Certain Contracts (a) None of the Companies nor any of their Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) (i) that is material to the Companies and their Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) that contains a non-compete or client or customer non-solicit requirement or other provision that restricts the conduct of, or the manner of conducting, any line of business in any geographic area, or, to the knowledge of Seller, upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby could restrict the ability of Buyers, the Companies or any of their respective Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business in any geographic area, (iii) that obligates any of the Companies or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct business on an exclusive or preferential basis with any third party or upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will obligate Buyers, the Companies or any of their respective Subsidiaries to conduct business with any third party on an exclusive or preferential basis, in any case of the preceding which is material, (iv) with or to a labor union or guild (including any collective bargaining agreement), (v) that pertains to a material joint venture or material partnership agreement; (vi) that is an indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement, guarantee or other agreement relating to material indebtedness of any Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or of any third party for which the Companies or their Subsidiaries is a guarantor or is otherwise liable; (vii) that requires the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries to make an investment in, or otherwise provide funds to, any person, in each case in an amount in excess of $1 million; (viii) that is with an agency, broker, insurer or other person that accounted for 1% or more of the sales of the Companies and their Insurance Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, for the 12 months ended June 30, 2008; (ix) that provides for the indemnification of any officer, director or employee of the Companies or any of their Subsidiaries; or (x) that would prevent, materially delay or materially impede the Companies’ ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in this Section 3.13(a), whether or not set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, is referred to as a “Company Contract.”
(b) (i) Each Company Contract is valid and binding on the applicable Company or its applicable Subsidiary, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception), and is in full force and effect, (ii) each Company and each of its Subsidiaries and, to Seller’s knowledge, each other party thereto has duly performed all obligations required to be performed by it to date under each Company Contract and (iii) no event or condition exists that constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a breach, violation or default on the part of the applicable Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, to Seller’s knowledge, any other party thereto under any such Company Contract. No notice of default or termination has been received under any Company Contract. There are no disputes pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened with respect to any Company Contract.
Certain Contracts and Arrangements (a) Section 3.7(a) of the Transferor Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list, as of the date hereof, of the following Contracts (including currently effective amendments and modifications thereto), other than commitments to issue owner’s title insurance policies and owner’s title insurance policies, to which the Company is a party, by which any of its properties are bound or that relate to the conduct of the Business (collectively, the “Material Agreements”):
(i) agreements involving payments to or from the Company of at least $75,000 per year;
(ii) vendor or similar agreements involving payments to or from the Company in excess of $75,000 per year;
(iii) Contracts, or a group of related Contracts with the same party, for the purchase, sale or distribution of equipment, supplies, products or services, under which the undelivered balance of such equipment, supplies, products or services has a price in excess of $75,000;
(iv) Contracts, loan agreements, letters of credit, repurchase agreements, mortgages, security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements, trust indentures, promissory notes, lines of credit and similar documents in each case relating to Indebtedness;
(v) real property leases calling for payments by the Company of amounts greater than $75,000 per year;
(vi) partnership, royalty or joint venture agreements;
(vii) Contracts limiting the ability of the Company to compete in any line of business or with any Person or in any geographic area;
(viii) Contracts relating to any outstanding commitment for capital expenditures;
(ix) (A) Collective Bargaining Agreements between the Company and any Person, (B) Employment Agreements between the Company and any Person, and (C) Contracts between the Company and any Independent Contractor and (D) the Company Plans, in each instance excluding at-will employment or Independent Contract or arrangements that may be terminated by the Company without notice and without Liability;
(x) Contracts not entered into in the ordinary course of the Business;
(xi) Contracts for the acquisition or disposition of real property, capital stock or other businesses;
(xii) Contracts providing for indemnification of any officer, employee, member, manager or director of the Company;
(xiii) agency, distributor, dealer, sales, marketing or similar agreements or arrangements with any Person that generates or refers business to the Company;
(xiv) all verbal Contracts (excluding at-will employment or Independent Contract or arrangements that may be terminated by the Company without notice and without Liability); and
(xv) Contracts not otherwise disclosed in (i) — (xiv) above that are currently in effect and to which the Company or its respective properties are bound that are material to the Business.
(b) Except to the extent that enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and provided that any indemnity, contribution and exoneration provisions contained in any such Material Agreement may be limited by applicable Laws and public policy, each Material Agreement (i) to the extent that the Company is a party to such Material Agreement, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, (ii) is in full force and effect as of the Execution Date and (iii) will be in full force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) There is not under any Material Agreement any default or event, that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to constitute a default on the part of any of the parties thereto, except such events of default and other events as to which requisite waivers or consents have been obtained.
(d) The Company has not (i) received written notice of, and there has not occurred, any breach of or violation or default under any Material Agreement or any condition which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would result in such a violation or default under any Material Agreement, or (ii) received written notice of the desire of the other party or parties to any such Material Agreement to exercise any rights such party has to cancel, terminate, renegotiate or repudiate such contract or exercise remedies thereunder.
(e) True and complete copies of all Material Agreements to which the Company is a party or is bound have been delivered or made available to HSE by Transferor. The Company is not party to or bound by any Contract (other than the Material Agreements) that cannot be terminated by the Company on less than ninety (90) days notice without penalty.
Contracts, etc To enter into, make and perform all such obligations, contracts, agreements and undertakings of every kind and description, with any Person or Persons, as the Trustees shall in their discretion deem expedient in the conduct of the business of the Trust, for such terms as they shall see fit, whether or not extending beyond the term of office of the Trustees, or beyond the possible expiration of the Trust; to amend, extend, release or cancel any such obligations, contracts, agreements or understandings; and to execute, acknowledge, deliver and record all written instruments which they may deem necessary or expedient in the exercise of their powers;
Material Contracts and Transactions Other than as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, there are no material contracts, agreements, licenses, permits, arrangements, commitments, instruments, understandings or contracts, whether written or oral, express or implied, contingent, fixed or otherwise, to which Pubco is a party except as disclosed in writing to Priveco or as disclosed in the Pubco SEC Documents.
Assignment of Contracts and Rights Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement to assign or transfer any Acquired Lease, Permit or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom if an attempted assignment or transfer thereof, without the consent of any applicable third party (including any Governmental Entity), would constitute a breach or other contravention thereof, a violation of Law or would in any way adversely affect the rights of Purchaser Sub (as assignee of the Company) or the Company (as applicable). Subject to Section 6.2, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of the other parties to any such Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder for the assignment thereof to Purchaser Sub as Purchaser Sub may request; provided, that any costs and expenses arising therefrom or in connection therewith should be borne by the Parties in accordance with Section 2.2(e). If, on the Closing Date (or the applicable Subsequent Closing Date), any such consent is not obtained, or if an attempted transfer or assignment thereof would be ineffective, a violation of Law or would adversely affect the rights of Purchaser Sub (as assignee of the Company) thereto or thereunder so that Purchaser Sub would not in fact receive all such rights, the Company and Purchaser Sub will, subject to Section 6.2(a), cooperate in a mutually agreeable arrangement under which Purchaser Sub would, in compliance with Law, obtain the benefits and assume the obligations and bear the economic burdens associated with the Purchased Asset, claim, right or benefit in accordance with this Agreement, including subcontracting, sublicensing or subleasing to Purchaser Sub, or under which the Company would enforce, for the benefit of Purchaser Sub, and at the expense of Purchaser Sub, any and all of its rights against a third party thereto (including any Governmental Entity) associated with such Purchased Asset, claim, right or benefit, and the Company would promptly pay to Purchaser Sub when received all monies received by them under any Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder. To the extent that (i) any Acquired Leases cannot be assigned or transferred to Purchaser Sub as set forth in this Section 1.5 and (ii) Purchaser Sub requests that the Company subleases such Acquired Leases to Purchaser Sub, Purchaser Sub and the Company will enter into individual subleases for each of such Acquired Leases (as opposed to a “master” sublease covering all such Acquired Leases) on a fully net basis and on such terms as will generally confer to Purchaser Sub all of the Company’s rights under such Acquired Lease.
Contracts; No Defaults (a) Part 3.17(a) of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list, and Sellers have delivered to Buyer true and complete copies, of:
(i) each Contract that involves performance of services or delivery of goods or materials by the Company of an amount or value in excess of $100,000.
(ii) each Contract that involves performance of services or delivery of goods or materials to the Company of an amount or value in excess of $10,000:
(iii) each current Insurance Policy;
(iv) each Contract that was not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and that involves expenditures or receipts of the Company in excess of $10,000;
(v) each lease, rental or occupancy agreement, license, installment and conditional sale agreement, and other Contract affecting the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of, or any leasehold or other interest in, any real or personal property (except personal property leases and installment and conditional sales agreements having a value per item of less than $10,000, and having an aggregate value of all items having a value per item of less than $10,000 items not exceeding $50,000.00);
(vi) each licensing agreement or other Contract with respect to patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property, including agreements between the Company and current or former employees, consultants, or contractors regarding the appropriation or the non-disclosure of any of the Intellectual Property Assets;
(vii) each collective bargaining agreement and other Contract to or with any labor union or other employee representative of a group of employees;
(viii) each joint venture, partnership, and other Contract (however named) involving a sharing of profits, losses, costs, or liabilities by the Company with any other Person;
(ix) each Contract containing covenants that in any way purport to restrict the business activity of the Company or limit the freedom of the Company to engage in any line of business or to compete with any Person;
(x) each Contract providing for payments to or by any Person based on sales, purchases, or profits, other than direct payments for goods;
(xi) each power of attorney that is currently effective and outstanding;
(xii) each Contract entered into other than in the Ordinary Course of Business that contains or provides for an express undertaking by the Company to be responsible for consequential damages;
(xiii) each Contract for capital expenditures in excess of $10,000;
(xiv) each written warranty, guaranty, and or other similar undertaking with respect to contractual performance extended by the Company other than in the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(xv) each amendment, supplement, and modification (whether oral or written) in respect of any of the foregoing, except for change orders which will have no material adverse effect to the Company;.
(b) Part 3.17(b) of the Disclosure Letter is a work in progress schedule setting forth the total amount of each contract and certain information as reflected in the captions thereto.
Certain Consents Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as an attempt to assign any Permit or Assumed Contract intended to be included in the Purchased Assets which is by its terms or in law non-assignable without the consent of the other party or parties thereto, unless such consent shall have been given, or as to which all the remedies for the enforcement thereof enjoyed by Seller would not, as a matter of law, pass to Buyer as an incident of the assignments provided for by this Agreement.
Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain Contracts (i) Other than the filing of the Certificate of Merger pursuant to Section 1.6, no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by the Company with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the Company from, any Governmental Entity, in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Transactions, or in connection with the continuing operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries following the Effective Time.
(ii) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the consummation of the Transactions will not, constitute or result in (A) a breach or violation of, or a default under, the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or the comparable governing instruments of any of its Subsidiaries, (B) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or a default under, the creation or acceleration of any obligations under, or the creation of a Lien on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any agreement, lease, license, contract, note, mortgage, indenture, arrangement or other obligation, whether oral or in writing (each, a “Contract”), binding upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, assuming (solely with respect to performance of this Agreement and consummation of the Transactions) compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.2(d)(i), under any Law to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, or (C) any change in the rights or obligations of any party under any Contract binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Section 5.2(d)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a correct and complete list of Contracts that would be required to be filed by the Company as a “material contract” pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to which consents or waivers are or may be required prior to consummation of the Transactions (whether or not subject to the exception set forth with respect to clauses (B) and (C) above).
Adverse Agreements, Etc No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contractual Obligation or subject to any restriction or limitation in any Governing Document or any judgment, order, regulation, ruling or other requirement of a court or other Governmental Authority, which (either individually or in the aggregate) has, or in the future could reasonably be expected (either individually or in the aggregate) to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Contracts and Agreements The agreements and documents described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained therein and there are no agreements or other documents required by the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or to be filed with the Commission as exhibits to the Registration Statement, that have not been so described or filed. Each agreement or other instrument (however characterized or described) to which the Company is a party or by which it is or may be bound or affected and (i) that is referred to in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, or (ii) is material to the Company’s business, has been duly authorized and validly executed by the Company, is in full force and effect in all material respects and is enforceable against the Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, in accordance with its terms, except (x) as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (y) as enforceability of any indemnification or contribution provision may be limited under the federal and state securities laws, and (z) that the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought. None of such agreements or instruments has been assigned by the Company, and neither the Company nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party is in default thereunder and, to the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, performance by the Company of the material provisions of such agreements or instruments will not result in a violation of any existing applicable law, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of any governmental agency or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its assets or businesses (each, a “Governmental Entity”), including, without limitation, those relating to environmental laws and regulations.
