U.C.C. - ARTICLE 6 - BULK SALES (Alternative B)
..PART 1. SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS
§ 6-108. Bulk Sales by Auction; Bulk Sales Conducted by Liquidator.
- (1) Sections 6-104, 6-105, 6-106,
and 6-107 apply to a bulk
sale by auction and a bulk sale conducted by a liquidator on
the seller's behalf with the following modifications:
- (a) "buyer" refers to auctioneer or liquidator, as the case may be;
- (b) "net contract price" refers to net proceeds of the auction or net proceeds of the sale, as the case may be;
- (c) the written notice required under Section 6-105(3) must
be accompanied by a copy of the schedule of distribution (Section 6-106(1))
and state at least:
- (i) that the seller and the auctioneer or liquidator have entered into an agreement for auction or liquidation services that may constitute an agreement to make a bulk sale under the laws of the State of _______________;
- (ii) the date of the agreement;
- (iii) the date on or after which the auction began or will begin or the date on or after which the liquidator began or will begin to sell assets on the seller's behalf;
- (iv) the date on or after which more than ten percent of the net proceeds of the sale were or will be paid, if the date is not stated in the schedule of distribution;
- (v) the name and a mailing address of the seller;
- (vi) any other business name and address listed by the seller pursuant to Section 6-104(1)(a);
- (vii) the name of the auctioneer or liquidator and an address of the auctioneer or liquidator from which information concerning the sale can be obtained;
- (viii) a statement indicating the type of assets or describing the assets item by item;
- (ix) the manner in which the auctioneer or liquidator will make available the list of claimants (Section 6-104(1)(f)), if applicable; and
- (x) if the sale is in total or partial satisfaction of an antecedent debt owed by the seller, the amount of the debt to be satisfied and the name of the person to whom it is owed; and
- (d) in a single bulk sale the cumulative liability of the auctioneer or liquidator for failure to comply with the requirements of this section may not exceed the amount of the net proceeds of the sale allocable to inventory and equipment sold less the amount of the portion of any part of the net proceeds paid to or applied for the benefit of a creditor which is allocable to the inventory and equipment.
- (2) A payment made by the auctioneer or liquidator to a person to whom the auctioneer or liquidator is, or believes he [or she] is, liable under this section reduces pro tanto the auctioneer's or liquidator's cumulative liability under subsection (1)(d).
- (3) A form substantially as follows is sufficient to comply with subsection (1)(c):
(1) _________________________, whose address is __________________________,
is described in this notice as the "seller."
(2) _________________________, whose address is __________________________,
is described in this notice as the "auctioneer" or "liquidator."
(3) The seller has disclosed to the auctioneer or liquidator that
within the past three years the seller has used other business names, operated
at other addresses, or both, as follows: _______________________.
(4) The seller and the auctioneer or liquidator have
entered into an agreement dated ________________ for auction or liquidation
services that may constitute an agreement to make a bulk
sale under the laws of the State of ___________________.
(5) The date on or after which the auction began or will begin or the date
on or after which the liquidator began
or will begin to sell assets on the seller's
behalf is _______________, and [if not stated in the schedule of distribution]
the date on or after which more than ten percent of the net
proceeds of the sale were or will be paid is _______________.
(6) The following assets are the subject
of the sale: _________________________________________________.
(7) [If applicable] The auctioneer or liquidator will
make available to claimants of the seller a list of the seller's claimants in
the following manner: ________________________.
(8) [If applicable] The sale is to satisfy $ _______ of an antecedent debt owed
by the seller to _________________________.
(9) A copy of the schedule of distribution of the net
proceeds accompanies this notice.
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