Exhibit 2.1
Execution Version
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
ORION GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.,
THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS “SHAREHOLDERS” ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,
THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS “MEMBERS” ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,
THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED AS “BENEFICIAL OWNERS” ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,
and
THE SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE IDENTIFIED HEREIN
dated as of
February 3, 2026
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Exhibit A – Sample Backlog Project Profit Calculations
Exhibit B – Sample Working Capital Calculations
Exhibit C – Form of Escrow Agreement
Exhibit D – Form of Membership Interest Assignment
Exhibit E – Form of Promissory Note
Exhibit F – Form of Stock Power
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List of Schedules:
Seller Party Disclosure Schedules
Buyer Disclosure Schedules
Schedule 2.06(a)
Schedule 2.06(b)
Schedule 2.03(b)(vix)
Schedule 2.03(b)(xii)
Schedule 4.05
Schedule 5.09
Schedule 6.05
Schedule 7.02(a)(viii)
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Securities Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 3, 2026, is entered into by and among (i) Orion Group Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), (ii) the Persons identified as “Shareholders” on the signature pages hereto (each, a “Shareholder,” and collectively, the “Shareholders”), (iii) the Persons identified as “Members” on the signature pages hereto (each, a “Member,” collectively, the “Members,” and together with the Shareholders, each a “Seller,” and collectively, the “Sellers”), (iv) the Persons identified as “Beneficial Owners” on the signature pages hereto (each, a “Beneficial Owner,” collectively, the “Beneficial Owners,” and together with the Sellers, each a “Seller Party,” and collectively, the “Seller Parties”), and (v) solely in his capacity as the representative of Sellers pursuant to Section 8.14, Scott M. Vandegrift (“Sellers’ Representative”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Shareholders collectively own 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock (the “Acquired Operating Company Shares”) of J.E. McAmis, Inc., a California corporation (the “Operating Company”);
WHEREAS, the Members collectively own 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests (the “Acquired Leasing Company Interests,” and together with the Acquired Operating Company Shares, collectively, the “Acquired Interests”) of JEM Marine Leasing, LLC, a Washington limited liability company (the “Leasing Company”);
WHEREAS, the Shareholders desires to sell to Buyer, and Buyer wishes to purchase from the Shareholders, the Acquired Operating Company Shares, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Members desire to sell to Buyer, and Buyer wishes to purchase from the Members, the Acquired Leasing Company Interests, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Beneficial Owners will directly and indirectly financially benefit from the Contemplated Transactions (as defined herein) and have agreed to become party to this Agreement for the purpose of providing certain representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
The following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this Article I:
“Acquired Companies” and “Acquired Company” means, as the context requires, the Operating Company, the Leasing Company and each of their respective direct and indirect Subsidiaries (if any).
“Action” means any claim, action, cause of action, demand, lawsuit, arbitration, mediation, inquiry, investigation, audit, notice of violation, proceeding, litigation, citation, summons or subpoena of any nature, civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or otherwise, whether at law or in equity.
“Acquired Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Acquired Leasing Company Interests” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Acquired Operating Company Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Adjustment Escrow Account” means a separate account established in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, which will hold the Adjustment Escrow Amount, and all interest and other amounts earned thereon, in escrow pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.
“Adjustment Escrow Amount” means $456,045.88.
“Affiliate” of a Person means any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, including, with respect to a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, the direct or indirect ownership of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities or interest in such corporation, partnership or limited liability company.
“Affiliated Group” means any affiliated group within the meaning of Code Section 1504, and any similar group (including a consolidated, combined or unitary group) defined under a similar provision of state, local or foreign Applicable Law.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Allocation Methodology” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
“Allocation Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
“Annual Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, any common law of any state or other jurisdiction, any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, constitution, treaty, convention,
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ordinance, code, rule, order, regulation, judgment, decree, reporting or licensing requirement, certification, standard, accreditation or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority, or any Governmental Order, in each case, that is binding upon or applicable to such Person.
“Appurtenances” means, with respect to any Vessel, all of the engines, machinery, tools, supplies, boats, anchors, chains, tackle, fittings, navigation equipment, spare parts, inventories, fuel, stores, supplies, plans, specifications, engineering and architectural drawings, manuals, and all other equipment and appurtenances appertaining to or belonging to such Vessel, whether or not on board such Vessel and wherever located.
“Backlog Contracts” means the First Tranche Backlog Contracts or the Second Tranche Backlog Contracts, as applicable.
“Backlog Project Profit” means an amount equal to (a) the aggregate contract revenues both recognized and realized by the Acquired Companies following the Closing Date in respect of performance under applicable Backlog Contracts, minus (b) the aggregate direct costs and expenses incurred by the Acquired Companies following the Closing Date arising from or relating to the Acquired Companies’ performance under such applicable Backlog Contracts, in each case as calculated in accordance with (i) GAAP and (ii) the sample calculation set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, Backlog Project Profit for each of the First Tranche Backlog Contracts and Second Tranche Backlog Contracts shall be calculated on an independent basis in accordance with the parties’ mutually agreed calculation parameters set forth on Exhibit A.
“Backlog Holdback Payment” means the First Tranche Backlog Payment or the Second Tranche Backlog Payment, as applicable.
“Backlog Holdback Period” means the First Tranche Backlog Period or the Second Tranche Backlog Period, as applicable.
“Bareboat Charter” means a Contract under which, for the period of the charter, the party who leases or charters the applicable Vessel assumes legal responsibility for all of the incidents of ownership, including insuring, manning, supplying, repairing, fueling, maintaining and operating the Vessel.
“Base Purchase Price” means an amount equal to (i) the Cash Purchase Price, plus (b) the Stock Consideration Amount.
“Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Owners” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a).
“Business” means the business of the Acquired Companies as such business is currently conducted.
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“Business Day” means any day except Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks located in Houston, Texas are authorized or required by Law to be closed for business.
“Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Buyer Indemnified Parties” means the following Persons: (a) Buyer; (b) Buyer’s direct and indirect parents, Subsidiaries and Affiliates; (c) the respective owners, stockholders, members and other Representatives of the Persons referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b); and (d) the respective successors and permitted assigns of the Persons referred to in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c).
“Buyer R&W Retention Amount” means $144,000.00.
“Buyer Released Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(a).
“Buyer Releasing Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(c).
“Capital Interest” means capital stock, limited liability, partnership or membership interests or units (whether general or limited), and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distribution of assets of, the issuing entity or a right to control such entity via the right to appoint members of a board of directors, managers or similar equivalent.
“CARES Act” means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748), and applicable rules, regulations and guidance, in each case, as amended.
“Cash” means, as determined in accordance with GAAP as of the applicable time of determination, (a) the aggregate amount of all cash and cash equivalents held by any Acquired Company in their respective accounts, plus (b) the amount of any checks and funds in transit to the accounts of the Acquired Companies (provided, that if such incoming check or funds is a payment in respect of a corresponding account receivable or other Current Asset, then there shall also be a reduction to such corresponding account receivable or other Current Asset on account thereof reflected in the calculation of Closing Working Capital as estimated and finally determined pursuant to Section 2.04. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Cash shall (i) exclude (A) any security deposits, (B) any cash or cash equivalents held in escrow or held for or on behalf of a third Person and (C) any cash or cash equivalents that are not freely usable because they are subject to restrictions or limitations on the use or distribution by Applicable Law, Contract or otherwise, and (ii) be reduced by any outstanding checks and electronic payments drawn on the accounts of the Acquired Companies; provided, that if such outstanding check or electronic payment is a payment in respect of a corresponding account payable or other Current Liability, then there shall also be a corresponding reduction to the applicable account payable or other Current Liability on account thereof reflected in the calculation of Closing Working Capital as estimated and finally determined pursuant to Section 2.04.
“Cash Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02.
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“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.
“Classification Society” means, as to any Company Vessel, the classification society applicable to such Company Vessel.
“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.
“Closing Adjustment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(ii).
“Closing Cash” means the amount of all Cash that is held by the Acquired Companies as of immediately prior to the Closing.
“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.
“Closing Indebtedness” means the Indebtedness of the Acquired Companies as of the Closing Date.
“Closing Payment” means an amount equal to Buyer’s recalculation of the Estimated Closing Payment as set forth in the Closing Statement, as finally determined in accordance with Section 2.04(b)(i).
“Closing Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b)(i).
“Closing Transaction Expenses” means the Transaction Expenses of the Seller Parties, Sellers’ Representative and/or the Acquired Companies as of the Closing Date.
“Closing Working Capital” means an amount (which may be positive or negative) equal to: (a) the Current Assets of the Acquired Companies, less (b) the Current Liabilities of the Acquired Companies, determined as of the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the Closing Date.
“Coastwise Trade” means the carriage or transport of merchandise and/or other materials and/or passengers in the coastwise trade of the United States of America within the meaning of 46 U.S.C Chapter 551, as amended and supplemented from time to time, as well as dredging, towing and any other employment for which a vessel must be eligible for a coastwise trade endorsement as required by Law.
“COBRA” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(i).
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Company Activities” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).
“Company Chartered Vessels” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.30(a).
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“Company Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(a).
“Company IT Systems” means the computer, information technology, and data processing systems, facilities and services owned by or licensed to any Acquired Company in the conduct of its business, including all software, systems hardware, networks, interfaces, databases, websites, website content, equipment, platforms and related systems and services.
“Company Operated Vessels” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.30(a).
“Company Owned Vessels” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.30(a).
“Company Service” means each of the services and/or products that has been or is currently being researched, developed, used, tested, manufactured, marketed, distributed, licensed, sold, offered for sale or provided by any Acquired Company.
“Company Vessels” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.30(a).
“Competing Business” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).
“Confidentiality Agreement” means the Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2025, by and between Orion and the Operating Company.
“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).
“Contemplated Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
“Contract” or “Contracts” means all contracts, leases, subleases, deeds, mortgages, licenses, sublicenses, royalty agreements, license agreements, purchase orders, sales orders, instruments, notes, bonds, loans, letters of credit, guarantees, commitments, undertakings, arrangements, indentures, joint ventures and all other agreements, instruments, commitments and legally binding arrangements, whether written or oral, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto or waivers thereunder.
“Coronavirus Pandemic” means, as declared by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic caused by COVID-19.
“Coronavirus Relief Programs” means any federal, state and local Governmental Authority relief programs established in response to the Coronavirus Pandemic, including any relief established or authorized under the CARES Act, and applicable rules, regulations and guidance, in each case, as amended.
“Creditors’ Rights and Equitable Principles” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
“Current Assets” means accounts receivable (including unbilled receivables and employee receivables, but in all cases net of reserves for doubtful accounts), inventory (net of reserves for obsolete or excess inventory), prepaid expenses and other current assets, all
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determined in accordance with (a) GAAP applied using the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies that were used in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements for the most recent fiscal year end as if such accounts were being prepared as of a fiscal year end and (b) the example calculation of Current Assets (including the applicable line items to be included in such calculation) set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto; provided, that “Current Assets” shall exclude all Cash and any prepaid amounts in respect of Closing Transaction Expenses.
“Current Liabilities” means accounts payable (including vendor, materials, subcontractor payables, travel and lodging payables and other job costs), accrued sales and use Taxes, customer deposits and other current liabilities (including accrued payroll, vacation/sick pay, lease and other payments under the Residential Leases and other employee benefits), but excluding the current portion of long term debt and accrued interest, all determined in accordance with (a) GAAP applied using the same accounting methods, practices, principles, policies and procedures, with consistent classifications, judgments and valuation and estimation methodologies that were used in the preparation of the Annual Financial Statements for the most recent fiscal year end as if such accounts were being prepared as of a fiscal year end and (b) the example calculation of Current Liabilities (including the applicable line items to be included in such calculation) set forth in Exhibit B attached hereto; provided, that “Current Liabilities” shall exclude all Indebtedness, right of use and short-term lease liabilities, and any amounts otherwise included in the calculation of Closing Indebtedness and Closing Transaction Expenses.
“D&O Policy” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.
“Data Breach” means (a) the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, Personal Data transmitted, stored, or otherwise Processed or (b) any breach of Personal Data that would otherwise give rise to any obligations on behalf of any Acquired Company under Privacy and Information Security Requirements.
“Deal Communications” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.15.
“Disclosure Schedules” means the Disclosure Schedules delivered by the Seller Parties and Buyer concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
“Disputed Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(iii).
“Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency of the United States.
“Employee Plan” means any plan, program, agreement, policy, practice or arrangement that is an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA) or provides benefits or compensation of any kind other than base salary, base hourly wages or overtime and other than any other plan, program, agreement, policy, practice or arrangement that is mandated by Applicable Law and maintained or sponsored by a Governmental Authority.
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“Encumbrance” means any charge, claim, community property interest, pledge, condition, equitable interest, lien (statutory or other), option, security interest, mortgage, easement, encroachment, right of way, right of first refusal, or restriction of any kind, including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
“Environmental Claim” means any Action, Governmental Order, lien, fine, penalty, or, as to each, any settlement or judgment arising therefrom, by or from any Person alleging liability of whatever kind or nature (including liability or responsibility for the costs of enforcement proceedings, investigations, cleanup, governmental response, removal or remediation, natural resources damages, property damages, personal injuries, medical monitoring, penalties, contribution, indemnification and injunctive relief) arising out of, based on or resulting from: (a) the presence, Release of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Materials; or (b) any actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or term or condition of any Environmental Permit.
“Environmental Law” means any Applicable Law, and any Governmental Order or binding agreement with any Governmental Authority, in each case, that: (a) relates to pollution (or the cleanup thereof) or the protection of natural resources, endangered or threatened species, human health or safety, or the environment (including ambient air, soil, surface water or groundwater, or subsurface strata); or (b) concerns the presence of, exposure to, or the management, manufacture, use, containment, storage, recycling, reclamation, reuse, treatment, generation, discharge, transportation, processing, production, disposal or remediation of any Hazardous Materials. The term “Environmental Law” includes, without limitation, the following (including their implementing regulations and any state analogs): CERCLA; the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Clean Air Act of 1966, as amended by the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.
“Environmental Notice” means any written directive, written notice of violation or infraction, or written notice regarding any Environmental Claim relating to actual or alleged non-compliance with any Environmental Law or any term or condition of any Environmental Permit.
“Environmental Permit” means any Permit required under or issued, granted, given, authorized by or made pursuant to Environmental Law.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation, trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code.
“Escrow Agent” means J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Escrow Agreement” means an escrow agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit C attached hereto, which will be executed by Buyer, the Escrow Agent and Sellers’ Representative at or prior to the Closing.
“Estimated Closing Cash” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i).
“Estimated Closing Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i).
“Estimated Closing Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a)(i)(A).
“Estimated Closing Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i).
“Estimated Closing Transaction Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i).
“Estimated Closing Working Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(i).
“Equity Securities” means (a) Capital Interests, (b) subscriptions, calls, warrants, options, purchase rights or commitments of any kind or character relating to, or entitling any Person to acquire, any Capital Interest, (c) stock appreciation, unit appreciation, phantom stock, equity participation or similar rights and (d) securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any Capital Interests.
“Event of Loss” means, with respect to a Vessel, any of the following events: (i) loss of such Vessel or of the use thereof due to theft, disappearance, destruction, or damage thereto beyond reasonable repair; (ii) any damage to such Vessel that results in an insurance settlement with respect to such Vessel on the basis of a total loss or constructive total loss; (iii) the condemnation, forfeiture, confiscation, or secured of, or requisition of title to, such Vessel; or (iv) a requisition of use of such Vessel by any Governmental Authority.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Family Member” means, for a Person that is an individual, such Person’s spouse, and such Person’s and such Person’s spouse’s parents or lineal descendants, and the lineal descendants of the foregoing.
“Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05.
“Firm” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.15.
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“First Tranche Backlog Contracts” means the Contracts entered into by an Acquired Company in the Ordinary Course of Business prior to the Closing and set forth on Schedule 2.06(a).
“First Tranche Backlog Holdback Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a)(iii).
“First Tranche Backlog Holdback Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a)(i).
“Fraud” means the actual knowledge of the falsity and intent to deceive in the making of any representations or warranties in any Transaction Document or in any certificate delivered pursuant thereto.
“Fundamental Representations” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.01 (Organization and Authority the Seller Parties); Section 3.02 (Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Acquired Companies); Section 3.03 (Capitalization; Subsidiaries); Section 3.04 (No Conflicts; Consents); Section 3.09(a) (Title to Assets); Section 3.17 (Employees Benefit Matters); Section 3.19 (Tax Matters); Section 3.22 (Related Party Transactions); Section 3.26 (Brokers); Section 4.01 (Organization and Authority); Section 4.02 (No Conflicts; Consents); and Section 4.05 (Brokers).
“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time.
“Government Bid” means any quotation, bid or proposal by any Acquired Company that, if accepted or awarded, would result in or give rise to a Government Contract.
“Government Contract” means any Contract, including any prime contract, subcontract, letter contract, purchase order or delivery order, (a) by or between any Acquired Company and any Governmental Authority (including any facilities contract or lease for the use of government-owned facilities or assets) or (b) by or between any Acquired Company, as a subcontractor at any tier, and any other Person, including resellers and distributors, in connection with any contract with a Governmental Authority.
“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local or foreign government or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such government or political subdivision, or any self-regulated organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority or quasi-governmental authority (to the extent that the rules, regulations or orders of such organization or authority have the force of Law), or any arbitrator, court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction.
“Governmental Order” means any ruling, decision, order, injunction, verdict, assessment, subpoena, writ, judgment, decree, stipulation, consent order, consent agreement, decree, consent decree, determination or award issued, made or entered by or with any
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Governmental Authority, whether preliminary or final, and any settlement agreement or compliance agreement entered into in connection with any Action.
“Hazardous Materials” means: (a) any material, substance, chemical, pollutant, contaminant, waste, product, derivative, compound, mixture, solid, liquid, mineral or gas, in each case, whether naturally occurring or manmade, that is defined as or deemed hazardous, acutely hazardous, toxic, or words of similar import or otherwise regulated by any Environmental Law; and (b) any petroleum or petroleum-derived products, radon, radioactive materials or wastes, asbestos in any form, lead or lead-containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, and polychlorinated biphenyls.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, all obligations (including all obligations in respect of principal, accrued interest, penalties, fees and premiums) of such Person: (a) for borrowed money, including any Payoff Amounts; (b) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments; (c) for capital lease obligations (as determined in accordance with GAAP) or direct financing leases, and purchase money and off-balance sheet financing (other than under operating lease agreements); (d) in respect of amounts drawn or called upon, under acceptance credit, letters of credit, performance bonds, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities or instruments, and all non-contingent reimbursement or payment obligations with respect to surety instruments; (e) for the deferred purchase price of property, assets, businesses, products or services to such Person; (f) arising out of any interest rate or currency swap arrangements and any other arrangements designed to provide protection against fluctuations in interest or currency rates or any other hedging contracts or derivative agreements or arrangements, (g) any indebtedness or other amounts owing or due to any Seller Party or any Affiliate or Family Member of any of the forgoing or any amounts owed or payable with respect to obligations under any Contract with a Related Party, including (A) any amounts owed with respect to any dividends or distributions with respect to, or any repurchases or purchases of, any Equity Securities in any Acquired Company, and (B) any amounts owed under any management, advisory, professional services or other agreement with any such Person, (h) all indebtedness secured by (or for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Encumbrance upon or in any asset or property owned or held by such Person (whether or not such indebtedness secured thereby shall have been assumed by such Person or is nonrecourse to the credit of such Person), (i) for any outstanding compensation, severance, or consulting amounts or other benefits or payment obligations owed (whether currently or for services to be provided in the future) to any former (as of the Closing) Service Provider (including any amounts paid in settlement of any Action claiming or demanding any such amounts) and any employer-side employment Taxes payable in connection therewith, (j) relating to any deferred compensation, commissions, bonuses, phantom stock or phantom equity arrangements (in each case, (A) whether accrued or not and (B) calculated in accordance with GAAP) in respect of any current or former Service Provider, and including any employer-side employment Taxes payable in connection therewith, or relating to any non-competition obligations, (k) any accrued, past-due, unfunded, or underfunded defined contribution, defined benefit, pension, or other retirement plan liabilities, including matching and profit-sharing contributions to any qualified retirement plan, any earnings
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or interest associated with such contributions, and any penalties that may be assessed by any Governmental Authority in connection with such contributions or the reporting thereof, (l) any deferred revenue, customer deposits and customer overpayments (except to the extent such amounts are included in the Estimated Closing Statement and Closing Working Capital as finally determined pursuant to Section 2.04), (m) for clauses (a) through (l) above, all accrued interest thereon, if any, and any termination fees, prepayment penalties, premiums, breakage costs, make-whole, expense reimbursement or other fees, costs, expenses or other payment obligations related thereto or associated with the repayment of such Indebtedness on the Closing Date, and (n) in the nature of guarantees of, or assurances to a creditor against, a loss with respect to the obligations described in the foregoing clauses (a) through (m) above of any other Person; provided, however, that Indebtedness will not include (i) trade accounts payable incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business to the extent included in the Current Liabilities used in the calculation of the Closing Working Capital included in the Estimated Closing Statement, and (ii) any Liabilities to the extent included in the Closing Transaction Expenses. Buyer and Seller Parties agree that (i) with respect to the bonus payments that may be due to Darrell Jamieson under that certain Stock Option Termination Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2022, as amended by the Stock Option Termination Agreement Amendment, that $450,000 (representing payments that may be owed on or before December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2027), shall be treated as Indebtedness, and (ii) an amount equal $281,667 for repairs, maintenance and recertification associated with the Spud Barge Ellis Island shall be treated as Indebtedness.
“Indemnification Escrow Account” means a separate account established in accordance with the terms in the Escrow Agreement, which will hold the Indemnification Escrow Amount, and all interest and other amounts earned thereon, in escrow pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.
“Indemnification Escrow Amount” means $144,000.00.
“Indemnified Parties” or “Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(a).
“Indemnifying Parties” or “Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(a).
“Indemnifying Party Acknowledgment” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(a).
“Independent Accountants” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(iii).
“Insurance Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.13.
“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property and proprietary rights of any kind or nature anywhere in the world, including all: (a) trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, business names, logos, and other source designators, including all applications and registrations and the goodwill connected with the use of and symbolized by the foregoing; (b) copyrights, works of authorship (including all software) moral rights and other rights of authors,
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including all applications and registrations related to the foregoing; (c) trade secrets, know how, confidential information, data, databases, database rights, ideas, inventions, invention disclosures, discoveries, specifications, and improvements, whether or not patentable; (d) internet domain names, URLs, and social media accounts, (e) patents, patent applications, industrial designs, and utility models, including any extensions, reexaminations and reissues, divisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part to any of the foregoing; and (f) name, image, and likeness rights, including rights to privacy and publicity rights, and (g) tangible embodiments of all of the foregoing.
“Intended Tax Treatment” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.05.
“International Trade Laws” means any applicable (a) Sanctions; (b) U.S. export control laws (including, without limitation, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (22 CFR §§ 120-130, as amended), the Export Administration Regulations (15 CFR §§ 730-774, as amended) and any regulation, order, or directive promulgated, issued or enforced pursuant to such laws); (c) Applicable Laws pertaining to imports and customs, including those administered by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection in the United State Department of Homeland Security (and any successor thereof) and any regulation, order, or directive promulgated, issued or enforced pursuant to such Laws; (d) the anti-boycott laws administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of the Treasury and (e) Applicable Laws pertaining to export, import and customs of other countries in which any Acquired Company has conducted and/or currently conducts its business.
“Knowledge of Sellers or Sellers’ Knowledge” or any other similar knowledge qualification, means the knowledge of each of John McAmis, Scott Vandegrift, Darrell Jamieson and Aaron Anderson. For purposes of this Agreement, any such individual shall be deemed to have knowledge of a particular fact or other matter if (a) such individual is actually aware of such fact or other matter, or (b) a prudent individual could be expected to discover such fact or other matter after reasonable investigation.
“Latest Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05.
“Latest Balance Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.05.
“Law” any common law of any state or other jurisdiction, any federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, order, regulation, judgment, decree, reporting or licensing requirement, certification, standard, accreditation or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority, or any Governmental Order.
“Leasing Company” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06.
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“Losses” means any losses, damages, Liabilities, Taxes, judgments, interest, awards, penalties, fines, settlements, royalties, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and the cost of enforcing any applicable rights right to indemnification hereunder, but excluding all punitive damages other than those actually awarded to a third party.
“Major Casualty” means, in relation to a Vessel, any casualty to that Vessel in respect of which the claim or the aggregate of the claims against all insurers, inclusive of any franchise or deductible, exceeds or may exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
“Maritime Guidelines” means any United States (and, if applicable, international or non-United States) rule, code of practice, convention, protocol, guideline, or similar requirement or restriction concerning or relating to any Vessel, and to which a Vessel is subject and required to comply with, imposed, published, or promulgated by any relevant Governmental Authority (including the flag state of any Vessel), the International Maritime Organization, or the insurer of such Vessel.
“Material Adverse Effect” means any event, occurrence, fact, condition or change that is materially adverse to (a) the business, results of operations, financial condition or assets of any Acquired Company or (b) the ability of the Seller Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
“Material Contracts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08(a).
“Material Customers” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(a).
“Material Suppliers” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(b).
“Member” and “Members” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Membership Interest Assignment” means an assignment of membership interests with respect to all of the Acquired Interests in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
“Newbuildings” means Vessels contracted to be constructed, under construction or newly constructed for, but not yet delivered to, an Acquired Company, other than the Company Vessels.
“Noncompete Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).
“Non-Owned Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(a).
“Offer Letters” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(xii).
“Operating Company” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Ordinary Course of Business” means the ordinary and usual course of operations of the Business by the Acquired Companies through the date hereof consistent with past practice.
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“Orion” means Orion Group Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Orion Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Orion.
“Organizational Documents” means (a) in the case of a Person that is a corporation, its articles or certificate of incorporation or formation (including any certificate of designations thereto), bylaws, shareholders’ agreement(s), or similar governing instruments, including those required by the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or organization; (b) in the case of a Person that is a partnership, its articles or certificate of partnership, formation or association, and its partnership agreement (in each case, limited, limited liability, general or otherwise); (c) in the case of a Person that is a limited liability company, its articles or certificate of formation or organization, and its limited liability company agreement or operating agreement; and (d) in the case of a Person that is none of a corporation, partnership (limited, limited liability, general or otherwise), limited liability company or natural person, its governing instruments as required or contemplated by the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.
“Owned Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(a).
“Payoff Amount” means the aggregate dollar amount of the payoff amounts set forth in any Payoff Letters delivered by Sellers in connection with Closing.
“Payoff Letter” means, with respect to any Indebtedness of any Acquired Company or Indebtedness that is otherwise secured by the Acquired Interests or any of the assets or properties of the Acquired Companies, a payoff letter in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer, signed by the Person to which such Indebtedness is payable (except in the case of equipment lessors and other financial institutions that customarily provide payoff statements electronically without signature), setting forth (a) the dollar amount required to pay off such Indebtedness in full (including, principal, interest and any applicable prepayment or other fees), (b) instructions for the payment of the Payoff Amount by wire transfer or by check, and (c) confirmation that upon payment of the Payoff Amount, such Person will grant a complete release of all Encumbrances that such Person may hold on any of such assets.
“Permits” means all permits, licenses, franchises, approvals, permits, consents, grants, waivers, qualification, authorizations, registrations, certificates, variances and similar rights issued by, granted by, obtained from, or required to be obtained from, any Governmental Authority.
“Permitted Encumbrances” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09(a).
“Permitted Transfer” means any Transfer (i) to an Affiliate of Sellers; (ii) to Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, including pursuant to a share buyback, tender offer or any other lawful purchase of Orion Common Stock by Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) pursuant to a liquidation, merger, consolidation, share exchange, reorganization, tender offer or other similar transaction involving Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries that has been approved, authorized or recommended by the board of directors of Buyer; provided, however, that in the case of any Transfer or distribution pursuant
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to clause (i) each transferee or distributee must sign and deliver a lock-up agreement on substantially the same terms as set forth in Section 5.10 of this Agreement to Buyer for a period terminating upon the expiration of the Restricted Period.
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, Governmental Authority, unincorporated organization, trust, association or other entity.
“Personal Guarantees” means the personal guarantees of John C. McCamis and Scott Vandegrift relating to the operation of the Business, including those listed on Section 3.05(b) of the Disclosure Schedules.
“Personal Data” means (a) all data that identifies an individual or, in combination with any other information or data available to the Acquired Companies, is capable of identifying or locating an individual or (b) as the terms “personal data,” “personal information,” “personally-identifiable information,” or similar terms, are otherwise defined under Privacy and Information Security Requirements.
“Post-Closing Adjustment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(b)(ii).
“Pre-Closing Engagement” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.15.
“Post-Closing Payment Objection” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c)(ii).
“Post-Closing Payment Review Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c)(ii).
“Post-Closing Payment Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c)(ii).
“Pre-Closing Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
“Pre-Closing Taxes” means, without duplication, any Taxes (a) imposed on or with respect to any Seller Party for any taxable period, (b) imposed on any Acquired Company or with respect to its assets or operations for any Pre-Closing Period, (c) that are withholding Taxes imposed on Buyer or any of its Affiliates with respect to any payment made pursuant to this Agreement, (d) of any Person other than an Acquired Company imposed on an Acquired Company as a result of such Acquired Company being a member of any Affiliated Group before the Closing pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or any similar state, local, or non-U.S. Law, (e) of any Person (other than an Acquired Company) imposed on any Acquired Company as a transferee or successor, by contract or pursuant to any Applicable Law, rule, or regulation, which Taxes relate to an event or transaction occurring before the Closing, (f) imposed on Buyer as a transferee or successor of any Seller Party, or (g) arising out of or relating to any breach of representation or warranty or failure to fully perform any covenant, agreement, undertaking or obligation by any Seller Party, Sellers’ Representative, or any Acquired Company under this Agreement.
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“Preferred Bidder Status” means, as to a Government Contract and Government Bid in which any Acquired Company (or any Seller in relation to the Business) at the time of submission of such Government Bid or at the time of executing such Government Contract represented that the Acquired Company (or any Seller in relation to the Business), individually or as a member of a joint venture or other arrangement, was a small business concern, a small disadvantaged business, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business concern, a veteran-owned small business concern, a woman-owned business concern, a “protégé” under a mentor-protégé agreement or program, or had or qualified for any other preferential or other “set aside” status.
“Privacy and Information Security Requirements” means (a) all Applicable Laws relating to the Processing of Personal Data, data privacy, or information security, such as the Federal Trade Commission Act, state privacy laws (such as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 and all implementation legislation relating thereto, or state data breach laws and (b) the Payment Card Information Data Security Standards.
“Privacy Notices” means any internal and external notices, policies, disclosures, or public representations by an Acquired Company in respect of such Acquired Company’s Processing of Personal Data or privacy practices.
“Privileged Deal Communications” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.15.
“Process,” “Processed,” or “Processing” means the collection, use, storage, processing, distribution, transfer, import, export, protection (including via security measures), disposal, disclosure of, or other activity or operation regarding, data (whether electronically or in any other form or medium), including Personal Data.
“Promissory Note” means a subordinated, unsecured promissory note issued by Buyer or an Affiliate of Buyer in favor of Sellers in the original principal amount equal to the Promissory Note Amount, in substantially the form of Exhibit E attached hereto.
“Promissory Note Amount” means Twelve Million Dollars ($12,000,000).
“Qualified Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(b).
“Qualifying Individuals” and “Qualifying Individuals” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).
“Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(a).
“Real Property Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(a).
“Related Party” means (a) any current or former direct or indirect holder of any Equity Securities of any Acquired Company; (b) any individual who is, or in the last five (5) years has been, an officer, director, manager or partner of an Acquired Company; (c) any Affiliate of an
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Acquired Company; (d) any Affiliate or Family Member of any of the Persons referred to in clauses (a), (b), and (c) above; and (e) any trust or other Person in which any one of the Persons referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above holds (or in which more than one of such Persons collectively hold), beneficially or otherwise, a material voting, proprietary or ownership interest).
“Related Party Arrangements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.09.
“Release” means any actual or threatened release, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, abandonment, disposing or allowing to escape or migrate into or through the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air (indoor or outdoor), surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata or within any building, structure, facility or fixture).
“Remedial Action” means any action to (a) clean up, remove, treat or handle in any other way Hazardous Substances in the environment, (b) prevent the release of Hazardous Substances so that they do not migrate, endanger or threaten to endanger public health or the environment, or (c) perform remedial investigations, feasibility studies, corrective actions, closures and post-remedial or post-closure studies, investigations, operations, maintenance and monitoring.
“Representation and Warranty Insurance Policy” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04.
“Representative” means, with respect to any Person, any and all equityholders, directors, managers, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, counsel, accountants and other agents of such Person.
“Residential Leases” means the leases, and all amendments thereto, with respect to the leases of the Real Property located at 810 S. King St. #3206, Honolulu Hawaii 96813; 343 Hobron Ln. Apt. 1802, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815 and 343 Hobron Ln. Apt. 3102, Honolulu, Hawaii 96815.
“Resolution Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(ii).
“Restricted Period” means the period commencing on the date of the Closing and ending on the date that is 365 days after the date of the Closing.
“Review Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(i).
“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by U.S. Governmental Authorities (including, but not limited to, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Commerce), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or any other relevant Governmental Authority.
“Sanctions Target” means any Person: (a) that is the subject or target of any Sanctions; (b) named in any Sanctions-related list maintained by the U.S. Department of State; the U.S.
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Department of Commerce, including the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Entity List and Denied Persons List; or the U.S. Department of the Treasury, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, the Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List, and the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List; or any similar list maintained by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or any other relevant Governmental Authority; (c) located, organized or resident in a country, territory or geographical region which is itself the subject or target of any territory-wide Sanctions (including, without limitation, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and, prior to January 17, 2017, Sudan); or (d) owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a)-(c).
“Second Tranche Backlog Contracts” means the Contracts bid on behalf of an Acquired Company in the Ordinary Course of Business within six months following the Closing and ultimately awarded to an Acquired Company; provided, in each case, that a Contract shall only constitute a “Second Tranche Backlog Contract” hereunder (including, without limitation, for purposes of calculating a Second Tranche Backlog Holdback Payment, if any) if such Contract corresponds directly to a project set forth on Schedule 2.06(b).
“Second Tranche Backlog Holdback Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a)(iii).
“Second Tranche Backlog Holdback Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a)(i).
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Seller” and “Sellers” have the meanings set forth in the preamble.
“Seller Indemnified Parties” means the following Persons: (a) Sellers; (b) Sellers’ direct and indirect parents and Affiliates; (c) the respective owners, stockholders, members and other Representatives of the Persons referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b); and (d) the respective successors and permitted assigns of the Persons referred to in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c).
“Seller R&W Retention Amount” means $144,000.00
“Seller Released Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(a).
“Seller Released Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(c).
“Seller Releasing Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.08(a).
“Seller Party” and “Seller Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Sellers’ Representative” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
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“Sellers’ Representative Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.14(f).
“Service Provider” means each employee, director, manager, consultant, leased employee, independent contractor and other individual service provider of any Acquired Company.
“Shareholder” and “Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“Skaglund Quarry Lease” means that certain Lease, dated January 9, 2026, by and between Skaglund Quarry, LLC and the Operating Company.
“Statement of Objections” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(ii).
“Stock Consideration” means 91,196 shares of Orion Common Stock issued or to be issued to Scott M. Vandegrift, as Trustee of The Scott M. Vandegrift Trust, and 91,196 shares of Orion Common Stock issued or to be issued to John C. McAmis, as Trustee of The John C. McAmis Trust, each under the terms and conditions of Section 2.07.
“Stock Consideration Amount” means Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).
“Stock Option Termination Agreement Amendments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(b)(xiv).
“Stock Powers” means stock powers or other instruments of transfer duly executed in blank form, in substantially the form of Exhibit F attached hereto.
“Straddle Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b).
“Subordination Agreement” means that certain Subordination Agreement by and between the Sellers’ Representative and UMB Bank, N.A. and acknowledged by Buyer.
“Subsidiary” of any Person means, on any date, any Person of which Equity Securities or other ownership interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity or more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the general partnership interests or more than fifty percent (50%) of the profits or losses of which are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the applicable Person or one or more direct or indirect subsidiaries of such Person.
“Substantial Completion” means the point in time at which a project performed by an Acquired Company pursuant to a First Tranche Backlog Contract or Second Tranche Backlog Contract reaches “substantial completion” (or similar term of like import) (a) in accordance with the terms of the First Tranche Backlog Contract or Second Tranche Backlog Contract, as applicable, underlying such project or (b) solely in the absence of a concept of “substantial completion” (or similar term of like import) in an applicable First Tranche Backlog Contract or Second Tranche Backlog Contract, as determined by the Parties, each acting in good faith and considering reasonable criteria, including the percentage completion of the aggregate work under
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“Target Working Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a)(ii).
“Taxes” means (a) any federal, state, local and non-U.S. income, profits, license, severance, occupation, windfall profits, capital gains, capital stock, transfer, estimated, real property gains, value added, entertainment, amusement, customs, duties, ad valorem, natural resources, premium, environmental, social security, unemployment, disability, registration, franchise, gross receipts, payroll, sales, employment, use, property, real property, personal property, excise, stamp, alternative or add-on minimum or other withholding tax, composite, healthcare or other tax of any kind whatsoever, and (b), escheat or unclaimed property fees, obligations, liabilities, or charges (whether or not considered a tax under Applicable Law), in each case ((a) and (b)), imposed by a Governmental Authority, including any interest, penalty or addition thereto including as the result of any failure to file or timely file a Tax Return, and including any Liability for Taxes of another Person pursuant to a contract, as a transferee or successor, under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or analogous state, local or foreign law or otherwise, and any liabilities resulting from imputed underpayments determined under Code Section 6225.
“Tax Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04.
“Tax Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04.
“Tax Return” means returns, reports, estimates, declarations, statements and any other documents of any nature relating to, or required to be filed in connection with, any Taxes (including any elections, declarations, schedules or attachments thereto, and any amendments thereof and including Treasury Form TD F 90-22.1 and FinCEN Form 114), including any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax, and including, where permitted or required, combined, consolidated or unitary returns for any group of entities that includes the any of the Acquired Companies.
“Territory” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).
“Third Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(a).
“Trade Secrets” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07(a).
“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement (including the Schedules, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto), the Escrow Agreement, the Promissory Note, the Stock Powers, the Membership Interest Assignment, and all other agreements, certificates, documents and other instruments to be entered into or delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions.
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“Transaction Expenses” means the aggregate amount of any of the following incurred by or on behalf of any Seller Party or any Acquired Company on or prior to the Closing Date (or incurred on or prior to the Closing Date by any other Person that is required to be paid or reimbursed by a Seller Party or an Acquired Company): (a) all compensation, benefits or other amounts paid or required to be paid to any current or former Service Provider or agent arising or resulting from, triggered by, payable, owing or otherwise in connection with this Agreement or the Contemplated Transactions (whether arising out of Contracts entered into by or for the benefit of an Acquired Company or any current or former Service Provider prior to Closing, any Applicable Law, or otherwise), including the amount of stay bonuses, sale bonuses or payments, change of control bonuses or payments, retention bonuses or payments, severance payments, transaction bonuses or payments or similar arrangements, bonuses or payments that are incurred or otherwise become payable by an Acquired Company, in connection with the negotiation, execution and/or delivery of this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents or the consummation of the Closing (whether or not such amounts, bonuses or payments do not become payable until the occurrence of a termination of employment (except for termination of employment by an Acquired Company after the Closing without cause) or any other event or circumstance that may occur after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), together with any Taxes relating thereto or arising therefrom (including the applicable employer’s portion of Social Security, Medicare, FUTA, and other payroll Taxes associated therewith), (b) all costs, commissions, fees and expenses of any Seller Party or any Acquired Company incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and/or delivery of this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, any offering or marketing materials or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including any investment banking, accounting, consulting, broker, finder, advisory, attorney and other professional and other costs, fees and expenses, (c) the employer’s portion of Social Security, Medicare, FUTA, and other payroll Taxes attributable to or associated with the exercise, payout or cancellation of any Acquired Interests, options, profits interests or other Equity Securities in connection with the Contemplated Transactions, (d) one-half of the escrow service fees payable under the Escrow Agreement and (e) one-half of the premiums and other fees and expenses payable under the Representation and Warranty Insurance Policy, in the case of each of clauses (a) through (e) above, to the extent unpaid by the Seller Parties or the Acquired Companies prior to the Closing.
“Transaction Expense Amount” means the aggregate dollar amount of the invoiced amounts set forth in the Transaction Expense Invoices delivered by Sellers in connection with Closing.
“Transaction Expense Invoices” means customary invoices, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, each signed by the Person to which any Transaction Expense is owed (except in the case of professional service providers or other institutions that customarily provide payment invoices electronically without signature), reflecting amounts and corresponding manner of payment in respect of all Transaction Expenses.
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“Transfer” means, with respect to the Orion Common Stock, directly or indirectly, by operation of Law, contract or otherwise, (a) the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, license, gift, creation of a security interest in or lien on, placement in trust (voting or otherwise), encumbrance or other disposition to any Person of such Orion Common Stock, in whole or in part, including as a result of foreclosure on a security interest, (b) any hedging, swap, forward contract or other transaction that is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a transfer or other disposition of Beneficial Ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of, or pecuniary interest in, or the economic consequences of having Beneficial Ownership of, such Orion Common Stock, including any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put or call option) with respect to such Orion Common Stock, (c) any short sale of, or trade in, such Orion Common Stock, or entry into any transaction with respect to derivative securities representing the right to vote or economic benefits of, such Orion Common Stock, or (d) any entry into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the matters described in the foregoing clauses (a) to (c). The entry into a Rule 10b5-1 plan that does not authorize transactions during the Restricted Period shall not constitute a Transfer; provided, that no public announcement or disclosure of such is made prior to the termination of the Restricted Period with respect to any of the Orion Common Stock subject thereto.
“Transfer Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
“Undisputed Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c)(iii).
“Vessel” means a vessel or barge, together with its Appurtenances.
“WARN Act” means the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, and similar state, local and foreign laws related to plant closings and mass layoffs.
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“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (“THE ACT”), AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO TRANSFER MAY BE MADE EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT RELATED THERETO OR UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH SHARES MAY BE TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION UNDER THE ACT AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.
“THESE SHARES ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.10 OF THE SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 3, 2026, AS MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, BY AND AMONG ORION GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., THE SHAREHOLDERS, THE MEMBERS, THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND THE SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIVE, AND THESE SHARES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
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Except as set forth in the correspondingly numbered Section of the Disclosure Schedules, each Seller Party, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to Buyer that the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct as of the date hereof.
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The following provisions of this Article VI shall govern the allocation between Buyer, on the one hand, and the Sellers, on the other hand, of responsibility for certain Tax matters involving the Acquired Companies following the Closing Date. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Article VI and any other provision of this Agreement (including Article VII), the provisions of this Article VI shall control.
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If to Sellers’ Representative: | Scott M. Vandegrift 2725 W. Lake Ridge Shores Reno, Nevada 89519 E-mail: svandegrift@gmail.com |
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: | Maupin, Cox & LeGoy 4785 Caughlin Parkway Reno, Nevada 89519 Attention: Kurt O. Hunsberger Chris Stanko E-mail: khunsberger@mcllawfirm.com; cstanko@mcllawfirm.com |
If to Buyer: | Orion Group Holdings, Inc. 2940 Riverby Road, Suite 400 Houston, Texas 77002 Attention: E. Chipman Earle, EVP, GC, CAO, CCO and Corp. Sec. |
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E-mail: eearle@orn.net | |
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: | Jones Walker LLP 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 5100 New Orleans, LA 70170 Attention: Curtis Hearn; Clinton Smith E-mail: chearn@joneswalker.com; csmith@joneswalker.com |
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All decisions and actions by Sellers’ Representative shall be binding upon all Seller Parties, and no Seller Party have any right to object to, dissent from, protest or otherwise contest the same. In the event of the death, incapacity, dissolution, insolvency or resignation of Sellers’ Representative, the Seller Parties shall promptly appoint a substitute Sellers’ Representative which shall be reasonably acceptable to Buyer; provided, that in no event shall Sellers’ Representative resign without the Seller Parties having first appointed a substitute Sellers’ Representative, who shall assume such duties immediately upon the resignation of Sellers’ Representative appointed pursuant hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Closing Date.
BUYER:ORION GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Travis J. Boone
Name: Travis J. Boone
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
SHAREHOLDERS:The John C. McAmis Trust
By: /s/ John C. McAmis
John C. McAmis, Trustee
The Scott M. Vandegrift Trust
By: /s/ Scott M. Vandegrift
Scott M. Vandegrift, Trustee
MEMBERS:/s/ John McAmis______________________
Name: John McAmis
/s/ Scott M. Vandegrift
Name: Scott M. Vandegrift
BENEFICIAL OWNERS:/s/ John McAmis______________________
Name: John McAmis
/s/ Scott M. Vandegrift
Name: Scott M. Vandegrift
SELLERS’
REPRESENTATIVE: /s/ Scott M. Vandegrift _____________
Name: Scott M. Vandegrift
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