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
As shown on P.W.D. Drawing No. D9-2825-T84
Consisting of 80.7 acres, 32.7 acres, 8.25 acres, 32.7 acres and 8.25 acres +1-,
excluding all tools, equipment, machinery, vehicles, atvs, utvs, heavy equipment,
boats and personal watercraft, and personal property.
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EXHIBIT B
SUBMERGED LAND PERMITS
1. CZT-01-06W
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