Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment (a) As soon as practicable, but no later than forty-five (45) calendar days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause to be prepared and delivered to Griffon a single statement (the “Closing Statement”) setting forth Buyer’s calculation of (i) the Net Working Capital, (ii) based on such Net Working Capital amount, the Net Working Capital Adjustment, (iii) the Closing Date Funded Indebtedness, (iv) the Closing Date Cash, (v) the Transaction Related Expenses and the components thereof in reasonable detail. Buyer’s calculation of the Net Working Capital, the Net Working Capital Adjustment, the Closing Date Funded Indebtedness, the Closing Date Cash and the Transaction Related Expenses set forth in the Closing Statement shall be prepared and calculated in good faith, and in the manner and on a basis consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Accounting Principles (in the case of Net Working Capital) and the definitions thereof, and in the case of Net Working Capital shall also be in the same form and include the same line items as the Estimated Net Working Capital calculation, and shall otherwise (x) not include any changes in assets or liabilities as a result of purchase accounting adjustments or other changes arising from or resulting as a consequence of the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) be based on facts and circumstances as they exist as of the Closing and (z) exclude the effect of any decision or event occurring on or after the Closing. In furtherance of the foregoing, Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the Accounting Principles are not intended to permit the introduction of different judgments, accounting methods, policies, principles, practices, procedures, classifications or estimation methodologies. If the Closing Statement is not so timely delivered by Buyer for any reason, then the Estimated Closing Statement shall be considered for all purposes of this Agreement as the Closing Statement, from which the Seller will have all of its rights under this Section 2.7 with respect thereto, including the right to dispute the calculations set forth in the Estimated Closing Statement in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.7(b) and Section 2.7(c) mutatis mutandis.
Closing Purchase Price Buyer shall have delivered the Closing Purchase Price in accordance with Section 2.5. ARTICLE VII
Purchase Price Adjustments (a) No later than 75 days following the Closing, Purchaser shall cause to be prepared and delivered to Seller a statement (the “Post-Closing Payment Statement”) setting forth (i) Purchaser’s good faith calculation of the aggregate amount of the Cash Equivalents, (ii) Purchaser’s good faith calculation of the Net Working Capital and the resulting amount, if any, by which the Net Working Capital is less than (or greater than) Target Working Capital, (iii) Purchaser’s good faith estimate of the Closing Indebtedness, (iv) Purchaser’s calculation of the Aggregate Purchase Price based on the foregoing and (v) Purchaser’s calculation of the Loan Receivables. If Seller accepts the Post-Closing Payment Statement in writing, or if Seller fails to notify Purchaser of any dispute with respect thereto within 30 days following receipt thereof, then the calculation of the Aggregate Purchase Price and the components thereof and Purchaser’s calculation of the Loan Receivables as set forth in the Post-Closing Payment Statement shall be deemed final and conclusive and binding upon all parties. If Seller disputes the accuracy of the calculation of the Aggregate Purchase Price or any component thereof or the calculation of the Loan Receivables set forth in the Post-Closing Payment Statement, Seller shall provide written notice to Purchaser no later than 30 days following receipt of the Post-Closing Payment Statement (the “Dispute Notice”), setting forth in reasonable detail those items that Seller disputes, the amounts of any adjustments that are necessary in Seller’s judgment for the computation of the Aggregate Purchase Price or the components thereof or the calculation of the Loan Receivables to conform to the requirements of this Agreement, and the basis for its suggested adjustments. During the 30-day period following delivery of a Dispute Notice, Purchaser and Seller will negotiate in good faith with a view to resolving their disagreements over the disputed items. From and after the delivery of the Post-Closing Payment Statement to Seller and until the final determination of the Aggregate Purchase Price and the Loan Receivables in accordance with this Section 2.6, Seller and its agents will be provided with such reasonable access during normal business hours to the relevant portions of the financial books and records of the Company and its Subsidiary and access to the agents and employees of the Company and its Subsidiary (including independent accountants and their work papers, subject to execution of customary access papers) as Seller may reasonably request to enable it to respond to the Post-Closing Payment Statement. If the parties resolve their differences over the disputed items in accordance with the foregoing procedure, the Aggregate Purchase Price and the Loan Receivables shall be the amount agreed upon by them. If the parties fail to resolve their differences over the disputed items within such 30-day period, then Purchaser and Seller shall forthwith jointly engage the Accounting Arbitrator to make a binding determination as to the disputed items in accordance with this Agreement. The “
Purchase Price Adjustment (a) As soon as reasonably practicable, following each Closing Date, Purchaser shall prepare, or shall cause to be prepared, a Final Closing Statement for each Target Business Segment that is the subject of such Closing and a certificate of the chief financial officer directly overseeing the Target Companies comprising such Target Business Segment certifying that the Final Closing Statement was prepared in accordance with the Agreed Accounting Principles and engage Deloitte and Touche LLP (or such other registered public accounting firm of international reputation which is mutually acceptable to Parent and Purchaser) (the “Accounting Expert”) to (i) audit the Final Closing Statement and issue a report thereon, and (ii) certify in writing to Parent and Purchaser that such audit was conducted in accordance with the terms hereof, and Purchaser shall cause such report and such certificate to be produced no later than 120 days following each Closing Date. The Accounting Expert shall be provided reasonable access to the books, records and other relevant information of the Target Companies, Purchaser, Parent and their respective Representatives, to the extent necessary to complete its audit of the Final Closing Statement, and Purchaser and Parent shall, and shall cause their Representatives (including the Subject Companies) to, make reasonably available their respective personnel directly responsible for and knowledgeable about the information to be used in, and reasonably necessary for the preparation of, such Final Closing Statement and in order to respond to inquiries made by the Accounting Expert, and Purchaser shall cause the Subject Companies to prepare and deliver customary management representation letters as may be requested by the Accounting Expert. Parent shall be provided reasonable access to the books, records and other relevant information of the Target Companies, Purchaser, and their respective Representatives (including the working papers of Parent and the Accounting Expert in connection with the preparation and audit of the applicable Final Closing Statement), and Purchaser and Parent shall, and shall cause their Representatives (including the Subject Companies) to, make reasonably available their respective personnel directly responsible for and knowledgeable about the information to be used in the Final Closing Statement in order to respond to inquiries made by Parent. The Final Closing Statement shall be final and binding and shall be used in determining the Adjustment Amount, absent manifest error. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Expert shall be borne by Parent.
Post-Closing Adjustments As soon as practicable after the Closing, but in no event later than one hundred eighty (180) days thereafter, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Purchaser a final settlement statement (the “Final Settlement Statement”) setting forth each adjustment or payment that was not finally determined as of the Closing and showing the calculation of such adjustments and the resulting Final Purchase Price. Seller shall make its workpapers and other information available to Purchaser to review in order to confirm the adjustments shown on Seller’s draft. As soon as practicable after receipt of the Final Settlement Statement, but in no event later than sixty (60) days thereafter, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a written report containing any changes that Purchaser proposes to make to the Final Settlement Statement. Any failure by Purchaser to deliver to Seller the written report detailing Purchaser’s proposed changes to the Final Settlement Statement within sixty (60) days following Purchaser’s receipt of the Final Settlement Statement shall be deemed an acceptance by Purchaser of the Final Settlement Statement as submitted by Seller. The parties shall agree with respect to the changes proposed by Purchaser, if any, no later than sixty (60) days after Seller receives from Purchaser the written report described above containing Purchaser’s proposed changes. If the Purchaser and the Seller cannot then agree upon the Final Settlement Statement, the determination of the amount of the Final Settlement Statement shall be submitted to a mutually agreed firm of independent public accountants (the “Accounting Firm”). The determination by the Accounting Firm shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and shall be enforceable against any party hereto in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any costs and expenses incurred by the Accounting Firm pursuant to this Section 12.1 shall be borne by the Seller and the Purchaser equally. The date upon which such agreement is reached or upon which the Final Purchase Price is established, shall be herein called the “Final Settlement Date.” In the event
Post-Closing Adjustment (i) Within sixty (60) days following the Closing Date, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a statement (the “Closing Statement”) that shall set forth in reasonable detail Seller’s calculation of the net amount of all adjustments to the Base Purchase Price required by Section 2.6(a) taking into account actual data (the “Purchase Price Adjustment”), together with reasonable supporting material regarding the computation thereof. Buyer shall have thirty (30) days to review the Closing Statement following receipt thereof. On or before the end of such 30-day review period, Buyer may object to the Closing Statement by written notice to Seller (the “Objection Notice”), setting forth Buyer’s specific objections to the calculation of the Purchase Price Adjustment. Such Objection Notice shall specify those items or amounts with which Buyer disagrees, together with a detailed written explanation of the reasons for disagreement with each such item or amount (and reasonable supporting material therefor), and shall set forth Buyer’s calculation of the Purchase Price Adjustment based on such objections. To the extent not set forth in a timely-delivered Objection Notice, Buyer shall be deemed to have agreed with Seller’s calculation of all other items and amounts contained in the Closing Statement and neither party may thereafter dispute any item or amount not set forth in such Objection Notice. If Buyer does not timely deliver any Objection Notice, Buyer shall be deemed to have agreed with and accepted Seller’s calculation of the Purchase Price Adjustment, and the Closing Statement shall be final and binding on the Parties as of the end of Buyer’s 30-day review period.
Purchase Price Credit Adjustments If on any day:
Adjustment of Purchase Price NUMBER AND KIND OF SHARES OR NUMBER OF RIGHTS. The Purchase Price, the number and kind of shares covered by each Right and the number of Rights outstanding are subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 11.
Reduction in Purchase Price Anything in this Section 11 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall be entitled to make such reductions in the Purchase Price, in addition to those adjustments expressly required by this Section 11, as and to the extent that it in its sole discretion shall determine to be advisable in order that any consolidation or subdivision of the Preferred Shares, issuance wholly for cash of any of the Preferred Shares at less than the current market price, issuance wholly for cash of Preferred Shares or securities which by their terms are convertible into or exchangeable for Preferred Shares, dividends on Preferred Shares payable in Preferred Shares or issuance of rights, options or warrants referred to hereinabove in this Section 11, hereafter made by the Company to holders of its Preferred Shares shall not be taxable to such stockholders.
Adjustment Amount (a) As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, and in any event on or before the date that is the later of forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date and January 31, 2019, Acquiror shall prepare and deliver to the Holder Representative an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company Group (the “Closing Balance Sheet”) and an unaudited consolidated statement of the Company Group as of the close of business on the Closing Date (the “Closing Statement”) setting forth (i) a calculation of the Closing Date Net Working Capital, (ii) a calculation of the Closing Date Indebtedness, (iii) a calculation of the Holder Expenses, (iv) a calculation of the Closing Date Cash, (v) a calculation of the Closing Date Other Adjustment Amount, (vi) the Closing Consideration calculated based on the items in the foregoing clauses (i) through (v), and (vii) the Current Blocker Tax Liabilities. The Closing Balance Sheet, the Closing Statement, including the Closing Date Net Working Capital, the Closing Date Indebtedness, the Holder Expenses, the Closing Date Cash and the Closing Date Other Adjustment Amount and the Current Blocker Tax Liabilities shall be determined on a consolidated basis using the Agreed Accounting Principles, and shall not include any changes in assets or liabilities as a result of purchase or other non-cash accounting adjustments or other changes arising from or resulting as a consequence of the transactions contemplated hereby. The parties agree that the purpose of preparing the Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Statement, including the Closing Date Net Working Capital, the Closing Date Indebtedness, the Holder Expenses, the Closing Date Cash and the Closing Date Other Adjustment Amount and the related purchase price adjustment contemplated by this Section 2.7 is to measure the amount of the Closing Date Net Working Capital, the Closing Date Indebtedness, the Holder Expenses, the Closing Date Cash, the Closing Date Other Adjustment Amount, the Closing Consideration, and the Current Blocker Tax Liabilities, and such processes are not intended to permit the introduction of different judgments, accounting methods, policies, principles, practices, procedures, classifications or estimation methodologies for the purpose of preparing the Closing Statement or determining the Closing Date Net Working Capital, the Closing Date Indebtedness, the Holder Expenses, the Closing Date Cash, the Closing Date Other Adjustment Amount, and the Current Blocker Tax Liabilities unless such differences are required by GAAP. Following the Closing, Holder Representative and its representatives shall have the right to reasonable access following prior notice to the books, records, the chief financial officer and auditors of the Company Group to the extent relevant for its review of the Closing Statement and the Surviving Entity shall cause the employees and auditors of the Company Group to reasonably cooperate with the Holder Representative in connection with its review of the Closing Statement (subject to customary access agreements as may be required by such auditors).
