By Buyer Neither the board of directors of Buyer nor any committee thereof shall: (i) except as expressly permitted by this Section 7.2, withdraw, qualify or modify, or propose publicly to withdraw, qualify or modify, in a manner adverse to Target, the approval or recommendation of such board of directors or such committee of the Nasdaq Stockholder Approval or the Buyer Stockholder Approval; (ii) approve or recommend, or propose publicly to approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) cause Buyer to enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or other similar agreement (each, an “Acquisition Agreement”) related to any Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, prior to the adoption and approval of the Buyer Stockholder Approval by the holders of Buyer Common Stock, the board of directors of Buyer determines in good faith, after it has received a Superior Offer and after consultation with outside counsel, and that the failure to consider such Superior Proposal would violate its fiduciary duties to Buyer stockholders under applicable Law, then the Buyer may (subject to this and the following sentences) inform the Target that it no longer believes that the Merger is advisable and no longer recommends approval and (subject to this and the following sentences) approve or recommend a Superior Proposal and in connection therewith withdraw or modify its approval or recommendation of the Buyer Stockholder Approval (a “Subsequent Determination”), but only at a time that is after the fifth (5th) Business Day following Target’s receipt of written notice advising them that the board of directors of Buyer has received a Superior Proposal, specifying the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal (and including a copy thereof with all accompanying documentation, if in writing), identifying the person making such Superior Proposal and stating that it intends to make a Subsequent Determination. Target shall have five (5) Business Days from the date of receiving such notice to submit to Buyer any changes to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable Buyer to proceed with its recommendation to its stockholders without a Subsequent Determination; provided, that any such adjustment shall be at the discretion of the Parties at the time.
Investigation by Buyer Buyer has undertaken an independent review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Business and has performed all due diligence that it has deemed necessary to perform concerning the Business, the Purchased Assets, and the Assumed Obligations in connection with its decision to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and acknowledges that Buyer and Buyer’s Representatives have been provided access to the personnel, properties, premises and records of Seller for such purpose. In entering into this Agreement, Buyer has relied solely upon its own investigation and analysis, and Buyer:
(a) acknowledges that none of Seller or any of its Affiliates or any of Seller’s Representatives makes or has made any representation or warranty, of any kind or nature whatsoever, oral or written, express or implied (including, but not limited to, any relating to (a) projections, estimates or budgets delivered or made available to Buyer (or any of its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or representatives) of, except as set forth in Section 5.4, the future results of operations (or any component thereof), cash flows or financial condition (or any component thereof), of the Business; (b) future business, operations, revenues or profits of the Business; (c) maintenance, repair, condition, design, performance, value, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of the Purchased Assets; or (d) as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information provided or made available to Buyer or Buyer’s Representatives), except for those representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article V of this Agreement (as qualified by the Seller Disclosure Schedules), and Seller hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties;
(b) agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, that none of Seller or any of its Affiliates or any of Seller’s Representatives shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever to Buyer on any basis based upon any information provided or made available, or statements made, to Buyer or Buyer’s Representatives (including any forecasts or projected information), except that the foregoing limitations shall not apply with respect to Seller to the extent Seller has liability for indemnification pursuant to Article IX for the breach of the specific representations and warranties set forth in Article V of this Agreement (as qualified by the Seller Disclosure Schedules), but always subject to the limitations and restrictions contained herein;
(c) acknowledges that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, there are no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Obligations; and
(d) none of Seller, its Affiliates or Seller’s Representatives shall have any liability or responsibility based upon any information provided or made available or statements made or omissions therefrom to Buyer, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives, except as and only to the extent expressly set forth in Article V of this Agreement (as qualified by the Seller Disclosure Schedules).
By Seller Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article IX, Seller covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisers, representatives and Affiliates (collectively, the "Buyer Indemnitees") from and against, and pay or reimburse Buyer Indemnitees for, any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, fines, costs, proceedings, deficiencies or damages (whether absolute, accrued, conditional or otherwise and whether or not resulting from third party claims), including out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in the investigation or defense of any of the same or in asserting any of their respective rights hereunder (collectively, "Losses"), resulting from or arising out of:
(i) Any misrepresentation or breach of any warranty of Seller contained in this Agreement; provided that any claim for indemnification by Buyer under this clause (i) may be made no later than 18 months from and after the Closing Date, excepting only that any claim for misrepresentation or breach of warranty under Sections 3.6, 3.10(a), 3.18(a), 3.19 and 3.21 may be made no later than a date thirty days from and after the expiration of the period of the applicable statute of limitations;
(ii) any failure of Seller to perform any covenant or agreement made or contained in this Agreement or fulfill any obligation in respect thereof;
(iii) any Excluded Liabilities;
(iv) any and all Benefit Liabilities in respect of Employees except, with respect to Transferred Employees, to the extent assumed by Buyer pursuant to Article VII; and
(v) any product liability claim with respect to products manufactured by Seller and sold prior to the Closing. Seller shall not be required to indemnify Buyer Indemnitees with respect to any claim for indemnification resulting from or arising out of matters described in clauses (i) and (v) above pursuant to this Section unless and until the aggregate amount of all claims against Seller exceeds $270,000 and then only to the extent such aggregate amount exceeds $270,000. Claims thereafter may be asserted regardless of amount. Seller's maximum liability to Buyer Indemnitees under clauses (i) and (v) of this Section shall not exceed $13,750,000.
Representations by Seller For the purpose of inducing Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the sale and purchase of the Property in accordance herewith, Seller and each Affiliate (collectively referred to in this Section 11 as Seller) makes the following representations and warranties to Buyer as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date with respect to the Property:
(a) Seller is duly organized (or formed), validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, and to the extent required by law, the State in which the Property is located. Seller has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and all closing documents to be executed by Seller, and to perform all of Seller’s obligations hereunder and thereunder. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all closing documents to be executed by Seller, nor the performance of the obligations of Seller hereunder or thereunder will result in the violation of any law or any provision of the organizational documents of Seller or will conflict with any order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality of any nature by which Seller is bound;
(b) Seller has not received any written notice of any current or pending litigation, condemnation proceeding or tax appeals affecting Seller or the Property and Seller does not have any knowledge of any pending litigation or tax appeals against Seller or the Property; Seller has not initiated, nor is Seller participating in, any action for a change or modification in the current subdivision, site plan, zoning or other land use permits for the Property;
(c) Seller has not entered into any contracts, subcontracts or agreements affecting the Property which will be binding upon Buyer after the Closing other than the Lease;
(d) Except for violations cured or remedied on or before the date hereof, Seller has not received any written notice from (or delivered any notice to) any governmental authority regarding any violation of any law applicable to the Property and Seller does not have knowledge of any such violations;
(e) Seller has fee simple title to the Property free and clear of all liens and encumbrances except for Permitted Exceptions and Seller is the sole owner of the entire lessor’s interest in the Lease. The Property constitutes one or more separate tax parcels for purposes of ad valorem taxation;
(f) With respect to the Leases: (i) the Leases forwarded to Buyer under Section 6(b)(i) are true, correct and complete copies of the Leases; (ii) the Leases are in full force and effect and there is no default thereunder; (iii) no brokerage or leasing commissions or other compensation is or will be due or payable to any person, firm, corporation or other entity with respect to or on account of the current term of the Leases or any extension or renewal thereof; (iv) Seller has no outstanding obligation to provide Tenant with an allowance to construct, or to construct at its own expense, any tenant improvements; and (v) the rent for each Property is as set forth on Exhibit A2;
(g) There are no occupancy rights, leases or tenancies affecting the Property other than the Lease. Neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby is subject to any first right of refusal or other purchase right in favor of any other person or entity; and apart from this Agreement, Seller has not entered into any written agreements for the purchase or sale of the Property, or any interest therein which has not been terminated;
(h) The transactions contemplated hereby either (i) will not constitute a sale of all or substantially all the assets of Seller, or (ii) if such transaction does constitute a sale of all or substantially all the assets of any Seller, Seller shall provide to Buyer at Closing an excise tax lien waiver or such other reasonably obtainable instruments evidencing compliance with laws or payment of taxes to the extent required by the law of the relevant state, or an indemnification from a party reasonably acceptable to Buyer for any resulting liability with respect to the period prior to the Closing;
(i) To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the environmental reports previously delivered by Seller to Buyer, no hazardous substances have been generated, stored, released, or disposed of on or about the Property in violation of any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Property which regulates or controls matters relating to the environment or public health or safety (collectively, “Environmental Laws”). Seller has not received any written notice from (nor delivered any notice to) any federal, state, county, municipal or other governmental department, agency or authority concerning any petroleum product or other hazardous substance discharge or seepage. For purposes of this Subsection, “hazardous substances” shall mean any substance or material which is defined or deemed to be hazardous or toxic pursuant to any Environmental Laws. To Seller’s knowledge, there are no underground storage tanks located on the Property;
(j) Exhibit I attached hereto is a true, correct and complete listing of all warranties in effect for the Property (the “Warranties”). The representations and warranties of Seller shall survive Closing for a period of one (1) year.
Delivery by Buyer At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller a certificate representing the EYEQ Shares.
Representation by Engineer The Engineer represents that its firm has no conflict of interest that would in any way interfere with its or its employees’ performance of services for the department or which in any way conflicts with the interests of the department. The Engineer further certifies that this agreement is not barred because of a conflict of interest pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 2261.252, between it and the State. Specifically, the Engineer certifies that none of the following individuals, nor any or their family members within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity, owns 1% or more interest, or has a financial interest as defined under Texas Government Code, Section 2261.252(b), in the Engineer: any member of the Texas Transportation Commission, TxDOT’s Executive Director, General Counsel, Chief of Procurement and Field Support Operations, Director of Procurement, or Director of Contract Services. The firm shall exercise reasonable care and diligence to prevent any actions or conditions that could result in a conflict with the department's interests.
Breach by Seller In the event Seller shall fail to fully and timely perform any of its obligations hereunder or shall fail to consummate the sale of the Property for any reason, except Purchaser’s default, Purchaser may: (1) enforce specific performance of this Contract; or (2) request that the Escrow Deposit, if any, shall be forthwith returned by the title company to Purchaser.
Delivery by Seller At the Closing, Seller will deliver to Buyer certificates representing the JET Shares, duly endorsed for transfer.
Investigation by Purchaser (a) Each Buyer Party acknowledges that it and its representatives have been permitted reasonable access to the Books and Records, facilities, equipment, Tax Returns, Contracts, insurance policies (or summaries thereof) and other Properties of the Acquired Companies, and that it and its representatives have had a reasonable opportunity to meet with the officers and employees of the Acquired Companies to discuss the Business. Each of the Buyer Parties further acknowledges that, except as set forth in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, the Schedules and the certificates to be delivered at the Closing, (i) none of Seller, the Acquired Companies or any other Person has made any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the Acquired Companies or the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Acquired Companies furnished or made available to the Buyer Parties and their respective representatives, (ii) neither Buyer Party has relied on any representation or warranty from Seller, the Acquired Companies or any other Person in determining to enter into this Agreement, and (iii) neither Seller nor any other Person shall have or be subject to any liability to the Buyer Parties or any other Person resulting from the distribution to the Buyer Parties or any other Person, or the Buyer Parties’ or any other Person’s use of, any information, documents or material made available to the Buyers Parties’ or any other Person in any “data rooms,” management presentations or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions.
(b) As of the date of this Agreement, the Buyer Parties and their respective Affiliates do not have any actual knowledge that the representations and warranties of Seller made in this Agreement qualified as to materiality are not true and correct, or that those not so qualified are not true and correct in any material respect. The Buyer Parties do not have any actual knowledge of any material errors in, or omissions from, any Schedule.
Indemnity by Buyer Buyer shall release, indemnify and hold harmless Seller, its directors, officers, agents, and representatives against and from any and all loss, Claims, actions or suits, including costs and attorney’s fees resulting from, or arising out of or in any way connected with the Product delivered by Seller under this Agreement after the Delivery Point, including any loss, Claim, action or suit, for or on account of injury to, bodily or otherwise, or death of persons, or for damage to or destruction of property belonging to Buyer, Seller, or others, excepting only such loss, Claim, action or suit as may be caused solely by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Seller, its Affiliates, or Seller’s and Affiliates’ respective agents, employees, directors or officers.
