After Closing (a) In the event that after taking possession of the Dwelling, the Purchaser shall complete and/or install any additions and/or improvements such as, but not limited to, porches, patios, plantings, paved driveways, pools or hot tubs, curbs or fences which are located within 6 feet of an external wall or within any area which interfere with the Vendor or Subdivider installing any required services, the Purchaser will remove such addition and/or improvements within 5 business days of written request from the Vendor and prior to the Vendor taking any corrective actions which it is required to take.
(b) In the event that after taking possession of the Dwelling, the Purchaser shall complete and/or install any improvements, additions or alterations thereto, including, but not limited to, finishing basement, wallpapering, cabinetry and/or mouldings and/or finishings, porch tiles or finishes, pools or hot tubs the Purchaser shall be required to remove such improvements, additions or alterations at his own expense, in the event that the Vendor shall be required to carry out any repairs or replacements to the Dwelling in the area of such improvements, additions or alterations.
(c) The Purchaser acknowledges that grading and sodding shall be done between June and October (weather permitting and subject to availability of supplies) of any year as per the Vendor's scheduling program. The Purchaser agrees that he shall be solely responsible for watering and general maintenance of sod from the Closing or from the date that sod is laid, whichever shall be the later, and the Vendor shall have no obligation in that regard. In the event the Vendor is, for any reason, required to replace laid sod, the Vendor shall not be obligated to do so until payment has been made therefor by the Purchaser and if so replaced, the Purchaser agrees to reimburse the Vendor for the costs and expenses of same as determined by the Vendor, which costs and expenses may be deducted from the Security Deposit at the Vendor's sole, absolute and unfettered discretion. Further, the Purchaser acknowledges that the order of closing of the Property and/or the order of completion or closing of other lots sold by the Vendor is not indicative of the order of sodding of the Property and said other lots.
(d) The Purchaser covenants to occupy the Dwelling forthwith after Closing. The Purchaser agrees not to finish the whole or any part of the basement of the Dwelling for a period of 24 months after the Closing or such longer period which is equivalent to the warranty period under the Warranty Act for basement repairs. The Purchaser hereby releases the Vendor from any liability whatsoever in respect of water damage to basement improvements and chattels stored in basement resulting from water seepage or leakage, including any consequential damages arising therefrom.
(e) The Purchaser acknowledges that the Vendor has a master key for the subdivision and in the event that the Purchaser wishes to change any locks, he may do so, at his own expense, any time after Closing.
(f) If settlement occurs due to soil disturbances around the Dwelling, the walkways, driveways and sodded areas, all minor settlements shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser, and the Vendor will rectify any major settlement once only, and such work, unless of an emergency nature, will be completed when reasonably feasible and according to the Vendor's work program and availability of materials and tradesmen's services. The Vendor is not responsible for any damage to the Dwelling which the Vendor considers of a minor nature by reason of such settlement.
(g) No request by the Purchaser for homeowner service will be processed by the Vendor unless such request is in writing other than emergency service, such as no heat, water or electricity. In the event the Vendor is requested by the Purchaser to perform a homeowner service call for repairs relating to construction or work performed by the Vendor and the Vendor determines in its sole discretion that such repair is required due to any negligent act or omission either through the neglect or omission of the Purchaser, the Purchaser shall pay to the Vendor the sum of $350.00 per homeowner service call, plus the cost of all materials utilized by the Vendor in making such repair, plus Applicable Taxes thereon.
(h) The Purchaser agrees that after Closing, if required by the Municipality or any public or private utility such as the local electric authority, gas company, telecommunication or television system provider he will grant an easement for the installation and maintenance of sewers, water mains, lines or any other similar installations.
Tax Periods Beginning Before and Ending After the Closing Date The Company or the Purchaser shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed any Returns of the Company for Tax periods that begin before the Closing Date and end after the Closing Date. To the extent such Taxes are not fully reserved for in the Company’s financial statements, the Sellers shall pay to the Company an amount equal to the unreserved portion of such Taxes that relates to the portion of the Tax period ending on the Closing Date. Such payment, if any, shall be paid by the Sellers within fifteen (15) days after receipt of written notice from the Company or the Purchaser that such Taxes were paid by the Company or the Purchaser for a period beginning prior to the Closing Date. For purposes of this Section, in the case of any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a Taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, the portion of such Tax that relates to the portion of such Tax period ending on the Closing Date shall (i) in the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire Tax period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in the Tax period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire Tax period (the “Pro Rata Amount”), and (ii) in the case of any Tax based upon or related to income or receipts, be deemed equal to the amount that would be payable if the relevant Tax period ended on the Closing Date. The Sellers shall pay to the Company with the payment of any taxes due hereunder, the Sellers’ Pro Rata Amount of the costs and expenses incurred by the Purchaser or the Company in the preparation and filing of the Tax Returns. Any net operating losses or credits relating to a Tax period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date shall be taken into account as though the relevant Tax period ended on the Closing Date. All determinations necessary to give effect to the foregoing allocations shall be made in a reasonable manner as agreed to by the parties.
Taking of Necessary Action (a) Each party hereto agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts promptly to take or cause to be taken all action and promptly to do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Contingent Value Right Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and thereof, including all actions and things necessary to cause all conditions precedent set forth in Article 7 to be satisfied. Each party acknowledges that the Company's stockholders' meeting at which the stockholders will vote on, among other things, the transactions contemplated hereby is anticipated to occur on May 12, 1998.
(b) As promptly as practicable after the date hereof (it being understood that the relevant stockholders' meeting is anticipated to occur on May 12, 1998), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") by which the Company's stockholders will be asked to approve, among other things, the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock contemplated hereby. The Proxy Statement as initially filed with the SEC, as it may be amended and refiled with the SEC and as it may be mailed to the Company's stockholders, shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer. The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to respond to any comments of the SEC, and to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company's stockholders at the earliest practicable time. As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, the Company shall prepare and file any other filings required of the Company or its Subsidiaries under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or any other federal, state or local laws relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and state takeover laws (the "Other Filings"). The Company and Buyer will notify each other promptly of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any request by the SEC or its staff or any other government officials for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or any Other Filing or for additional information and will supply each other with copies of all correspondence between each of them or any of their respective representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff or any other government officials, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement or any Other Filing. The Proxy Statement and any Other Filing shall comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law. Buyer shall provide the Company all information about Buyer required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement or any Other Filing and shall otherwise cooperate with the Company in taking the actions described in this paragraph. Whenever any event occurs which is required to be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or any Other Filing, the Company or Buyer, as the case may be, shall promptly inform the other party of such occurrence and cooperate in filing with the SEC or its staff or any other government officials, and/or mailing to stockholders of the Company, such amendment or supplement. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.4, the Proxy Statement shall include the recommendation of the Board that the stockholders of the Company vote in favor of and approve the issuance of Company Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) The Company shall call a meeting of its stockholders to be held as promptly as practicable for the purpose of voting upon the transactions (including the issuance of Company Common Stock) contemplated hereby; provided that should a quorum not be obtained at such meeting of the stockholders, the meeting of the stockholders shall be postponed or adjourned in order to permit additional time for soliciting and obtaining additional proxies or votes.
(d) The Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain the consents set forth in each of Schedules 3.4(d)-A, 3.4(d)-B and 3.4(d)-C.
Termination Prior to Closing Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties will be relieved of the obligation to consummate the Closing and purchase or sell the Assets:
(a) By the mutual written consent of the Buyer and the Seller;
(b) By the Seller in writing, without liability, if the Buyer (i) fails to perform in any material respect its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which in either case is not cured within ten (10) days after the Seller has notified the Buyer of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this subparagraph;
(c) By the Buyer in writing, without liability, if the Seller (i) fails to perform in any material respect its agreements contained herein required to be performed by them on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which in either case is not cured within ten (10) days after the Buyer has notified the Seller of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this subparagraph;
(d) Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, by either the Seller or the Buyer in writing, without liability, if there is issued any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory agency binding on the Buyer or the Seller which prohibits or materially restrains the Buyer or the Seller from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that the Buyer and the Seller have used their reasonable, good faith efforts to have any such order, writ, injunction or decree lifted and the same has not been lifted within sixty (60) days after entry, by any such court or governmental or regulatory agency;
(e) By the Buyer in writing, without liability, if Buyer elects to terminate pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 hereof;
(f) By either the Seller or the Buyer in writing, without liability, if for any reason the Closing has not occurred by March 31, 1999 other than as a result of the breach of this Agreement by the party attempting to terminate this Agreement;
(g) By Seller in writing, without liability, upon a "Change of Control" of Buyer (for purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" means (i) the acquisition by any individual, corporation, company, association, joint venture or other entity, of beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the voting securities of the Buyer; or (ii) individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board of Directors of the Buyer cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Buyer; or (iii) the consummation by the Buyer of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, or exchange of shares or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Buyer, if immediately after giving effect to such transaction the individuals or entities who beneficially own voting securities immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own
Taking of Necessary Action; Further Action If, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub, the officers and directors of the Company and Merger Sub are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and will take, all such lawful and necessary action, so long as such action is not inconsistent with this Agreement.
Prior to the Closing the Buyer shall provide to Seller a list of those employees of the Company whose employment Buyer intends to terminate after the Closing (the "Identified Employees") and Seller shall cause the Company prior to the Closing to show on its Financial Statements and the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet, a liability equal to the amount that the Identified Employees would be eligible to receive under Company's severance pay plan and any pay-in-lieu-of-vacation arrangement offered by the Company and all employment taxes thereon computed as if the Company had terminated such employees' employment at Closing. As to such Identified Employees, Seller shall have the sole option to determine if the Identified Employees shall continue to be employed by Seller or its Affiliates or be transferred to other divisions or facilities of the Seller or its Affiliates. Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to retain as many of the Company employees as is feasible. Buyer shall treat all service completed by an employee with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and any predecessor thereto, the same as service completed with Buyer for all purposes, including waiting periods relating to preexisting conditions under medical plans, vacations, severance pay, eligibility to participate in, vesting or payment of benefits under, and eligibility for early retirement or any subsidized benefit provided for under, any employee benefit plan (including, but not limited to, any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) maintained by Buyer on or after the Closing Date, except for purposes of computing benefits under the actual benefit formula in a defined benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA). Prior to the Closing, Seller shall furnish Buyer with a list of the length of service with the Company or its Affiliates, or any predecessor thereof, for each of the Employees. For purposes of computing deductible amounts (or like adjustments or limitations on coverage) under any employee welfare benefit plan (including, without limitation, any "employee welfare benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), expenses and claims previously recognized for similar purposes under the applicable welfare benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate shall be credited or recognized under the comparable plan maintained after the Closing Date by Buyer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Buyer shall not be required to permit the employees of the Company to participate in the Buyer's 401(k) plan prior to the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing after the Closing Date.
Prior to Closing As used herein, “Compensation” shall mean the direct salaries and wages and other aggregate compensation paid to or accrued for the benefit of any employee together with all fringe benefits payable to or accrued for the benefit of such employee as to which the employer is responsible, including, without limitation, employer contributions under F.I.C.A., fringe benefits, annual bonuses, unemployment compensation or other employment taxes, pension fund contributions, vacation pay, sick leave, worker’s compensation, group life and accidental and health premiums, and pension or profit sharing, retirement, disability and other similar benefits. Purchaser shall be responsible for and shall pay (i) all Compensation with respect to the operations of the Property on and after the date of Closing and (ii) all Compensation which is accrued but not payable as of the Closing and for which Purchaser is credited at Closing. For these purposes, vacation benefits, sick leave, annual bonuses and related payroll expenses of Hotel Employees (the “Supplemental Employee Expenses”) as of the Closing shall be treated as accrued and subject to proration solely (A) if vested and not subject to expiration if not used or termination in the event of the employee’s departure or (B) to the extent of 70% of any such accrued Supplemental Employee Expenses subject to later vesting or expiration if not used or termination in the event of the employee’s departure. With respect to accrued bonuses for 2006, Seller’s pro-rated share at Closing shall be based upon Operator’s reasonable estimate of the bonuses to be paid to such Hotel Employees for 2006. No later than March 31, 2007, or earlier upon the mutual agreement of the parties, the parties shall adjust Seller’s pro-rated share of the bonuses paid to the Hotel Employees for 2006 based upon the actual amounts of such bonuses (as shown by such supporting documentation as may be reasonably required by either party), and Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be, shall make such additional payment or refund as shall be required by such adjustment. Purchaser acknowledges that the New HMA shall initially afford the Hotel Employees continuation of all rights under Operator’s existing Section 401(k) plans and health care plans, as previously afforded under the Current HMA.
COVENANTS PRIOR TO CLOSING 37 7.1 Access and Cooperation; Due Diligence...........................37 7.2 Conduct of Business Pending Closing.............................38 7.3
Final Adjustment After Closing If final bills are not available or cannot be issued prior to Closing for any item being prorated under Section 8.1, then Purchaser and Seller agree to allocate such items on a fair and equitable basis as soon as such bills are available, final adjustment to be made as soon as reasonably possible after the Closing. Payments in connection with the final adjustment shall be due within thirty (30) days of written notice. All such rights and obligations shall survive the Closing.
Actions Prior to Closing From the date hereof until the Closing Date, Contributor shall not take any action or fail to take any action the result of which could (1) have a material adverse effect on the Contributed Interests or the Operating Partnership’s ownership thereof, or any Material Adverse Effect on any Contributed Entity or Property after the Closing Date or (2) cause any of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 2.2 to be untrue as of the Closing Date.
