Business of Company The Company is formed for the object and purpose of, and the nature of the business to be conducted and promoted by the Company is, to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the New York Code and to engage in any and all activities necessary or incidental to the foregoing.
SALE OF BUYER’S PROPERTY Performance under this Agreement: (check one)
Conduct of Business of Parent Except as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time (unless the Company shall otherwise agree in writing and except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement), Parent will conduct its operations according to its ordinary and usual course of business consistent with past practice and shall use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organizations, keep available the service of its current officers and employees, maintain its material Permits and Contracts and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with it. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 6.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent will not, without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld):
(i) issue, sell, grant, dispose of, pledge or otherwise encumber, or authorize or propose the issuance, sale, disposition or pledge or other encumbrance of (A) any additional shares of capital stock of any class (including the shares of Parent Common Stock), or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock, or any rights, warrants, options, calls, commitments or any other agreements of any character to purchase or acquire any shares of capital stock or any securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to subscribe for, any shares of capital stock or (B) any other securities in respect of, in lieu of, or in substitution for, shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding on the date hereof;
(ii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or propose to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, any of its outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock;
(iii) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any shares of Parent Common Stock or declare, set aside for payment or pay any dividend, or make any other actual, constructive or deemed distribution in respect of any capital stock of Parent or otherwise make any payments to stockholders in their capacity as such, other than the declaration and payment of regular quarterly cash dividends on the Parent Common Stock in an amount no greater than $.72 per share per annum and in accordance with past dividend policy and other than the declaration and payment of dividends on Parent Preferred Stock pursuant to Parent's Certificate of Incorporation as in effect on the date hereof and except for dividends by a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent;
(iv) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Parent or any of the Parent Subsidiaries (other than the Merger), except for Parent Subsidiaries which are not material to the assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(v) adopt any amendments to its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or alter through merger, liquidation, reorganization, restructuring or in any other fashion the corporate structure or ownership of any direct or indirect subsidiary of Parent, except for Parent Subsidiaries which are not material to the assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(vi) make, or permit any Parent Subsidiary to make, any material acquisition, by means of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or material disposition, of assets or securities;
(vii) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, incur, or permit any Parent Subsidiary to incur, any material indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee any such indebtedness or make any material loans, advances or capital contributions to, or material investments in, any other person other than Parent or any Parent Subsidiary;
(viii) change any method of accounting or accounting practice by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, except for any such required change in GAAP or applicable statutory accounting principles;
(ix) permit any Parent Insurance Subsidiary to materially change its investment guidelines or policies and approved programs or transactions or conduct transactions in investments except in material compliance with the investment guidelines and policies of such Parent Insurance Subsidiary and all applicable insurance Laws;
(x) enter, or permit any Parent Insurance Subsidiary to enter, into any material reinsurance, coinsurance or similar Contract, whether as reinsurer or reinsured, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xi) (x) take, or agree or commit to take, or permit any Parent Subsidiary to take, or agree or commit to take, any action that would make any representation and warranty of Parent hereunder inaccurate in any material respect at the Effective Time (except for representations and warranties which speak as of a particular date, which need be accurate only as of such date), (y) omit, or agree or commit to omit, or permit any Parent Subsidiary to omit, or agree or commit to omit, to take any action necessary to prevent any such representation or warranty from being inaccurate in any material respect at the Effective Time (except for representations and warranties which speak as of a particular date, which need be accurate only as of such date), provided however that Parent shall be permitted to take or omit to take such action which can be cured, and in fact is cured, at or prior to the Effective Time or (z) take, or agree or commit to take, or permit any Parent Subsidiary to take, or agree or commit to take, any action that would result in, or is reasonably likely to result in, any of the conditions of the Merger set forth in Article VII not being satisfied; or
(xii) authorize, recommend, propose or announce an intention to do any of the foregoing, or enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.
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.
Acquired Assets On the Closing Date, in accordance with this Agreement, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, and Buyer will purchase, acquire and accept, all of Seller's and its Subsidiaries' respective right, title and interest in and to the following properties, assets and other rights, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible (collectively, the "Acquired Assets"):
(a) The Equipment of Seller and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2.1(a), together with any Equipment transferred to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.4 (c) (the "Acquired Equipment");
(b) The inventory of Seller and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2.1(b) (the "Acquired Inventory");
(c) The Contracts of Seller and its Subsidiaries (including any future claims arising from or related to such contracts) listed on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto and the Backlog related to such Contracts (the "Assumed Contracts");
(d) Copies or originals of all books, records, data (in any media), papers and instruments of whatever nature and wherever located to the extent related to the Acquired Assets;
(e) All licenses, sublicenses and other contract rights held by Seller and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Business listed on Schedule 2.1(e), including all Insituform and NuPipe licenses, sublicenses and rights to use or operate under Insituform or NuPipe patents or trademarks, and intangible or intellectual property rights, including know-how, relating thereto or to the Business (the "Acquired Intellectual Property");
(f) All Permits required solely in connection with the Business in effect as of the Closing Date, to the extent such Permits are transferable (the "Acquired Permits"); and
(g) All rights to the name "Insituform", "Insituform East", "MidSouth" and "insitu" and all derivatives thereof.
Sale of Purchased Assets On the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, at Closing Seller shall sell, assign, convey, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase, receive and accept from Seller, as they exist on the Closing Date, all right, title and interest that Seller or its subsidiary CBS Communications Services Inc. possesses and has the right to transfer in and to all the assets which are used in the conduct of the Business, other than Excluded Assets, including, without limitation, the following (collectively, "Purchased Assets"):
(a) Accounts and contracts receivable and prepaid expenses, including deposits, advertising materials and brochures;
(b) Tangible personal property, including raw materials, works-in-process, finished goods, parts, accessories, tools, furniture, equipment, switches, microwave facilities, routers and other network equipment, the WesNet IP Network, machinery, automobiles, trucks, motor vehicles, all other personal property owned or leased by Seller and used in the conduct of the Business and miscellaneous inventories;
(c) Leases and subleases of Leased Real Property and of Owned Real Property;
(d) Leases and subleases of Leased Personal Property;
(e) Intellectual Property (other than as provided in Section 1.2(b)), licenses and sublicenses granted or obtained with respect thereto, remedies against infringements thereof and rights to protection of interests therein and all other intangible assets, in each case used in connection with the conduct of the Business;
(f) Unexecuted or uncompleted portions of the Contracts as existing on the Closing Date, or which are listed on Schedule 2.11 hereto, or which are not required to be disclosed thereon but are or have been entered into in the ordinary course of business, as any of the foregoing may be amended in the ordinary course of business between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, subject to Section 6.2 (the "Assumed Contracts");
(g) All Permits existing as of the Closing Date and associated with the Purchased Assets or the Business, subject to Section 6.3;
(h) Lists of suppliers, customers and potential customers of services or products offered by the Business, as of the Closing Date, if any;
(i) Supplies and sundry items, including telephone numbers, keys and lock combinations, customer records, and books and records of, or relating to, and material to the operation of, the Business and the assets acquired and any obligations assumed pursuant hereto (including all customer files, customer lists, supplier records, records relating to accounts receivable and market research and surveys, if any), copies of financial records (or portions thereof) relating solely to the Business and copies of Tax Returns, other than Income Tax Returns, relating solely to the Business;
(j) Personnel records and payroll records with respect to all New Employees; and
(k) All claims and rights of Seller against third parties with respect to the conduct of the Business including, without limitation, (i) fees for early termination payable pursuant to any Telecom Contract terminated by the customer between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (to the extent not received by Seller prior to the Closing Date) and (ii) claims and rights arising out of or relating to the Assumed Contracts.
Condition of the Business (a) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that Seller is not making any representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, beyond those expressly given by Seller in Article V hereof (as modified by the Seller Schedules as supplemented or amended), and Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, except for the representations and warranties contained therein, the Purchased Assets and the Business are being transferred on a “where is” and, as to condition, “as is” basis. Any claims Purchaser may have for breach of representation or warranty shall be based solely on the representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article V hereof (as modified by the Seller Schedules as supplemented or amended). Purchaser further represents that neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates nor any other Person has made any representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding Seller, the Purchased Assets, the Business or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or as to the accuracy or completeness of any information not expressly set forth in this Agreement and neither Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates has relied on any such express or implied representation or warranty. Purchaser further agrees that none of Seller, any of its Affiliates or any other Person will have or be subject to any liability to Purchaser or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Purchaser or its representatives or Purchaser’s use of, any such information, including any confidential memoranda distributed on behalf of Seller relating to the Business or other publications or data room information provided to Purchaser or its representatives, or any other document or information in any form provided to Purchaser or its representatives in connection with the sale of the Business and the transactions contemplated hereby. Purchaser acknowledges that it has conducted to its satisfaction, its own independent investigation of the Business and, in making the determination to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Purchaser has relied on the results of its own independent investigation.
Transferred Assets (a) As of the Effective Time and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Seller will sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser will purchase from Seller, all of the rights, title and interest of Seller in the following assets associated with the Transferred Banking Center and identified in this Agreement and the Exhibits hereto and not otherwise excluded from sale pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.1(b) (collectively, the “Transferred Assets”):
(1) all leases under which land and/or the building used as the Transferred Banking Center (the “Leased Property”) were leased by the Failed Bank and are leased by the Receiver and for which the Seller has an option to assume under the FDIC Agreement (the “Banking Center Lease”) listed on Exhibit 1.1(a)(1), unless Purchaser elects not to assume the Banking Center Lease (as defined below) pursuant to Section 1.10;
(2) except as provided in Section 1.1(b), all furniture, fixtures, leasehold improvements, equipment and other tangible personal property located at the Transferred Banking Center and used in conducting Seller’s business at the Transferred Banking Center (the “Personal Property,” and together with the Leased Property and the Banking Center Lease, the “Property”);
(3) all personal property leases affecting the Transferred Banking Center, including all equipment leases for equipment located at the Transferred Banking Center, but excluding personal property leases for data processing equipment and software (subject to the exclusion, the “Equipment Leases”) all as set forth on Exhibit 1.1(a)(3);
(4) those operating contracts under which goods or services are provided at the Transferred Banking Center, but excluding (i) all contracts that do not apply solely to the Transferred Banking Center but also apply to operations of Seller that are not the Transferred Banking Center, and (ii) all data processing contracts, regardless of scope (subject, in each case, to such exclusions, the “Assignable Contracts”) all as set forth on Exhibit 1.1(a)(4);
(5) the automated teller machine located at the Transferred Banking Center;
(6) all coins and currency located at the Transferred Banking Center as of the Effective Time (the “Coins and Currency”); and
(7) all outstanding balances and accrued interest of the overdraft lines of credit associated with the Deposit Liabilities and set forth on Exhibit 1.1(a)(5) (the “Overdraft Lines of Credit”), provided that such Overdraft Lines of Credit are not (A) in excess of $5,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate or (B) outstanding for thirty (30) days or more.
(b) Excluded from the assets, properties and rights being transferred, conveyed and assigned to Purchaser under this Agreement are Seller’s rights in and to any refund for any Taxes and, except as specifically provided in Article III, any of Seller’s or its affiliates’ corporate logos, trademarks, trade names, signs, paper stock, forms and other supplies containing any such logos, software, trademarks or trade names, trade names and logos of third parties with whom Seller has contracted to provide services to its customers and any other assets of Seller or related to the Failed Bank not set forth in Section 1.1(a) (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”). Purchaser understands and agrees that it is purchasing only the assets specified in this Agreement and, except as may be expressly provided for in this Agreement, Purchaser has no interest in or right to any other business conducted by Seller at the Transferred Banking Center.
(c) THE CONVEYANCE OF ALL THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS, INCLUDING PERSONAL PROPERTY INTERESTS, PURCHASED BY PURCHASER UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE MADE, AS NECESSARY, BY SELLER’S XXXX OF SALE, “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,” WITHOUT RECOURSE AND, EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO SUCH ASSETS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO TITLE, ENFORCEABILITY, COLLECTABILITY, DOCUMENTATION OR FREEDOM FROM LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES (IN WHOLE OR IN PART), OR ANY OTHER MATTERS.
Purchase and Sale of Purchased Assets Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller Parent shall, and shall cause the other Sellers to, sell, convey, assign and transfer to Purchaser or the applicable Purchaser Designated Affiliates, and Purchaser shall or shall cause the applicable Purchaser Designated Affiliates to purchase, acquire and accept, all of Seller Parent’s and its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, as at the Closing in the following (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”):
(a) the equity interests in the Conveyed Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Shares”);
(b) the real property that is set forth in Section 2.1(b) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (collectively, the “Owned Real Property”) and the Facilities (including the related improvements and fixtures), and all easements and other rights and interests appurtenant thereto;
(c) the real property leases, subleases, licenses and occupancy arrangements that are set forth in Section 2.1(c) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (collectively, the “Real Property Leases” and the real property related to such Real Property Leases, the “Leased Real Property”), including the right to all security deposits and other amounts and instruments deposited by or on behalf of the Sellers thereunder;
(d) (i) other than Information Systems (which are the subject of clauses (ii) and (iii)), the owned and leased furniture, equipment, fixtures, machinery, supplies, spare parts, tools, tangible personal property and other tangible property (A) that is Related to the Business and located at a Facility, except as set forth on Section 2.3(a)(xx) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, or (B) set forth on Section 2.1(d)(i)(B) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, (ii) personal computers and vehicles primarily used by the Transferred Employees in respect of the Business (the assets described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Equipment”), (iii) Business IT Systems, and (iv) any leases relating to such Equipment or Business IT Systems (the “Equipment Leases”);
(e) Contracts, sales orders, purchase orders, instruments and other commitments, obligations and arrangements (i) to which Seller Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and that are related solely to the Business, a Purchased Asset or an Assumed Liability, or (ii) that constitute a Shared Contract, but only the portion of such Shared Contract related to the Business (collectively, the “Assumed Contracts”);
(f) all Inventory and samples of any Product;
(g) all Business IP, including the right to xxx and recover and retain damages for past, present and future infringement or misappropriation of or other violation of any Business IP and all corresponding rights that, now or hereafter, may be secured throughout the world with respect to any Business IP, but for clarity excluding all Retained Names;
(h) all Registration Information (including in relation to pending applications for Product Registrations and Manufacturing Registrations) Related to the Business;
(i) all Governmental Authorizations, including Product Registrations, Manufacturing Registrations and Environmental Permits, that are owned, used or licensed (subject to the terms of such licenses) and Related to the Business;
(j) without duplication, (A) all Records Relating to the Business (including any applicable attorney-client privilege, attorney work product protection and expectation of client privilege attaching to any such Record), other than the Records set forth on Section 2.1(j) of the Seller Disclosure Letter (the “Specified Records”); provided that the Sellers and their Affiliates may retain one (1) copy of each of the foregoing pursuant to Section 6.8 and remove or redact the names of any customers or vendors from such lists to the extent such customers or vendors relate solely to the Retained Businesses, (B) copies of (x) the portions of all Records that relate to, but do not primarily relate to, the Business and (y) the Specified Records, and (C) the corporate books and records (including Tax Returns other than any Seller Combined Tax Returns) of the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries to the extent related to the Business; provided, further, that in each case of clauses (A)-(C), Seller Parent may redact or remove any information not related to the Business;
(k) all accounts receivable and all other assets, in each case included in the calculation of Final Business Working Capital, and all Cash Equivalents included in the calculation of Final Business Net Cash;
(l) the goodwill Relating to the Business, together with the right to represent to third parties that Purchaser is the successor to the Business;
(m) all claims, defenses, causes of action, counterclaims and rights of set-off against third parties (at any time or in any manner arising or existing, whether xxxxxx or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or non-contingent) relating primarily to the Business, a Purchased Asset or an Assumed Liability;
(n) all credits, prepaid expenses, rebates, deferred charges, advance payments, security deposits and other deposits or amounts held as surety by third Persons and prepaid items, in each case Related to the Business or primarily related to a Purchased Asset or an Assumed Liability and included in the calculation of Final Business Working Capital or Final Business Net Cash;
(o) the amount of any insurance proceeds, recoveries or refunds (net of any reasonable costs of investigating and pursuing the underlying claim and of collection and any Taxes imposed in respect thereof) received by Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates under the Insurance Policies after the date hereof in respect of any Loss prior to the Closing in respect of any Purchased Asset or Assumed Liability to the extent Purchaser does not otherwise receive the benefit thereof (including through application of such proceeds) and except to the extent the related Liabilities are included in the calculation of Final Business Working Capital or Final Business Net Cash;
(p) the assets of all Conveyed Subsidiary Plans and the assets transferred to Purchaser and the Purchaser Designated Affiliates pursuant to Section 6.6;
(q) the assets set forth in Section 2.1(q) of the Seller Disclosure Letter;
(r) to the extent legally transferable, all third-party warranties, indemnities, further assurance and other similar covenants, and guarantees to the extent relating to any of the Equipment, Inventory, other Purchased Assets and Assumed Liabilities; and
(s) any other assets, properties or rights in each case Relating to the Business, other than those assets specifically identified as Excluded Assets in clauses (i) through (xx) of Section 2.3(a). Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, (i) any assets, properties or rights of any Conveyed Subsidiary (or Subsidiary thereof) that constitute Purchased Assets hereunder shall be deemed Purchased Assets for all purposes of this Agreement (including Article VII), except to the extent any such asset, property or right otherwise would be an Excluded Asset had it not been an asset, property or right of such Conveyed Subsidiary or Subsidiary (and instead an asset, right, or property of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates (other than a Conveyed Subsidiary (or a Subsidiary thereof))) (a “Conveyed Subsidiary Excluded Asset”), (ii) any Conveyed Subsidiary Excluded Asset shall be deemed an Excluded Asset for all purposes of this Agreement (including Article VII) and Seller Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer such Conveyed Subsidiary Excluded Asset, subject to obtaining required consents and Approvals, out of the relevant Conveyed Subsidiary (or Subsidiary thereof) on or prior to the Closing, or thereafter in accordance with Section 6.22, and (iii) any Liability of any Conveyed Subsidiary (or Subsidiary thereof) that otherwise would be a Retained Liability had it not been a Liability of such Conveyed Subsidiary or Subsidiary (and instead a Liability of Seller Parent or any of its Affiliates (other than a Conveyed Subsidiary (or a Subsidiary thereof))) shall be deemed a Retained Liability for all purposes of this Agreement (including Article VII) and Seller Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to transfer such Retained Liability, subject to obtaining required consents and Approvals, out of such Conveyed Subsidiary (or Subsidiary thereof) on or prior to the Closing, or thereafter in compliance with Section 6.22. The transfer of assets, properties and rights of any Conveyed Subsidiaries (or any Subsidiary thereof) deemed a Purchased Asset shall be effected solely by virtue of the transfer of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in the Shares and not through the direct transfer of such assets, properties or rights, and Seller Parent and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to transfer any such assets, properties or rights of the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries other than through the transfer of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in the Shares.
Business of the Company The purpose of the Company is to carry on any lawful business, purpose or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed in accordance with Section 18-106 of the Act.
