Limitation on Sales of Assets and Subsidiary Stock (a) The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Asset Disposition unless:
Title to Assets; Encumbrances Seller owns good and transferable title to all of the Assets free and clear of any Encumbrances. Seller warrants to Buyer that, at the time of Closing, all Assets shall be free and clear of all encumbrances.
Title to Assets; Real Property (a) The Company has good and valid (and, in the case of owned Real Property, good and marketable fee simple) title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all Real Property and personal property and other assets reflected in the Audited Financial Statements or acquired after the Balance Sheet Date, other than properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Balance Sheet Date. All such properties and assets (including leasehold interests) are free and clear of Encumbrances except for the following (collectively referred to as “Permitted Encumbrances”):
Title to Assets; No Encumbrances Each of the Loan Parties and its Subsidiaries has (a) good, sufficient and legal title to (in the case of fee interests in Real Property), (b) valid leasehold interests in (in the case of leasehold interests in real or personal property), and (c) good and marketable title to (in the case of all other personal property), all of their respective assets reflected in their most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1, in each case except for assets disposed of since the date of such financial statements to the extent permitted hereby. All of such assets are free and clear of Liens except for Permitted Liens.
Assets Other than Real Property Interests The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have good and valid title to all of their respective properties and assets, in each case free and clear of all Liens, except (i) mechanics', carriers', workmen's, repairmen's or other like Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business relating to obligations that are not delinquent or that are being contested by the Company or a Company Subsidiary and for which the Company or a Company Subsidiary has established adequate reserves, (ii) Liens for Taxes that are not due and payable or that may thereafter be paid without interest or penalty, (iii) Liens that secure debt obligations that are reflected as liabilities on the balance sheet of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 contained in the Filed Company SEC Documents and the existence of which is referred to in the notes to such balance sheet, (iv) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business and (v) other imperfections of title or encumbrances, if any, that, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially impair, and would not reasonably be expected materially to impair, the continued use and operation of the assets to which they relate in the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as presently conducted. This Section 3.14 does not relate to real property or interests in real property, such items being the subject of Section 3.15, or to Intellectual Property, such items being the subject of Section 3.19.
Other Assets Sold Upon receipt of Instructions and except as otherwise provided herein, the Custodian shall receive payment for and deliver other Assets for the account of a Fund as provided in Instructions.
Disposal of Subsidiary Interests Except for any sale of all of its interests in the Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries in compliance with the provisions of Section 8.10 and except for Liens securing the Obligations, no Credit Party shall, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) directly or indirectly sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries, except to qualify directors if required by Applicable Laws; or (b) permit any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly to sell, assign, pledge or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries, except to another Credit Party (subject to the restrictions on such disposition otherwise imposed hereunder), or to qualify directors if required by Applicable Laws.
Excluded Assets Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchased Assets shall not include the following assets (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”):
Title to Assets and Properties Except as set forth in Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Companies and their Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, their assets and properties sufficient to operate such properties and to conduct their businesses as currently conducted, except for (a) the Permitted Encumbrances (as defined below) and (b) other defects in such titles, or any easements, restrictive covenants or similar encumbrances that have not had and would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Companies and their Subsidiaries and their respective assets. For purposes of this Agreement, “Permitted Encumbrances” mean: (i) encumbrances for assessments, taxes, water, sewer and other similar charges not yet delinquent or that either Company or any of their Subsidiaries is contesting in good faith through appropriate proceedings; provided that adequate reserves have been established with respect thereto; (ii) easements or reservations thereof, rights of way, highway and railroad crossings, sewers, electric and other utility lines, telegraph and telephone lines, zoning, building code and other covenants, conditions and restrictions as to the use of the Real Property that do not affect or interfere in an material way with the use of such Real Property by the Companies and their Subsidiaries; (iii) encumbrances listed on Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule; (iv) liens securing the claims of materialmen, landlords and others provided payment is not yet delinquent; (v) any leases, subleases or licenses listed on Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule; (vi) all encumbrances relating to liens securing borrowed money to be released at or prior to the Closing, all of which are listed on Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule; (vii) any and all matters and encumbrances (including, without limitation, fee mortgages or ground leases) affecting the leased real property of the Companies or their Subsidiaries, not created or granted by the Companies or their Subsidiaries, but only to the extent that such matters and encumbrances (1) do not materially interfere with the right of the Companies or their Subsidiaries to use any of the leased real property, or (2) are not Known to Seller (it being understood that reasonable investigation for purposes of this clause (vii) will not require GEC or Seller to conduct title searches with respect to such real property); and (viii) any subordination or attornment agreement between either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries and the lender for any of the landlords of either of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries, all of which are listed on Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule.
Title to Assets; Sufficiency of Assets (a) GFI and the Subsidiaries of GFI have good and valid title to, or valid leasehold interests in, and immediately following the consummation of the Transactions and after giving effect thereto, the CME Retained Subsidiaries will have good and valid title to, or valid leasehold interests in or valid right to use, all material assets, properties and rights of the Trayport Business and the FENICS Business, free and clear of Liens other than Permitted Liens.
