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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.5c First Amendment to Purchase Agreement from WAG to EDA FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “First Amendment”) is entered into as of , 2022 (the “Effective Date”), by and between the Cottage Grove Economic Development Authority, a public body corporate and politic under the laws of Minnesota (“EDA”), and Glendenning Farms, L.P., a Minnesota limited partnership, WAG Farms, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and Joan Glendenning Kennedy Family Limited Partnership, a Minnesota limited partnership (individually and collectively “WAG”). RECITALS Recital No. 1. The EDA and WAG entered into a purchase agreement dated February 8, 2022 (“Purchase Agreement”) for the purchase and sale of the Property identified in the Purchase Agreement. Recital No. 2. The EDA has requested an extension of the Closing Date to occur no later than August 31, 2022. Recital No. 3. WAG does not object to the requested extension. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and the mutual obligations contain herein, the parties hereby covenant and agree with each other as follows: 1. Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement shall be removed and replaced in its entirety as follows: 6. Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall occur on or before August 31, 2022 (the “Closing Date”). WAG agrees to deliver legal and actual possession of the Property to EDA on the Closing Date. 2. Except as provided for above, the terms and provisions of the Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 3. This First Amendment and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this First Amendment or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of Minnesota. 4. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed a waiver by the EDA of any governmental immunity defenses, statutory or otherwise. Further, any and all claims brought by WAG or its successors or assigns, shall be subject to any governmental immunity defenses of the EDA and the maximum liability limits provided by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466. 2 5. This First Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by the parties and delivered to the other parties. 6. This First Amendment shall not be amended, modified or supplemented, except by a written instrument signed by an authorized representative of each party. [remainder of page intentionally blank] 3 IN AGREEMENT, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands as of the Effective Date. COTTAGE GROVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY By ________________________________ Myron Bailey Its President By ________________________________ Jennifer Levitt Its Executive Director 4 WAG FARMS, INC. By:__________________________________ William G. Glendenning Its: President GLENDENNING FARMS, L.P. By:__________________________________ William G. Glendenning Its: General Partner 5 JOAN GLENDENNING KENNEDY FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By:____________________________ William S. Kennedy, Jr. Its: General Partner