Assumption of Certain Liabilities a. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or in any Exhibit to the contrary, Buyer is not and shall not assume any liabilities of the Business or of the Seller, except for the following liabilities of the Seller pertaining solely to the operation of the Business after the Closing Date (the “Assumed Liabilities”):
i. The obligations of Seller and related payment requirements from and after the Closing Date under the unexpired facility leases for the office of Seller as set forth on the Schedule of Lease Obligations attached hereto as Exhibit 5-A1.
ii. The obligations of Seller and related payment requirements from and after the Closing Date under any equipment lease, lease/purchase or maintenance agreements for those items of office equipment to be purchased by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, as set forth on the Schedule of Equipment Leases attached hereto as Exhibit 5-A2.
iii. The obligation to pay the Buyer’s customary and normal commissions with respect to mortgage transactions which are pending at the time of Closing and which are finalized following Closing.
iv. The obligation to pay to Shareholder monthly rent in the amount of SIX THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED ELEVEN and 45/100 Dollars ($6,411.45), as well as one prorated payment of THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIVE and 73/100 Dollars ($3,205.73), that has been prepaid by Seller Parties through March 2007. Such amount shall be paid pursuant to the Promissory Note.
b. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or in any Exhibit to the contrary, Buyer does not assume any liability not being identified herein as being assumed by Buyer, and in particular (by way of illustration and not limitation) Buyer does not assume any of the following liabilities, which liabilities will remain the obligations of Seller (such liabilities are herein collectively referred to as the “Excluded Liabilities”):
i. Any and all trade payables outstanding, accrued to, or due as of the Closing Date.
ii. Any and all accrued salaries, overtime pay, vacation pay, holiday pay, accrued time off pay of any type, expenses and other employee compensation for both temporary and permanent employees of Seller payable up to the Closing Date unless otherwise assumed hereunder.
iii. FICA, withholding, and other payroll related taxes payable up to the Closing Date for any and all periods prior to the Closing Date.
iv. Sales tax obligations for any and all services rendered prior to the Closing Date.
v. Other taxes, fees and assessments payable by Seller or accrued as of the Closing Date.
vi. Audit or other similar adjustments, including any penalties or fines, related to FICA and other payroll taxes, sales taxes, retirement plan contributions, workers’ compensation insurance and similar expenses subject to audits and adjustments for occurrences and time periods prior to the Closing Date.
vii. Federal and state taxes on income earned by Seller prior to the Closing Date and accrued to or payable as of the Closing Date.
viii. Revolving credit line obligations or other short term bank borrowings, long term bank loans or installment payment debts of Seller.
ix. Notes and other financial instruments payable by Seller.
x. Any and all notes payable, advances, deferred compensation or other debts owed to Shareholders, or any other employee of, or contractor to, Seller, including any payments related to compensation, vacation pay, sick pay, fringe benefits, or reimbursable expenses related to the employment of, or services performed by, any of such individuals prior to the Closing Date.
xi. Any and all other liabilities of Seller existing as of the Closing Date and not specifically listed as being assumed by Buyer in Section 5a of this Agreement.
xii. Any contingent or unstated liabilities of Seller including, but not limited to, liabilities occurring as a result of legal actions, suits or other claims and resulting from actions or other occurrences which took place prior to the Closing Date.
c. All of the Assets shall be free of any liens, claims, liabilities, charges, restrictions, royalties, fees or other encumbrances other than (i) liens for Taxes which are not due and payable as of the Closing Date, (ii) the leases set forth on the Schedule of Lease Obligations at Exhibit 5-A1, (iii) the equipment leases, lease/purchase or maintenance agreements set forth on the Schedule of Equipment Leases at Exhibit 5-A2, and (iv) encumbrances which would not have a material adverse effect on the Business (collectively, the “Permitted Encumbrances”). No later than the Closing Date, the Seller shall secure written releases for the Assets acquired from the holder of any lien, security interest or other obligation of the Seller related to any lien, security interest or other encumbrance attaching to all or any category of the assets of Seller.
Indemnification of Certain Expenses The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all expenses incurred in connection with any hearing or proceeding under this Section 7 unless the Company prevails in such hearing or proceeding on the merits in all material respects.
Exclusion of Certain Damages TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Assumption of Risks; Liability Resident ASSUMES ALL RISKS associated with use of the Property, and to the full extent permitted by law, agrees to hold harmless, release, defend and indemnify Owner and its affiliates, members, partners, officers, agents, management company and its and their respective employees (“Released Parties”) from all loss, liability and/or claims for injury, illness or death to persons or damage or theft to property arising in whole or in part from: (i) the negligent acts, omissions or intentional wrongdoing of Resident or his/her Guests; or (ii) the use, occupancy, presence at or other interaction with the Property or any part or contents thereof by Resident or his or her Guests, including without limitation those injuries and damages caused by a Released Party’s alleged or actual negligence or by breach of any express or implied warranty, all except solely to the extent of Owner’s liability expressly arising under applicable law and to the extent such liability may not be waived or released under law. The Released Parties will not be liable for injury, damage or loss caused by criminal conduct of other persons, including theft, assault, vandalism or other acts of third parties. Resident agrees to indemnify each Released Party for any injuries to Resident or any Guest or other person or property that arises in connection with occupancy or use by Resident or any Guest of Resident. Resident further agrees to reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless Released Parties from any and all claims, lawsuits, actions, costs, damages (including liquidated damages as specified) or losses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs and expenses as allowed by law, that a Released Party incurs or may incur as a result of any breach of this Agreement by Resident. The forgoing will be binding to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Allocation of Liabilities (a) The parties agree that in the event that liabilities are incurred by any party hereto or any Subsidiary thereof directly relating to, arising out of or resulting from a final, non-appealable judgment being entered, or any settlement permitted hereby being entered into, in connection with the Lawsuit, such liabilities ("IRI Liabilities") shall be allocated among the parties as follows:
(i) ACNielsen agrees to assume exclusive liability for the IRI Liabilities up to the ACN Maximum Amount; and
(ii) Cognizant and D&B each agree to assume exclusive liability for 50% of any IRI Liabilities not payable by ACNielsen pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) No later than five business days after the date on which any IRI Liabilities are incurred, ACNielsen shall give notice to each of Cognizant and D&B of the amount of such IRI Liabilities which ACNielsen will then pay (such amount, the "ACN Payment") and of the amount which ACNielsen has determined to be the ACN Maximum Amount, and ACNielsen will deliver the ACN Payment to Counsel of Record for delivery to the plaintiff in the Lawsuit. Each of Cognizant and D&B agrees to pay to the plaintiff in the Lawsuit on the Payment Date an amount equal to 50% of the excess (if any) of (x) the aggregate amount of the IRI Liabilities over (y) the ACN Payment (such amount, the "Cognizant/D&B Payment"). In the event Cognizant or D&B disputes or disagrees with ACNielsen's determination of the ACN Maximum Amount, the dispute shall be resolved and the ACN Maximum Amount determined as described in Section 2.2.
(c) Upon the payment of the Cognizant/D&B Payment pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, ACNielsen shall issue a note (an "ACN Note") to each of Cognizant and D&B. The principal amount of each ACN Note shall be equal to the Note Amount, as defined below, and each such ACN Note shall be in the form of Schedule A hereto. Interest on the Note Amount as finally determined for each ACN Note shall accrue at a rate equal to the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by The Chase Manhattan Bank as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City and shall be payable at maturity. For purposes hereof, the "Note Amount" of each Note shall initially be equal to the Cognizant/D&B Payment, provided, however, (i) that upon the determination of the ACN Maximum Amount, if the Note Amount is greater than 50% of the difference between the ACN Maximum Amount and the ACN Payment, then the Note Amount shall be reduced to and shall equal 50% of such difference, and (ii) that upon receipt of the aggregate amount of proceeds generated by any Recapitalization Plan (as defined below) upon completion thereof in accordance with the first sentence of Section 2.2(g), if the Note Amount (after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to clause (i)) is greater than 50% of the amount of such proceeds, then the Note Amount shall be reduced to and shall equal 50% of the amount of such proceeds. The Note Amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be payable upon the earlier of (x) the completion of the Recapitalization Plan, provided, however, that if the Recapitalization Plan is structured to generate proceeds which are receivable by ACNielsen at different times without being contingent upon the completion of any other aspect of the Recapitalization Plan, then at each time that proceeds are so received, 50% of such proceeds shall be payable to each of Cognizant and D&B, and the receipt by Cognizant and D&B of their respective share of such proceeds shall reduce the then applicable Note Amount accordingly, and (y) the declaration by the Payee of an ACN Note (as defined therein) that such Note Amount and interest thereon are immediately due and payable in accordance with the terms of such ACN Note upon determination being made under Section 2.2(g) hereof that ACNielsen has not exercised its good faith best efforts to implement the Recapitalization Plan as soon as practicable, or as otherwise provided by such ACN Note.
(d) Immediately after the Payment Date, ACNielsen agrees to grant to, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to grant to, Cognizant and D&B, as collateral security for the payment and performance of ACNielsen's obligations under the ACN Notes and otherwise to indemnify Cognizant and D&B against any IRI Liabilities as required by this Article II, a perfected first priority security interest in all of its tangible and intangible assets (including, without limitation, intellectual property, real property and all of the capital stock of each of its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries and first-tier foreign subsidiaries), to the extent permitted by any other bona fide security or other similar agreements with third-parties not controlled by ACNielsen or any of its Affiliates, pursuant to such documents (the "Security Documents") as Cognizant and D&B shall deem reasonably necessary or advisable to grant to them a perfected first priority lien on such assets. Each of the Security Documents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Cognizant and D&B, shall contain terms and conditions which are usual and customary for similar documents delivered in secured financings and shall include guarantees executed and delivered by each of ACNielsen's Subsidiaries which shall be secured by the security interests granted by such Subsidiaries pursuant to the Security Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, ACNielsen agrees to take, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to take, all actions necessary or advisable to cause the liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents to be duly perfected in accordance with all applicable requirements of law, including, without limitation, the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be requested by Cognizant and D&B and the delivery to Cognizant and D&B (or their representative) of any certificates representing pledged stock, together with undated stock powers executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of ACNielsen or the relevant Subsidiary.
Allocation of Risk Licensee acknowledges and agrees that each provision of this Agreement that provides for a disclaimer of warranties or an exclusion or limitation of damages represents an express allocation of risk, and is part of the consideration of this Agreement.
Disclaimer of Certain Damages YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, REVENUE OR DATA, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH A KIT, COMPANY PROPERTIES OR OUTPUTS, OR DAMAGES OR COSTS DUE TO LOSS OF PRODUCTION OR USE, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR PERSONAL OR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, WHETHER OR NOT COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE TERMS, OR FROM ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INTERACTIONS OR MEETINGS WITH OTHER USERS OF KITS, COMPANY PROPERTIES OR OUTPUTS, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, RESULTING FROM: (1) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE OUTPUTS OR COMPANY PROPERTIES; (2) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED FOR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH COMPANY PROPERTIES; (3) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (4) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON COMPANY PROPERTIES; OR (5) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATED TO COMPANY PROPERTIES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, COPYRIGHT, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.
Allocation of Certain Taxes (a) The Equityholders and Buyer will, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, elect with the appropriate Taxing Authorities to close the Taxable periods of the Company as of and including the Closing Date. In any case where Applicable Law does not require or permit such a Taxable period of the Company to be closed as of and including the Closing Date, any Tax described in Section 8.01(a) and pertaining to a period that begins on or before the Closing Date and ends after the Closing Date (a “Straddle Period”) shall be determined in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 8.02(b) hereof.
(b) In the case of any Tax described in Section 8.01(a) that is based on income, sales, revenue, production or similar items, or other Taxes not described in the next sentence, such Tax pertaining or attributable to the Company for the Pre-Closing Period shall be determined assuming that the Company uses the accrual method of Tax accounting and the portion of such Tax pertaining or attributable to the Pre-Closing Period of any Straddle Period shall be determined on the basis of an interim closing of the books as of and including the Closing Date; provided, that exemptions, allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and amortization deductions), other than with respect to property placed in service after the Closing, shall be allocated between the Pre-Closing Period and the period after the Closing Date in proportion to the number of days in each period. For purposes of this Section 8.02, the liability for any Taxes not described in the preceding sentences, including any real or personal property Taxes or a flat minimum dollar Tax, the total amount of such Taxes allocable to the Pre-Closing Period of a Straddle Period shall be the product of (i) such Tax for the entirety of such Straddle Period, multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days for such Tax period included in the Pre-Closing Period and the denominator of which is the total number of days in such Tax period.
Benefit of Certain Provisions The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of setoff provided in Section 11.1 in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under the Loan Documents to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under the Loan Documents, provided that each Lender shall retain the right of setoff provided in Section 11.1 with respect to the amount of participating interests sold to each Participant. The Lenders agree to share with each Participant, and each Participant, by exercising the right of setoff provided in Section 11.1, agrees to share with each Lender, any amount received pursuant to the exercise of its right of setoff, such amounts to be shared in accordance with Section 11.2 as if each Participant were a Lender. The Borrower further agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 12.3, provided that (i) a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5 than the Lender who sold the participating interest to such Participant would have received had it retained such interest for its own account, unless the sale of such interest to such Participant is made with the prior written consent of the Borrower, and (ii) any Participant not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof agrees to comply with the provisions of Section 3.5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender.
Limitation of Liabilities TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT FOR ANY BREACHES OF OR FOR LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF SECTION 3 (RESTRICTIONS), 5 (CONFIDENTIALITY) OR A PARTY’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, OR CUSTOMER’S PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS, NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF (UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STATUTE, TORT OR OTHERWISE) FOR: (a) ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, LOST DATA, OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES OR SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES WERE REASONABLY FORESEEABLE, OR (b) AN AMOUNT THAT EXCEEDS THE TOTAL FEES PAYABLE TO XXXXXXXX.XX FOR THE RELEVANT SAAS PRODUCT, DATA PRODUCT, OR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DURING THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH LIABILITY. THESE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT. MULTIPLE CLAIMS SHALL NOT EXPAND THE LIMITATIONS SPECIFIED IN THIS SECTION 11.
