Purchases and Sales Except as disclosed in the Offering Documents, neither the Corporation nor the Subsidiaries have approved, has entered into any agreement in respect of, or has any knowledge, as the case may be, of:
(i) the purchase of any Business Assets or any interest therein, or the sale, transfer or other disposition of any Business Assets or any interest therein currently owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation or any Subsidiary whether by asset sale, transfer of shares, or otherwise;
(ii) a transaction which would result in the change of control (by sale or transfer of Common Shares or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or otherwise) of the Corporation or any Subsidiary; or
(iii) a proposed or planned disposition of Common Shares by any shareholder who owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the outstanding Common Shares or common shares of the Subsidiaries.
Mergers and Sales of Assets Such Borrower shall not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey, transfer or lease (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, unless:
Offers and Sales All offers and sales by a Holder under any Registration Statement shall be completed within the period during which the Registration Statement is required to remain effective pursuant to the applicable provision above and not the subject of any stop order, injunction or other order of the SEC. Upon expiration of such period, no Holder will offer or sell the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement. If directed in writing by the Company, each Holder will return or, in each such Holder’s sole discretion destroy, all undistributed copies of the applicable Prospectus in its possession upon the expiration of such period.
Acquired Assets Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase, acquire and assume from Seller, all of Seller’s Interest in and to the following assets, properties, rights and interests, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances), (the “Acquired Assets”):
(a) the Site and the Facility;
(b) those easements and other Contracts relating to the Site set forth in Section 2.1(b) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (“Assumed Real Property Contracts”);
(c) the machinery, equipment, vehicles, furniture, Inventory and other personal property used primarily in connection with the operation of, or for consumption at, the Facility or the Site, including any property purchased but not yet located at the Facility or the Site (collectively, “Personal Property”);
(d) all Permits and Environmental Permits relating to the Site and the Facility;
(e) all Contracts entered into by Seller related to the Facility or the Site, as set forth in Section 2.1(e) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule (collectively with the Assumed Real Property Contracts, the “Assumed Contracts”);
(f) any and all inventory items used for the Business, including: consumables; lubricants, chemicals, fluids, lubricating oils, fuel oil, filters, fittings, connectors, seals, gaskets, hardware, wire and other similar materials; maintenance, shop and office supplies; replacement, spare or other parts; tools, special tools or similar equipment; and similar items of movable property and other materials located at or in transit to, or held for use at the Facility or the Site or used in connection with the Facility or the Site (collectively, “Inventory”);
(g) all of Seller’s rights to use and sell electricity, capacity or ancillary services with respect to the period commencing after the Effective Time;
(h) all Intellectual Property related solely to the Site or Facility or used primarily in connection with the Business;
(i) all Emission Allowances held by or allocated or issued to Seller or with respect to Seller’s Interest in the Site or Facility in connection with the Business or the Acquired Assets for the year in which Closing occurs and each year thereafter or otherwise needed to offset Seller’s share of emissions with respect to the Facility under the Emissions Agreement prior to the Closing Date;
(j) the rights which, if not for the transactions contemplated herein, would have accrued to Seller in and to any causes of action, Claims (including rights under Insurance Policies to proceeds, refunds (other than refunds relating to Taxes for Pre-Closing Periods as prorated pursuant to the method described in Section 3.4(a)) or distributions thereunder paid after the Closing Date) and defenses against third parties (including indemnification and contribution) relating to and to the extent of any Acquired Assets or Assumed Liabilities arising after the Closing Date;
(k) all unexpired warranties, indemnities and guaranties made or given by manufacturers, overhaulers, assemblers, refurbishers, vendors and service providers and other comparable third parties to the extent relating exclusively to the Facility, the Site or the Acquired Assets (but excluding those warranties, indemnities and guarantees related to any Excluded Assets), whether provided in connection with the purchase of equipment or entered into independently of such purpose;
(l) the PJM capacity sales listed in Section 2.1(l) of the Seller Disclosure Schedule and all PJM capacity sales entered into by Seller after the Execution Date with respect to its Interest, in each case excluding capacity sales revenue received by Seller prior to the Closing Date; and
(m) all other assets, rights and interests used exclusively in relation to or in connection with the Facility; provided, however, that the Acquired Assets shall not include the Excluded Assets.
Purchase and Sale of the Purchased Assets Except as otherwise provided below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller and the Retained Subsidiaries, and Seller agrees to, and to cause the Retained Subsidiaries to, sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, or cause to be sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered, to Buyer at the Closing, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens, all of Seller’s and the Retained Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in, to and under the assets, properties and business, of every kind and description, owned, used or held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business by Seller or any of the Retained Subsidiaries (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Excluded Assets or assets and properties of any Purchased Subsidiary) (the “Purchased Assets”), including all right, title and interest of Seller and the Retained Subsidiaries in, to and under the following Purchased Assets:
(a) the Owned Real Property, together with all buildings, fixtures and improvements erected thereon;
(b) all rights under the Leases with respect to the Leased Real Property;
(i) all tangible personal property and interests therein, including machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, communications equipment, vehicles, storage tanks, spare and replacement parts, fuel and other tangible property (including all interests in personal property underlying capital leases) located at the Real Property and held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business and (ii) those assets of Seller related primarily to the Business that are located at its Corporate Technology Center facility located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which are listed on Schedule 2.02(c);
(d) all raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, supplies and other inventories used or held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business (collectively, the “Inventory”);
(e) all rights under all Contracts (other than the Leases) used or held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business, including those listed in Schedule 2.02(e) (the “Purchased Contracts”);
(f) all rights, claims, credits, causes of action or rights of set-off against third parties relating to or arising from the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, including unliquidated rights under manufacturers’ and vendors’ warranties;
(g) all trade accounts receivable and other receivables (collectively, the “Accounts Receivable”) to the extent arising out of the Business;
(h) all prepaid assets to the extent arising out of the Business;
(i) all Business Intellectual Property Rights other than Business Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Purchased Subsidiaries;
(j) all Permits that are necessary to the operation of the Business; and
(k) Business Records relating primarily to the Business.
Excluded Assets and Liabilities The list of Assets described in this Agreement as being purchased is exclusive and the Parties agree that all remaining assets of ESSI and/or Seller are not to be purchased pursuant to this Agreement and shall be Excluded Assets. It is further agreed that in acquiring the Assets, Buyer is not assuming or undertaking to assume and shall have no responsibility for any liabilities whether fixed or contingent, past, present or future, or direct or indirect, arising out of or in connection with the Assets, or any other acts or omissions of ESSI and/or Seller in connection therewith prior to the Closing (collectively referred to as the "Excluded Liabilities"), including without limitation, (i) any claim arising out of or in connection with the failure by ESSI or Seller to comply with any applicable government regulation; (ii) federal, state or local tax liabilities (including any depreciation, investment tax credit recapture and rollback taxes); (iii) any claim arising out of or in connection with any Employee Plans of ESSI or Seller or with the employment by ESSI or Seller of any of its employees or any past employees or with the termination of any current employees; (iv) any claim resulting from defective products or workmanship (including any recalls or returns with respect thereto) related to goods or services invoiced prior to Closing; (v) any claim arising from environmental liabilities, and (vi) any claim under any provision of the New York Uniform Commercial Code or bulk sales law. LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTIES. EXCEPT FOR THOSE WARRANTIES EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, SELLER EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS AND NEGATES AND BUYER HEREBY WAIVES, ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE. AS EXAMPLES AND FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, THE ASSETS SHALL BE CONVEYED PURSUANT HERETO WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, WITH RESPECT TO THE QUANTITY, PROFITABILITY, COLLECTIBILITY, QUALITY, CONDITION, SIZE, WEIGHT, SERVICEABILITY, CONFORMITY TO SAMPLES OR ANY OTHER ASPECT OF THE FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT OR OTHER PERSONAL PROPERTY INCLUDED AMONG THE ASSETS, ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE CONVEYED TO THE BUYER AS IS, WHERE IS, AND WITH ALL FAULTS AND DEFECTS AND IN THEIR PRESENT CONDITION AND STATE OF REPAIR AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER OF MERCHANTABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS WAIVER IS CONSPICUOUS.
The Business The parties acknowledge that the Company is engaged in the development, marketing and sale of certain proprietary technologies, processes and related products in the areas of chemical detection, technical processes, and technical/business services, and that the Company may also from time to time become or may intend to become engaged in other business endeavors (individually and collectively, the "BUSINESS"). The Company shall be deemed to intend to become engaged in a business endeavor if it has devoted or expended any significant resources, either financial or human resources, towards the proposed endeavor, either in planning or implementing the undertaking of such planned endeavor.
Business Assets The Company Assets comprise all of the property and assets of the Business, and none of the Vendor or the Significant Shareholders nor any other person, firm or corporation owns any assets used by the Company in operating the Business, whether under a lease, rental agreement or other arrangement;
Purchase and Sale of Acquired Assets On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, assign, convey and transfer to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase, assume and acquire from Seller, free and clear of Liens other than Permitted Liens, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the following properties, rights and assets owned by Seller constituting, or used in and necessary for the operation of, the Business (collectively, the “Acquired Assets”):
(a) The real property, Improvements thereon, easements, licenses and other rights in real property described in Schedule 2.1(a), but subject to the Permitted Liens (the “Real Property”);
(b) The leasehold interests and rights thereunder relating to real property with respect to which Seller is lessee set forth in Schedule 2.1(b), but subject to the Permitted Liens (the “Leased Real Property”), and all leases set forth in Schedule 2.1(b) with respect to the Leased Real Property (the “Assigned Leases”);
(c) The machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, vehicles, Inventories and other tangible and intangible personal property owned by Seller and located at or in transit to the Facilities (if related primarily to any of the Acquired Assets) (including without limitation the items of personal property described on Schedule 2.1(c)), or, in the case of intangible personal property (other than Intellectual Property), otherwise used primarily in the operation of any of the Facilities or the other Acquired Assets, including any Prepayments and all applicable warranties of manufacturers or vendors to the extent that such warranties are transferable, in each case as in existence on the Effective Date, but excluding such items disposed of by Seller in the ordinary course of business during the Interim Period and including such additional items as may be acquired by Seller for use in connection with the Acquired Assets in the ordinary course of business during the Interim Period, in each case in accordance with Section 5.5;
(d) All Permits (including all pending applications for Permits or renewals thereof) relating to the ownership and operation of the Facilities or the Acquired Assets that, as of the Closing Date, are transferable by Seller to Buyer by assignment or otherwise under applicable Law and that are identified as “Transferable Permits” on Schedule 3.5(b) or Schedule 3.11(a) (the “Transferable Permits”);
(e) Excluding the Assigned Leases addressed in Section 2.1(b), but including personal property leases (whether Seller is lessor or lessee thereunder), real property leases with respect to which Seller is lessor thereunder and railroad crossing licenses and side-track agreements for the benefit of Seller, (i) those Contracts that are material to the ownership or operation of the Acquired Assets and that are set forth in Schedule 2.1(e) (the “Material Contracts”) and (ii) all other Contracts that relate primarily to the ownership or operation of any of the Acquired Assets or otherwise in connection with the Business, a copy of each Seller will provide to Buyer during the Interim Period and each of which will be subject to Buyer’s agreement to assume in accordance with Section 5.6(a) (the “Other Assigned Contracts” and, together with the Material Contracts, the “Assigned Contracts”); provided that subject to and to the extent it does not interfere with Buyer’s rights under any Assigned Contract, including Buyer’s right to exculpation and indemnification, Seller shall retain the rights and interests under any Assigned Contract to the extent such rights and interests provide for indemnity and exculpation rights for pre-Closing occurrences for which Seller remains liable under this Agreement; and provided further, that Seller shall, during the Interim Period, amend such Schedule to set forth any amendments to any Material Contract, or any additional Contracts entered into during the Interim Period that are material to the ownership or operation of the Acquired Assets, subject to the applicable covenants in Section 5.5;
(f) All Transferred Books and Records, subject to the right of Seller to retain copies for its use to the extent and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
(g) All Intellectual Property that is owned by Seller and primarily used in connection with the operation of the Facilities, as set forth in Schedule 2.1(g) (the “Assigned Intellectual Property”);
(h) Subject to Section 2.2(f), the rights of Seller to the use of the names of the Facilities set forth in Schedule 1;
(i) Those Environmental Attributes set forth in Schedule 2.1(i), excluding such Environmental Attributes or portions thereof disposed of by Seller in the ordinary course of business during the Interim Period and including such additional Environmental Attributes as may be acquired by Seller for use in the operation of the Facilities in the ordinary course of business during the Interim Period, in each case in accordance with Section 5.5; and
(j) All rights of Seller in and to any claims, causes of action, rights of recovery, rights of set-off, rights of refund and similar rights against a Third Party relating to any Assumed Liability, but excluding any such rights of Seller in, to or under any insurance policies of Seller or any insurance proceeds therefrom; provided however, if any such insurance proceeds relate to equipment or other tangible property to be transferred to Buyer and such equipment or tangible property is not repaired or otherwise restored to its condition as of the Effective Date on or prior to Closing, Seller will transfer such proceeds to Buyer at the Closing.
Marketing and Sales Provide a detailed plan beginning from award date of the Master Agreement describing the strategy to immediately implement the Master Agreement as supplier’s primary go to market strategy for Public Agencies to supplier’s teams, to include, but not limited to:
