Assumption of Liabilities Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Acquisition Subsidiary agrees, effective at the time of Closing, to assume all obligations and liabilities of Seller of any kind, character or description, arising exclusively or primarily out of the conduct of the Business (the "ASSUMED LIABILITIES"), except for the Excluded Liabilities, including, without limitation, the following:
(a) Accounts payable which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(b) Liabilities and obligations related to customer deposits which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(c) Accrued payroll (including bonuses in the ordinary course of business) and accrued vacation and sick time which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(d) Other accrued liabilities relating to the Business (of the nature included in the Most Recent Balance Sheet in the line item "Other accrued liabilities") which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(e) Indebtedness to certain related parties of Seller, after giving effect to the transfer of the Excluded Real Property, subject to a mortgage or deed of trust securing the Real Estate Facility, to the holder(s) of such indebtedness in exchange for the cancellation of a portion of such indebtedness (the "RELATED PARTY DEBT"), as more particularly described in SCHEDULE 2.3(e) of the Disclosure Schedule; and
(f) Seller's obligations under the Assumed Contracts.
Assumption of Liability Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, Licensee shall be solely responsible for any product liability, liability for death, illness, personal injury, improper business practice or any other statutory liability or any other liability under any law or regulation in respect of the Compound, Product and/or Licensed Product.
Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any Ancillary Agreement from and after the Effective Time, (a) Tyco shall, or shall cause a member of the Tyco Group to, accept, assume (or, as applicable, retain) and perform, discharge and fulfill, in accordance with their respective terms (“Assume”), all of the Tyco Retained Liabilities, (b) Healthcare shall, or shall cause a member of the Healthcare Group to, Assume all the Healthcare Liabilities and (c) Electronics shall, or shall cause a member of the Electronics Group to, Assume all the Electronics Liabilities, in each case, regardless of (i) when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, (ii) whether the facts upon which they are based occurred prior to, on or subsequent to the Effective Time, (iii) where or against whom such Liabilities are asserted or determined or (iv) whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the Tyco Group, the Healthcare Group or the Electronics Group, as the case may be, or any of their past or present respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
Novation of Liabilities (a) Each Party, at the request of another Party, shall use best efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any Consent, substitution or amendment required to novate or assign all obligations under Contracts, licenses and other obligations or Liabilities for which a member of such Party’s Group and a member of another Party’s Group are jointly or severally liable and that do not constitute Liabilities of such other Party as provided in this Agreement (such other Party, the “Other Party”), or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements (other than any member of the Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement), so that, in any such case, the members of the applicable Group will be solely responsible for such Liabilities; provided, however, that no Party shall be obligated to pay any consideration therefor to any third party from whom any such Consent, substitution or amendment is requested (unless such Party is fully reimbursed by the requesting Party).
(b) If the Parties are unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required Consent, release, substitution or amendment, the Other Party or a member of such Other Party’s Group shall continue to be bound by such Contract, license or other obligation that does not constitute a Liability of such Other Party and, unless not permitted by Law or the terms thereof, as agent or subcontractor for such Party, the Party or member of such Party’s Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement (the “Liable Party”) shall, or shall cause a member of its Group to, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such Other Party or member of such Other Party’s Group thereunder from and after the Effective Time. The Liable Party shall indemnify each Other Party and hold each of them harmless against any Liabilities (other than Liabilities of such Other Party) arising in connection therewith; provided, that the Liable Party shall have no obligation to indemnify any Other Party with respect to any matter to the extent that such Other Party has engaged in any knowing violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation in connection therewith. The Other Party shall, without further consideration, promptly pay and remit, or cause to be promptly paid or remitted, to the Liable Party or to another member of the Liable Party’s Group, all money, rights and other consideration received by it or any member of its Group in respect of such performance by the Liable Party (unless any such consideration is an Asset of such Other Party pursuant to this Agreement). If and when any such Consent, release, substitution or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease, license or other rights or obligations shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, the Other Party shall promptly Transfer all rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder of any member of such Other Party’s Group to the Liable Party or to another member of the Liable Party’s Group without payment of any further consideration and the Liable Party, or another member of such Liable Party’s Group, without the payment of any further consideration, shall Assume such rights and Liabilities.
(c) If the Liable Party (i) suffers a downgrade to its senior debt credit rating to below BB (as rated by Standard & Poor’s) or (ii) no longer has its debt securities rated by any nationally recognized credit rating agencies, then, upon the demand of the Other Party, such Liable Party shall be required to post an irrevocable letter of credit or similar security obligation reasonably acceptable to the Other Party in an amount reasonably necessary to provide security to the Other Party for the Liable Party’s obligations pursuant to Section 2.9(b); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to Assumed Tyco Contingent Liability. For the avoidance of doubt, the posting of such a letter of credit or similar security obligation shall in no event relieve the issuing Party’s obligations pursuant to Section 2.9(b), and shall not result in a cap or limitation on such Party’s Liabilities with respect thereto.
Assumption of Liabilities and Obligations (a) At the Closing, ATS shall assume and agree to pay, discharge and perform the following obligations and liabilities of BEA (collectively, the "BEA Assumed Obligations"): (i) all of the obligations and liabilities of BEA under the BEA Assumable Agreements, and (ii) all obligations and liabilities of BEA with respect to the ownership and operation of the BEA Assets and the conduct of the BEA Business, on and after the Closing Date; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, ATS shall not assume and agree to pay, and shall not be obligated with respect to, the BEA Nonassumed Obligations.
(b) ATS shall not assume or become obligated to perform any debt, liability or obligation of BEA relating to any of the following matters (collectively, the "BEA Nonassumed Obligations"):
(i) the ownership or operation of the BEA Assets or the conduct of the BEA Business prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation Taxes, unfunded pension costs, any Employment Arrangement of BEA (including without limitation any obligation to any BEA Employee for severance benefits, vacation time or sick leave), and any of the following to the extent same arise from Events occurring prior to or existing on the Closing Date: products liability, Legal Actions or other Claims, and obligations and liabilities relating to Environmental Law;
(ii) any obligations or liabilities under the BEA Assumable Agreements relating to the period prior to the Closing;
(iii) any insurance policies of BEA;
(iv) those required to be disclosed in the BEA Disclosure Schedule which are not so disclosed or which, if disclosed, Section 2.2(b)(iv) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule indicates that such obligation or liability will not be assumed;
(v) any liability or obligation from or relating to breach of any warranty or any misrepresentation by BEA under this Agreement or any Collateral Document;
(vi) any liability or obligation from or relating to breach or violation of, or failure to perform, any of BEA's obligations, covenants, agreements or undertakings set forth in this Agreement or any Collateral Document, including without limitation Article 5 of this Agreement;
(vii) any obligation or liability relating to any asset of BEA not included in the BEA Assets.
(viii) any obligation or liability with respect to capitalized lease obligations or Indebtedness for Money Borrowed;
(ix) any Taxes, fees, expenses or other amounts required to be paid by BEA pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any Collateral Document; and
(x) any Contract with any Affiliate of BEA, other than those, if any, set forth in Section 2(b)(x) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule. All BEA Nonassumed Obligations shall remain and be the obligations and liabilities solely of BEA.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, except as set forth in Section 2.2(c) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule, all items of income and expense (including without limitation with respect to rent, utility charges, Pro Ratable Taxes and wages, salaries and accrued but unused vacation of BEA employees) arising from the ownership or operation of the BEA Assets or the conduct of the BEA Business shall be prorated as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern time, on the Closing Date, with BEA entitled to and responsible for any such items on or prior to the Closing Date and ATS entitled to and responsible for any such items relating to any subsequent period. For these purposes, Pro Ratable Taxes attributable to a period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date shall be treated on a "closing of the books" basis as two partial periods, one ending at the close of the Closing Date and the other beginning on the day after the Closing Date, except that Pro Ratable Taxes (such as property Taxes) imposed on a periodic basis shall be allocated on a daily basis. If either party shall have received any such revenues or paid any such expenses or charges which, pursuant to the terms hereof, the other party is entitled to or responsible for, it shall furnish the other party with a detailed statement of any such items as soon as practicable after receipt or payment thereof. The parties shall use their best efforts to agree upon such items and other adjustments prior to the Closing Date and, in any event, except as set forth in Section 2.2(c) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule, within sixty (60) days thereafter. If the parties are unable within such period to agree upon such items and other adjustments, BEA and ATS shall, within the following ten (10) days, jointly designate a nationally known independent public accounting firm to be retained to review such items and other adjustments. The fees and other expenses of retaining such independent public accounting firm shall be borne equally by BEA and ATS. Such firm shall report its conclusions as to such items and other adjustments pursuant to this Section and such report shall be conclusive on all parties to this Agreement and not subject to dispute or review. Upon such agreement or determination by such independent accounting firm, BEA or ATS, as the case may be, shall promptly reimburse the other party for any income received or expenses paid by the other party and not previously reimbursed or any other adjustment required by this Section. Nothing contained in this Section 2.2(c) is intended or shall be deemed to amend or modify the indemnification provisions of Article 8 nor to reallocate responsibility for the matters set forth therein.
Non-Assumption of Liabilities Neither Party shall be liable for the prior, existing or future obligations, liabilities or debts of the other Party.
Assumption and Exclusion of Liabilities (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, the Purchaser shall assume and shall agree to pay, perform and discharge the following Liabilities of Parent, the Seller and any of Parent’s other Affiliates (the “Assumed Liabilities”):
(i) all Liabilities reflected on the Closing Date Working Capital Statement finally resolved in accordance with Section 2.07(e)(ii), including Workers’ Compensation Liabilities;
(ii) all Liabilities of Parent or its Affiliates arising under the contracts and agreements assumed by the Purchaser pursuant to Sections 2.01(a)(x) and (xi) (other than Liabilities or obligations attributable to any failure by Parent or its Affiliates to comply with the terms thereof prior to the Closing Date);
(iii) any liabilities relating to a Plan that are to be assumed pursuant to the express terms of Article VI;
(iv) solely to the extent provided in Article VIII, Post-Closing Environmental Liabilities, Historical On-Site Environmental Liabilities, and Straddle Environmental Liabilities;
(v) all Liabilities assigned to the Purchaser under Article VI;
(vi) all accounts and trade payables, in each case to the extent such Liabilities are reflected, or are expressly reserved for, in the Closing Date Working Capital Statement;
(vii) all Liabilities that the Purchaser expressly has assumed or agreed to pay, or be responsible for, pursuant to the terms hereof or of any Ancillary Agreement;
(viii) all Liabilities of the Seller arising from commitments (in the form of accepted purchase orders), or outstanding quotations, proposals or bids to (A) sell products or (B) purchase or acquire raw materials, components, supplies or services (provided that, in each case, with respect to such commitments, outstanding quotations, proposals or bids arising between the date hereof and the Closing Date, such commitments, outstanding quotations, proposals or bids have been made in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof);
(ix) all Taxes for Post-Closing Periods relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business and, without duplication of any Taxes included under Section 2.02(a)(i), any Taxes relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business for a Pre-Closing Period to the extent an amount for any such Tax is set forth as a Liability on the Closing Date Working Capital Statement, in each case, other than Excluded Taxes; and
(x) all Workers’ Compensation Liabilities.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) above to the contrary, Parent, the Seller and Parent’s other Affiliates shall retain, and shall be responsible for paying, performing and discharging when due, and the Purchaser shall not assume or have any responsibility for, all Liabilities as of the Closing other than the Assumed Liabilities (the “Excluded Liabilities”), including:
(i) all Liabilities relating to, resulting from, caused by or arising out of, directly or indirectly, the conduct of the Business or any Purchased Assets prior to the Closing Date, except for any Liabilities expressly assumed under Section 2.02(a) and any Liabilities related to the Employee Amounts;
(ii) all Excluded Taxes;
(iii) all Liabilities arising out of or relating to the Excluded Assets;
(iv) except to the extent such are Assumed Liabilities and subject to the provisions set forth in Article VIII, all Environmental Liabilities; provided, however, with respect to Historical Off-Site Environmental Liabilities, such liabilities shall be subject to the procedures set forth in Section 8.07;
(v) any Indebtedness of the Business (the “Excluded Indebtedness”);
(vi) except for Workers’ Compensation Liabilities, any Liabilities relating to any current or former employees, independent contractors, officers or agents of the Seller other than the Transferred Employees;
(vii) except (A) as and to the extent expressly provided in Article VI and (B) for Workers’ Compensation Liabilities, any Liabilities relating to the Plans and any Liabilities relating to the Transferred Employees incurred prior to the Closing Date;
(viii) all Liabilities for which Parent or any of its Affiliates expressly has retained or agreed to pay, or be responsible for, pursuant to the terms hereof or of any Ancillary Agreement;
(ix) all intercompany receivables, payables, loans and investments related to the Business;
(x) all Liabilities assigned to or retained by the Seller under Article VI; and
(xi) all Liabilities to the extent arising out of Actions relating to the matters constituting Excluded Liabilities specified in the foregoing clauses (i) – (x) of this Section 2.02(b).
Assumption of Tariff Obligations Interconnection Customer agrees to abide by all rules and procedures pertaining to generation and transmission in the PJM Region, including but not limited to the rules and procedures concerning the dispatch of generation or scheduling transmission set forth in the Tariff, the Operating Agreement and the PJM Manuals.
Allocation of Liabilities The IMS Health Group shall assume all Liabilities with respect to awards granted to IMS Health Employees, IMS Health Retirees, Corporation Retirees and IMS Health Disabled Employees pursuant to the IMS Health Replacement Option Plan. The Corporation Group shall retain all other Liabilities with respect to awards granted pursuant to the Corporation Stock Option Plans (including, but not limited to, awards granted to Corporation Post-Distribution Employees).
Limitation of Liability of Sub-Adviser (a) The Sub-Adviser shall be liable for losses resulting from its own acts or omissions caused by the Sub-Adviser’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder or its reckless disregard of its duties under this Agreement, and nothing herein shall protect the Sub-Adviser against any such liability to the shareholders of the Fund or to the Adviser. Except as provided in the previous sentence, the Sub-Adviser shall not be liable to the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund or to the Adviser for any claim or loss arising out of any investment or other act or omission in the performance of the Sub-Adviser’s duties under this Agreement, or for any loss or damage resulting from the imposition by any government of exchange control restrictions which might affect the liquidity of the Fund’s assets maintained with custodians or securities depositories in foreign countries, or from any political acts of any foreign governments to which such assets might be exposed, or for any tax of any kind (other than taxes on the Sub-Adviser’s income), including without limitation any statutory, governmental, state, provincial, regional, local or municipal imposition, duty, contribution or levy imposed by any government or governmental agency upon or with respect to such assets or income earned with respect thereto (collectively “Taxation”). Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence and the provisions of Section 5(b), the Sub-Adviser shall be liable for taxes or tax penalties incurred by the Fund, or by any legal or beneficial owner of the Fund’s shares, for any failure of the Portfolio to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M, or to meet the diversification requirements of Section 817(h), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to the extent resulting from the Sub-Adviser’s management of the Portfolio.
(b) In the event the Sub-Adviser is assessed any Taxation in respect of the assets, income or activities of the Portfolio, the Adviser and the Fund jointly will indemnify the Sub-Adviser for all such amounts wherever imposed, together with all penalties, charges, costs and interest relating thereto and all expenditures, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred by the Sub-Adviser in connection with the defense or settlement of any such assessment. The Sub-Adviser shall undertake and control the defense or settlement of any such assessment, including the selection of counsel or other professional advisers, provided that the selection of such counsel and advisers and the settlement of any assessment shall be subject to the approval of the Adviser and the Fund, which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Adviser and the Fund shall have the right to retain separate counsel and assume the defense or settlement on behalf of the Adviser and the Fund, as the case may be, of any such assessment if representation of the Adviser and the Fund by counsel selected by the Sub-Adviser would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicts of interest.
