Purchase and Sale of Assets Assumption of Liabilities 8 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets 8 2.2 Excluded Assets 10 2.3 Assumption of Liabilities 11 2.4 Excluded Liabilities 12 2.5 Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties 12 2.6 Purchase Price Allocation 13
Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities (a) On or prior to the Effective Time, but in any case prior to the Distribution, in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization:
Assumption of Assumed Liabilities (a) Except as expressly provided in Section 2.4(b), the Purchaser shall not assume, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, any liability or obligation of either Seller whatsoever, whether known, unknown, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether accrued or unaccrued. (b) Subject to the foregoing Section 2.4(a), effective as of the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall assume the following liabilities and obligations of the Sellers arising out of the use, ownership or operation of the Business, the Facilities or the other Assets (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”): (i) the obligations of the Sellers under (x) each Assumed Contract, related to the rights under each Assumed Contract assigned to the Purchaser under the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (y) each JWWTP Agreement to the extent assigned to the Purchaser under the Assignment (JWWTP Agreements) and (z) each License included in the Assets required to be performed on or after the Closing Date; (ii) all accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of the Sellers related to the Business and accrued or existing as of the Closing Date, but only to the extent included in the determination of Final Net Working Capital; (iii) all liabilities and obligations, known or unknown, relating to, resulting from, arising out of or in connection with, directly or indirectly, (A) events that occur, (B) services performed or products manufactured or sold, or (C) the ownership, operation or use of the Business and the Assets, in each case, from and after the Closing; (iv) liabilities and obligations relating to or arising from physical or bodily injuries to, or damage to the property of, third parties that occur from and after the Closing to the extent caused by the physical condition of the Assets (which are being transferred as-is, where-is); (v) liabilities arising in connection with any severance plan established by the Purchaser on or after the Closing Date; and (vi) liabilities under any of the CBAs or any other collective bargaining agreement or other labor arrangement, including any grievances, to the extent arising from any act or omission after the Closing.
Non-Assumption of Liabilities Buyer does not assume and shall not be responsible for any liabilities, indebtedness or obligations of the Selling Parties or the Business other than the Assumed Obligations (as defined herein). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Parties hereby agree that except as expressly set forth in Section 7.2 hereof, Buyer shall not, by the execution and performance of this Agreement or otherwise, assume, become responsible for or incur any liability or obligation of any nature of either Seller or Shareholder whether legal or equitable, matured or contingent, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, ordinary or extraordinary, patent or latent, whether arising out of occurrences prior to, at or after the date of this Agreement, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any liability or obligation of Seller or Shareholder arising out of or relating to: (a) any occurrence or circumstance (whether known or unknown) which occurs or exists on or prior to the Closing Date and which constitutes, or which by the lapse of time or giving notice (or both) would constitute, a breach or default under any lease, contract, or other instrument or agreement (whether written or oral); (b) any injury to or death of any person or damage to or destruction of any property, whether based on negligence, breach of warranty, or any other theory; (c) a violation of any Applicable Laws or the requirements imposed by any governmental authority or of the rights of any third person, including, without limitation, any requirements relating to the reporting and payment of federal, state, local or other income, sales, use, franchise, excise or property tax liabilities of Seller other than ad valorem property taxes and similar taxes prorated on closing statement; (d) the generation, collection, transportation, storage or disposal by Seller of any materials, including, without limitation, Hazardous Materials, prior to the Closing Date; (e) an agreement or arrangement between Seller and its employees or any labor or collective bargaining unit representing any such employees; (f) the severance pay obligation of Seller or any employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) or any other fringe benefit program maintained or sponsored by Seller or to which Seller contributes, or any contributions, benefits or liabilities therefor, or any liability for the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from or by reason of the termination of any such plan or program by Seller; (g) indebtedness and all other obligations and liabilities of Seller to any bank or other lender, except to the extent any such obligations or liability is an Assumed Liability; (h) Seller and unrelated to Buyer initiated at any time, whether or not listed on Schedule 4.1(h) (and to the extent any liability or obligation arises out of or relates to both Seller and Buyer, each party's liability shall be proportionately allocated between the parties); (i) any liability, obligation, cost or expense related to the Excluded Assets; (j) any liability, obligation cost or expense related to the Operations Property, including, without limitation, the environmental condition thereof; (k) the liabilities or obligations of Seller for brokerage or other commissions relative to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder; (l) any liability or obligation of Seller for taxes of any kind, related to periods before the Closing Date, or whether incurred by Seller in connection with this Agreement, the Business or the transactions contemplated hereby, except any taxes incurred in connection with the operation of the Business by Buyer or otherwise attributable to a period of time after the Closing; (m) any liability or obligation to pay for any products, goods, raw materials or services delivered or provided to Seller in respect of the Business or otherwise, except to the extent such liability or obligation is an Assumed Liability; (n) any liability or obligation of Seller under any guarantee or any agreement to provide indemnification to any other person or entity unless as a part of an assumed contract; (o) any liability or obligation arising from the acts or omissions of Seller except to the extent that any such liability or obligation is an Assumed Obligation; (p) all trade payables and accruals of the Seller in respect of the Business or otherwise; (q) that certain Disposal Agreement by and between Waste Reduction of South Carolina, Inc. and Laurens County Landfill, LLC dated October 5, 2001; and (r) that certain Disposal Agreement by and between Waste Reduction of South Carolina, Inc. and R&B Landfill, Inc. dated August 1, 1998, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Disposal Agreement dated June 29, 2000 ((a) through (r) being referred to collectively as the "Retained Liabilities"). The Seller shall retain all of the Retained Liabilities. The assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by Buyer hereunder shall not in any respect enlarge any rights of third parties under contracts or arrangements with Buyer or Seller and nothing herein shall prevent any party from contesting in good faith any of the Assumed Liabilities with any third party. Seller agrees to indemnify Buyer and its successors and assigns from and against any liabilities or obligations related to any Retained Liabilities in accordance with Section 8.1 hereof.
Assumption of Liabilities Subject to the exceptions and exclusions of this Section 2.6, the Buyer agrees that on the Effective Date, it will assume and agree to perform and pay when due: (i) all Trade Payables, (ii) all unperformed and unfulfilled obligations under the Contracts set forth on Schedule 2.1(c), for which the Seller is not in default on or prior to the --------------- Effective Date, (iii) all liabilities pertaining to customer deposits, (iv) a prorated portion of all franchise, Los Angeles City, business and related taxes of the Business due with respect to the 1997 calendar year (the "1997 Operational Taxes") and (v) any and all debts, liabilities and obligations relating to the Business as conducted on and after the Closing Date (collectively, the "Assumed Liabilities"). Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Assumed Liabilities shall not include any other debts, liabilities or obligations, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, in contract or in tort, of the Seller or the Business, or relating to the Assets such as and including but not limited to (i) accrued income taxes, (ii) deferred income taxes, (iii) a pro rated portion of the 1997 Operational Taxes, (iv) any taxes imposed on the Seller because of the operations of any of their respective businesses or sale of the Business, (v) any of the liabilities or expenses of the Seller incurred in negotiating and carrying out its obligations under this Agreement, (vi) any obligations of the Seller owed to each Employee prior to the Closing Date under employee benefits agreements, (vii) any obligations incurred by the Seller before the Effective Date except as otherwise specifically assumed by Buyer pursuant to this Section 2.6, (viii) any liabilities or obligations incurred by the Seller in violation of, or as a result of the Seller's violation of, this Agreement, (ix) liabilities arising from sales of products or services before the Effective Date, and (x) liabilities, costs, and expenses associated with the litigation described in Schedule 3.9 hereto (all of the foregoing being ------------ hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Retained Liabilities"). Subject to Sections 7.1(E), 7.2 and 9.11 hereof, Buyer shall be permitted to recover for any damages caused by breaches of representations, warranties, covenants and agreements by Seller relating to the Assumed Liabilities.
Merger or Consolidation of, or Assumption of the Obligations of, Seller Any Person (a) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, (b) which may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party or (c) which may succeed to the properties and assets of the Seller substantially as a whole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Seller hereunder without the execution or filing of any document or any further act by any of the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no representation or warranty made pursuant to Section 3.1(a) shall have been breached and no Servicer Termination Event, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Servicer Termination Event shall have happened and be continuing, (ii) the Seller shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent and the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such consolidation, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption comply with this Section and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, (iii) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to such transaction and (iv) the Seller shall have delivered to the Owner Trustee, the Trust Collateral Agent and the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, either (A) all financing statements and continuation statements and amendments thereto have been executed and filed that are necessary fully to preserve and protect the interest of the Trust Collateral Agent, the Issuer and the Trustee, respectively, in the Receivables and reciting the details of such filings or (B) no such action shall be necessary to preserve and protect such interest. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the execution of the foregoing agreement of assumption and compliance with clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above shall be conditions to the consummation of the transactions referred to in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above.
Transfer of Assets and Liabilities On the Effective Date, the rights, privileges, powers and franchises, both of a public as well as of a private nature, of each of the Constituent Corporations shall be vested in and possessed by the Surviving Corporation, subject to all of the disabilities, duties and restrictions of or upon each of the Constituent Corporations; and all and singular rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of the Constituent Corporations, and all property, real, personal and mixed, of each of the Constituent Corporations, and all debts due to each of the Constituent Corporations on whatever account, and all things in action or belonging to each of the Constituent Corporations shall be transferred to and vested in the Surviving Corporation; and all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises, and all and every other interest, shall be thereafter the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the Constituent Corporations, and the title to any real estate vested by deed or otherwise in either of the Constituent Corporations shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the Merger; provided, however, that the liabilities of the Constituent Corporations and of their shareholders, directors and officers shall not be affected and all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of either of the Constituent Corporations shall be preserved unimpaired, and any claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or against either of the Constituent Corporations may be prosecuted to judgment as if the Merger had not taken place except as they may be modified with the consent of such creditors and all debts, liabilities and duties of or upon each of the Constituent Corporations shall attach to the Surviving Corporation, and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if such debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.
Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets and Acquisitions Merge into or consolidate with any other person, or permit any other person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions, including effected pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division) all or any part of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or issue, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests of the Company or any Subsidiary, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or any substantial part of the assets of any other person, except that this Section shall not prohibit: (a) (i) any disposal by the Company or any Subsidiary of an asset or other property in the ordinary course of the Company’s or Subsidiary’s business, (ii) any acquisition (in one or a series of transactions) by any Loan Party or Subsidiary of all or any substantial part of the assets or other property of any other person, so long as such acquisition is in the ordinary course of such Loan Party’s or Subsidiary’s business, or (iii) the sale of Permitted Investments by any Loan Party or Subsidiary, so long as such sale is in the ordinary course of such Loan Party’s or Subsidiary’s business; (b) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (i) the merger of any Subsidiary (other than the Co-Borrower) into a Borrower in a transaction in which such Borrower is the survivor, (ii) the merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary (other than the Co-Borrower) into or with any Subsidiary Guarantor in a transaction in which the surviving or resulting entity is a Subsidiary Guarantor, and, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), no person other than a Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor receives any consideration, (iii) the merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary (other than the Co-Borrower) that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor into or with any other Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, (iv) the liquidation or dissolution or change in form of entity of any Subsidiary (other than a Borrower) if the Company determines in good faith that such liquidation, dissolution or change in form is in the best interests of the Company and is not materially disadvantageous to Lenders, (v) any disposition to effect the formation of any Subsidiary that is a Delaware Divided LLC and would otherwise not be prohibited hereunder; provided that any disposition or other allocation of any assets (including any equity interests of such Delaware Divided LLC) in connection therewith is otherwise permitted hereunder or (vi) any Subsidiary (other than the Co-Borrower) may merge with any other person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 6.04 so long as the continuing or surviving person shall be a Subsidiary, which shall be a Loan Party if the merging Subsidiary was a Loan Party and which together with each of their Subsidiaries shall have complied with the requirements of Section 5.10; (c) sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions to any Loan Party or by any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor or the Co-Borrower to any other Subsidiary, including without limitation, a Permitted Vessel Transfer; (d) Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted by Section 6.03; (e) Investments permitted by Section 6.04, Permitted Liens, and dividends, distributions and other payments permitted by Section 6.06; (f) the sale of defaulted receivables in the ordinary course of business and not as part of an accounts receivables financing transaction; (g) sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions of assets not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.05 (or required to be included in this clause (g) pursuant to Section 6.05(c)); provided, that the Net Proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.11(b); (h) Permitted Business Acquisitions (including any merger or consolidation in order to effect a Permitted Business Acquisition); provided, that following any such merger or consolidation involving a Borrower, such Borrower is the surviving corporation; (i) leases, charters or licenses (on a non-exclusive basis with respect to intellectual property), or subleases or sublicenses (on a non-exclusive basis with respect to intellectual property), of any property in the ordinary course of business; (j) sales, leases or other dispositions of inventory of the Company or any Subsidiary determined by the management of the Company to be no longer useful or necessary in the operation of the business of any Loan Party or Subsidiary; provided that the Net Proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.11(b); (k) acquisitions and purchases made with the proceeds of any Asset Sale pursuant to the first proviso of paragraph (a) of the definition of “Net Proceeds”; (l) [reserved]; (m) any exchange of assets for services and/or other assets of comparable or greater value; provided that (i) at least [*]% of the consideration received by the transferor consists of assets that will be used in a business or business activity permitted hereunder, (ii) in the event of an exchange with a fair market value in excess of the greater of (x) $[*] and (y) [*]% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such exchange for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Company with respect to such fair market value and (iii) in the event of an exchange with a fair market value in excess of the greater of (x) $[*] and (y) [*]% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such exchange for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04, such exchange shall have been approved by at least a majority of the board of directors of the Company; provided, further, that (A) the aggregate gross consideration (including exchange assets, other non-cash consideration and cash proceeds) of any or all assets exchanged in reliance upon this paragraph (m) shall not exceed, in any fiscal year of the Company, the greater of $[*] and [*]% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such incurrence for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04, (B) no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, (C) with respect to any such exchange with aggregate gross consideration in excess of the greater of (x) $[*] and (y) [*]% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of such exchange for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04, immediately after giving effect thereto, the Company shall be in Pro Forma Compliance, and (D) the Net Proceeds, if any, thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.11(b); (n) any disposition of any assets owned by any New Vessel Subsidiary or of any Vessel that is not a Mortgaged Vessel; and (o) disposals of cash raised or borrowed for the purposes for which such cash was raised or borrowed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.05 above, (i) no sale, transfer or other disposition of assets shall be permitted by this Section 6.05 (other than sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions to Loan Parties pursuant to paragraph (c) hereof) unless such disposition is for fair market value, (ii) no sale, transfer or other disposition of assets shall be permitted by paragraph (a) or (d) of this Section 6.05 unless such disposition is for at least 75% cash consideration and (iii) no sale, transfer or other disposition of assets shall be permitted by paragraph (g) of this Section 6.05 unless such disposition is for at least 75% cash consideration; provided that the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) shall not apply to any individual transaction or series of related transactions involving assets with a fair market value of less than $[*] or to other transactions involving assets with a fair market value of not more than the greater of $[*] and [*]% of Consolidated Total Assets in the aggregate for all such transactions during the term of this Agreement; provided, further, that for purposes of clause (iii), (a) the amount of any secured Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary or other Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (as shown on the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto) that is assumed by the transferee of any such assets shall be deemed to be cash, (b) any notes or other obligations or other securities or assets received by the Company or such Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Company or such Subsidiary into cash within 180 days after receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received) shall be deemed to be cash and (c) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries having an aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Company), taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (c) that is at that time outstanding, not to exceed the greater of $[*] million and [*]% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the end of the fiscal quarter immediately prior to the date of receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.04 (with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) shall be deemed to be cash.
Segregation of Assets; Nominee Name (a) Bank shall identify in its records that Financial Assets credited to Customer's Securities Account belong to Customer on behalf of the relevant Fund (except as otherwise may be agreed by Bank and Customer). (b) To the extent permitted by Applicable Law or market practice, Bank shall require each Subcustodian to identify in its own records that Financial Assets credited to Customer's Securities Account belong to customers of Bank, such that it is readily apparent that the Financial Assets do not belong to Bank or the Subcustodian. (c) Bank is authorized, in its discretion, to hold in bearer form, such Financial Assets as are customarily held in bearer form or are delivered to Bank or its Subcustodian in bearer form; and to register in the name of the Customer, Bank, a Subcustodian, a Securities Depository, or their respective nominees, such Financial Assets as are customarily held in registered form. Customer authorizes Bank or its Subcustodian to hold Financial Assets in omnibus accounts and shall accept delivery of Financial Assets of the same class and denomination as those deposited with Bank or its Subcustodian. (d) Upon receipt of Instruction, Bank shall establish and maintain a segregated account or accounts for and on behalf of each Fund for purposes of segregating cash, government securities, and other assets in connection with derivative transactions entered into by a Fund or options purchased, sold or written by the Fund.
Merger Consolidation and Disposition of Assets None of the Borrower, MCRC, any Operating Subsidiary, any Property Owning Subsidiary that owns any Real Estate that the Borrower has elected to treat as an Unencumbered Property or any wholly-owned Subsidiary will: (a) Become a party to any merger, consolidation or reorganization without the prior Unanimous Lender Approval, except that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would occur after giving effect thereto, the merger, consolidation or reorganization of one or more Persons with and into the Borrower, MCRC, any Property Owning Subsidiary, or any wholly-owned Subsidiary, shall be permitted if (i) such action is not hostile, (ii) the Borrower, MCRC, any Property Owning Subsidiary, or any wholly owned Subsidiary, as the case may be, is the surviving entity or such merger, consolidation or reorganization involves only MCRC and its Affiliates and is done in connection with an MCRC Organizational Change otherwise permitted under this Agreement, and (iii) such merger, consolidation or reorganization does not cause a Default or Event of Default under §12.1(m) hereof; provided, that for any such merger, consolidation or reorganization (other than (v) the merger or consolidation of one or more Affiliates of MCRC with and into MCRC, or of MCRC into such Affiliate, in either case in connection with an MCRC Organizational Change otherwise permitted under this Agreement, (w) the merger or consolidation of one or more Subsidiaries of MCRLP with and into MCRLP, (x) the merger or consolidation of two or more Subsidiaries of MCRLP, (y) the merger or consolidation of one or more Subsidiaries of MCRC with and into MCRC, or (z) the merger or consolidation of two or more Subsidiaries of MCRC), the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a statement in the form of Exhibit D hereto signed by the chief financial officer or senior vice president of finance or other thereon designated officer of the Borrower and setting forth in reasonable detail computations evidencing compliance with the covenants contained in §9 hereof and certifying that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would occur and be continuing after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or reorganization and all liabilities, fixed or contingent, pursuant thereto; (b) Sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of (collectively and individually, “Sell” or a “Sale”) or xxxxx x Xxxx to secure Indebtedness (an “Indebtedness Lien”) on any of its now owned, ground leased or hereafter acquired assets without obtaining the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, except for: