Operation of the Business During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, the Stockholders shall cause the Company to conduct its operations and the Business in the Ordinary Course of Business and in material compliance with all laws applicable to the Company or any of its properties or assets and, to the extent consistent therewith, use its Reasonable Best Efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, keep its physical assets in good working condition, keep available the services of its current officers and employees and preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with it to the end that its goodwill and ongoing business shall not be impaired in any material respect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, prior to the Closing Date, the Company and the Stockholders shall not and shall cause the Company not to, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Buyer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, incur any funded indebtedness:
(a) issue or sell, or redeem or repurchase, any stock or other securities of the Company or any warrants, options or other rights to acquire any such stock or other securities (except pursuant to the conversion or exercise of outstanding convertible securities, options or warrants outstanding on the date hereof), or amend any of the terms of (including without limitation the vesting of) any such convertible securities or options or warrants;
(b) except as otherwise contemplated under Section 4.4(h), below, split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock; or, except as may be required to enable Stockholders to pay taxes on the Pre-Tax Profits of the Company through the Closing Date, and except as otherwise contemplated under Section 4.4(h), below, declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock;
(c) except in connection with the Required Financing (hereinafter described), create, incur, assume or guaranty any indebtedness for borrowed money (including obligations in respect of capital leases) except in the Ordinary Course of Business or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other person or entity; or make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other person or entity;
(d) enter into, adopt or amend any Employee Benefit Plan or any employment or severance agreement or arrangement or (except for normal increases in the Ordinary Course of Business for employees who are not Affiliates) increase in any manner the compensation or fringe benefits of, or materially modify the employment terms of, its directors, officers or employees, generally or individually, or pay any bonus or other benefit to its directors, officers or employees;
(e) acquire, sell, lease, license or dispose of any assets or property (including without limitation any shares or other equity interests in or securities of the Company or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof), other than purchases and sales of Inventories and other assets in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(f) except in connection with the Required Financing (hereinafter described), mortgage or pledge any of its property or assets (including without limitation any shares or other equity interests in or securities of the Company or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof), or subject any such property or assets to any Security Interest;
(g) discharge or satisfy any Security Interest or pay any obligation or liability other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(h) as at the Closing Date, and after giving effect to the declaration or funding of any dividends or distributions to the Stockholders, whether in cash or in property, (A) the combined stockholders’ equity of both the Company and DiscCo shall be not less than $4,000,000, (B) neither the Company nor DiscCo will have an indebtedness in excess of $100,000, and (C) not less than $500,000 of the combined assets of both the Company and DiscCo will be in the form of cash, cash equivalents or immediately marketable securities which is necessary to cover operating expenses of the Company and DiscCo incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(i) amend the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company;
(j) change in any material respect its accounting methods, principles or practices, except insofar as may be required by a generally applicable change in GAAP;
(k) enter into, amend, terminate, take or omit to take any action that would constitute a violation of or default under, or waive any rights under, any material Contract or agreement;
(l) institute or settle any Legal Proceeding;
(m) take any action or fail to take any action permitted by this Agreement with the knowledge that such action or failure to take action would result in (i) any of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement becoming untrue in any material respect or (ii) any of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article V not being satisfied; or
(n) agree in writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions.
Conduct of the Business (a) Except as required by applicable Law, Judgment or a Governmental Authority, as expressly contemplated, required or permitted by this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or otherwise undertaken to implement this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Merger Agreement, or as set forth in Schedule 6.01, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing (or such earlier date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.01), unless Purchaser otherwise consents in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), (i) Seller shall, and shall cause the other Asset Seller Entities to, use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to carry on the Business in all material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, and (ii) to the extent consistent with the foregoing, Seller shall, and shall cause the other Asset Seller Entities to, use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to (A) preserve the business organizations of the Business substantially intact and (B) preserve existing relations with key customers and distributors of the Business and with other Persons with whom Seller and the other Asset Seller Entities have significant business relationships with respect to the Business, in each case, consistent with past practice.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as required by applicable Law, Judgment or a Governmental Authority, as expressly contemplated, required or permitted by this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or as set forth in Schedule 6.01, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the Closing (or such earlier date on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9.01), unless Purchaser otherwise consents in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), Seller shall not, and shall not permit any other Asset Seller Entity to, in each case solely to the extent relating to the Business:
(i) incur any Indebtedness that creates or results in a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) upon any of the Purchased Assets, except for Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that (A) constitutes an Excluded Liability, (B) does not result in a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on the Purchased Assets that will survive the Closing, or (C) constitutes a letter of credit, bank guarantee, security or performance bond or similar credit support instrument, overdraft facility or cash management program;
(ii) sell, lease, license or otherwise transfer, directly or indirectly, to any Person, in a single transaction or series of related transactions, any of the Purchased Assets, except (A) ordinary course dispositions of inventory to customers and distributors consistent with past practice, (B) dispositions consistent with past practice of (1) obsolete, surplus or worn out assets or (2) assets that are no longer used or useful in the Business, or (C) transfers among the Asset Seller Entities;
(iii) make any acquisition of, or investment in, any properties, assets, Securities or business for the Business, except for the acquisitions of supplies, inventory, equipment, merchandise or products in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(iv) grant any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) on any of the Purchased Assets other than (A) to secure Indebtedness and other obligations permitted under Section 6.01(b)(i), or (B) any such Lien that will not survive the Closing and will not (1) require any Consent to be obtained in connection with the Transactions or (2) delay in any material respect the consummation thereof;
(A) modify, amend or terminate, or waive, in each case in any material respect, any rights or claims under, any Material Contract or any Restricted Contract other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (B) enter into any new Contract that (1) would, in the twelve (12)-month period immediately following the entry into such Contract, reasonably be expected to meet the threshold monetary requirement set forth for such type of a Contract in Section 4.11(a)(iii) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, (2) is a Restricted Contract, or (3) contains a change in control or similar provision in favor of the other party or parties thereto that would require a material payment to or would give rise to any material rights of such other party or parties in connection with the consummation of the Transactions (including in combination with any other event or circumstance), other than pursuant to a tender offer process for Contracts with a Governmental Authority in the ordinary course consistent with past practice; or
(vi) authorize any of, or commit or agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of, the foregoing actions.
(c) Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to give Purchaser, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Business prior to the Closing, and nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to give Purchaser at any time, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct any Excluded Businesses. Prior to the Closing, each of Purchaser and Seller shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and with applicable Competition Laws, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries’ respective operations.
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.
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.
Conduct of the Company’s Business The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, unless Parent shall otherwise consent in writing, and except as otherwise expressly contemplated hereby or on the COMPANY SCHEDULE, the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries shall be conducted only in, and such entities shall not take any action except in, the Ordinary Course; the Company and its Subsidiaries will use their commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the Company and its Subsidiaries, to keep available the services of those of its present officers, employees and consultants and to preserve the present relationships of the Company and its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other persons with which the Company and the Subsidiaries have significant business relations; and the Company and its Subsidiaries will advise each of its respective officers of their fiduciary duty to the Company prior to the Effective Time to operate the business in due course, maintain the confidentiality of information arising from or generated by the business of the Company and to avoid taking any action which would have a Company Material Adverse Effect. By way of amplification and not limitation, except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the COMPANY SCHEDULE, the Company agrees on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries that, without the prior written consent of Parent, they will, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time:
(a) not directly or indirectly do any of the following: (i) amend or propose to amend its Charter or Bylaws; (ii) split, combine or reclassify any outstanding shares of its capital stock, or declare, set aside or pay any dividend payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise with respect to such shares; (iii) redeem, purchase, acquire or offer to acquire any shares of its capital stock; (iv) issue, sell, pledge or dispose of, or agree to issue, sell, pledge or dispose of, any additional shares of, or securities convertible or exchangeable for, or any options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any shares of, its capital stock of any class or other property or assets whether pursuant to any rights agreement, stock option plans described in the COMPANY SCHEDULE or otherwise, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (a) the Company may issue options in the Ordinary Course, which options shall have an exercise price per share of not less than (i) the Starting Price (hereinafter defined) divided by (ii) the Exchange Ratio, the product being rounded, if necessary, up or down, to the nearest cent, and shall be granted in accordance with the amounts and limitations set forth in the COMPANY SCHEDULE and (b) the Company may issue shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to currently outstanding options referred to in the COMPANY SCHEDULE in response to Section 2.3 above; (v) accelerate, amend or change the period of exerciseability of options or restricted stock granted under any of the Company Stock Plans or authorize cash payments in exchange for any options granted under any of such plans except as required by the terms of such plans or any related agreements in effect as of the date of this Agreement, or (vi) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the matters set forth in this paragraph (a);
(b) not, directly or indirectly (i) acquire (by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets) any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business organization or division thereof or enter into or acquire any interest in any Joint Venture; (ii) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber any assets (including without limitation licenses, Authorizations or rights) of the Company or the Subsidiaries or enter into any securitization transactions, excluding transactions between the Company and its Subsidiaries and any transactions required under the Company's current credit facilities; (iii) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities; provided, however, the Company may incur indebtedness under the Company's current credit facilities up to an amount of such facilities on the date of this Agreement and any transactions made pursuant to the Company's current credit facilities, (iv) make any commitments or agreements for capital expenditures or capital additions or betterments exceeding in the aggregate $100,000, except such as may be involved in ordinary repair, maintenance or replacement of its assets; (v) enter into or modify any material contract, lease or agreement except in the Ordinary Course; (vi) terminate, modify, assign, waive, release or relinquish any material contract rights, including those arising under any Financing Documents except in the Ordinary Course or under any insurance policies, or amend any material rights or claims not in the Ordinary Course or except as expressly provided herein; (vii) settle or consent to the settlement of any litigation if such settlement, together with any related litigation or claims, would cost the Company or any Subsidiary, directly or indirectly (including pursuant to any indemnification obligations) more than $10,000,000, provided, however, that the Company may settle any litigation arising out of its relationships with the Portfolio Companies in the Ordinary Course; (viii) other than in prior consultation with the Parent, restructure or materially change the Company's or any Subsidiary's investment security portfolio through purchases, sales or otherwise, or the manner in which such portfolio is classified or reported, except in the Ordinary Course; (ix) purchase any securities or create any loans in the Tandem Capital division, (x) purchase any securities or create any loans for an amount exceeding $65,000,000 per quarter in the aggregate or $5,000,000 for any single borrower, or (xi) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the matters set forth in this paragraph (b);
(c) not, directly or indirectly (i) initiate any litigation or arbitration proceeding, except in the Ordinary Course, (ii) revalue any of its assets, including writing down the value of inventory or writing off notes or accounts receivable, other than in the Ordinary Course, or as required by GAAP or any applicable laws, (iii) make any material change to their respective accounting methods, principles or practices, or (iv) settle or compromise any Tax liability, or prepare or file any Tax Return inconsistent with past practice or, on any such Tax Return, take any position, make any election, or adopt any method that is inconsistent with positions taken, elections made or methods used in preparing or filing similar Tax Returns in prior periods;
(d) not, directly or indirectly, (i) grant any increase in the salary or other compensation of its employees except in the Ordinary Course or grant any bonus to any employee or enter into any employment agreement or make any loan to or enter into any material transaction of any other nature with any officer or employee of the Company, except as disclosed on the COMPANY SCHEDULE or on the letter to Parent dated January 4, 1999; (ii) take any action to institute any new severance or termination pay practices with respect to any directors, officers or employees of the Company or to increase the benefits payable under its severance or termination pay practices; (iii) adopt or amend, in any respect, except as may be required by applicable law or regulation, any bonus, profit sharing, compensation, stock option, restricted stock, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment or other employee benefit plan, agreement, trust, fund, plan or arrangement for the benefit or welfare of any directors, officers or employees;
(e) use reasonable best efforts to cause the persons listed on the COMPANY SCHEDULE to enter into employment/consulting agreements prior to Closing in the form substantially set forth in Exhibit B hereto, containing the terms set forth opposite such person's name on the COMPANY SCHEDULE;
(f) not, directly or indirectly, take or omit to take any action that is reasonably likely to result in a breach of any contract, commitment or obligation if the result would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(g) not, directly or indirectly, take any action which would cause its representations and warranties contained herein if made on and as of the date of such action or agreement, untrue or incorrect in any material respect;
(h) not, directly or indirectly, take (and will use reasonable efforts to prevent any affiliate of the Company from taking) or agree in writing or otherwise to take any action which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect or delay the ability of any of the parties to obtain any approval of any governmental or regulatory body required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;
(i) not, directly or indirectly, take (and will use reasonable efforts to prevent any affiliate of the Company from taking) or agree in writing or otherwise to take, (i) any of the actions described in this Section 4.l, or (ii) any action which could prevent it from performing, or cause it not to perform, its obligations under this Agreement, or (iii) any action that would cause the Merger not to be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;
(j) the Company shall make sufficient distributions in order to: (i) qualify as a RIC for the year ended December 31, 1998; and (ii) avoid imposition of federal excise tax for the years ended October 31, 1998 (with respect to capital gain net income) and December 31, 1998 (with respect to ordinary income);
(k) from January 1, 1999 until the Closing, except to the extent necessary to maintain its status as an RIC for the year ended December 31, 1998 and avoid federal excise tax for any period ending on or before December 31, 1998, the Company shall operate and conduct its affairs as if it were a C corporation and not an RIC for federal income tax purposes; and
(l) use reasonable best efforts to cause the Company's accountants to perform such activities in connection with the quarterly preparation and review of the Company's interim financial statements as they have historically performed.
Operation of the Company’s Business (a) Except (i) as set forth in Section 4.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (ii) as expressly permitted by or required in accordance this Agreement, (iii) as required by applicable Law, (iv) in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, to the extent reasonably necessary, (A) to protect the health and safety of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ employees, (B) to respond to third party supply or service disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or (C) as required by any applicable Law, directive or guideline from any Governmental Body arising out of, or otherwise related to, the COVID-19 pandemic (including any response to COVID-19), or (v) as may be consented to in writing by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), during the Pre-Closing Period: each of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall conduct its business and operations in the Ordinary Course of Business and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws and the requirements of all Contracts that constitute Company Material Contracts.
(b) Except (i) as expressly permitted by this Agreement, (ii) as set forth in Section 4.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (iii) as required by applicable Law or (iv) with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), at all times during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall not, nor shall it cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to, do any of the following:
(i) declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution in respect of any shares of its capital stock or repurchase, redeem or otherwise reacquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock or other securities (except in connection with the payment of the exercise price and/or withholding Taxes incurred upon the exercise, settlement or vesting of any award granted under the Company Plan in accordance with the terms of such award in effect on the date of this Agreement);
(ii) sell, issue, grant, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber or authorize any of the foregoing with respect to: (A) any capital stock or other security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for shares of outstanding Company Common Stock issued upon the valid exercise of Company Options); (B) any option, warrant or right to acquire any capital stock or any other security, other than option grants or restricted stock unit awards granted to employees and service providers in the Ordinary Course of Business which are included in the calculation of the Company Outstanding Shares; or (C) any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iii) except as required to give effect to anything in contemplation of the Closing, amend any of its or its Subsidiaries’ Organizational Documents, or effect or be a party to any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock split, reverse stock split or similar transaction except, for the avoidance of doubt, the Contemplated Transactions;
(iv) form any Subsidiary or acquire any equity interest or other interest in any other Entity or enter into a joint venture with any other Entity;
(A) lend money to any Person (except for the advancement of expenses to employees, directors and consultants in the Ordinary Course of Business), (B) incur or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money, (C) guarantee any debt securities of others, or (D) other than the incurrence or payment of any Transaction Expenses, make any capital expenditure in excess of the budgeted capital expenditure amounts set forth in the Company operating budget delivered to Parent concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the “Company Budget”);
(vi) other than as required by applicable Law or the terms of any Company Benefit Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement: (A) adopt, terminate, establish or enter into any Company Benefit Plan; (B) cause or permit any Company Benefit Plan to be amended in any material respect; (C) pay any bonus or make any profit-sharing or similar payment to, or increase the amount of the wages, salary, commissions, benefits or other compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors, officers or employees, other than increases in base salary and annual cash bonus opportunities and payments made in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice and which do not exceed, in the aggregate, the amounts specifically budgeted therefore in the Company Budget; (D) increase the severance or change of control benefits offered to any current or new employees, directors or consultants; (E) hire any (x) officer or (y) employee whose annual base salary is or is expected to be more than $250,000 per year or (F) terminate or give notice of termination to any officer other than for cause;
(vii) recognize any labor union or labor organization, except as otherwise required by applicable Law and after prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned);
(viii) enter into any material transaction other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ix) acquire any material asset or sell, lease or otherwise irrevocably dispose of any of its assets or properties, or grant any Encumbrance with respect to such assets or properties, except in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(x) sell, assign, transfer, license, sublicense or otherwise dispose of any Company IP (other than pursuant to non-exclusive licenses in the Ordinary Course of Business);
(xi) make, change or revoke any material Tax election, fail to pay any income or other material Tax as such Tax becomes due and payable, file any amendment making any material change to any Tax Return, settle or compromise any income or other material Tax liability or submit any voluntary disclosure application, enter into any Tax allocation, sharing, indemnification or other similar agreement or arrangement (other than customary commercial contracts entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business the principal subject matter of which is not Taxes), request or consent to any extension or waiver of any limitation period with respect to any claim or assessment for any income or other material Taxes (other than pursuant to an extension of time to file any Tax Return granted in the Ordinary Course of Business of not more than seven (7) months), or adopt or change any material accounting method in respect of Taxes;
(xii) enter into, materially amend or terminate any Company Material Contract;
(xiii) other than as required by Law or GAAP, take any action to change accounting policies or procedures;
(xiv) initiate or settle any Legal Proceeding
(xv) enter into or amend a Contract that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with, hinder or delay the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions; or
(xvi) agree, resolve or commit to do any of the foregoing.
(c) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Parent, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the operations of the Company prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete unilateral control and supervision over its business operations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no consent of Parent shall be required with respect to any matter set forth in this Section 4.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the extent that the requirement of such consent could violate any applicable Laws.
Business Operations Company will provide all necessary equipment, personnel and other appurtenances necessary to conduct its operations. Company will conduct its business operations hereunder in a lawful, orderly and proper manner, considering the nature of such operation, so as not to unreasonably annoy, disturb, endanger or be offensive to others at or near the Premises or elsewhere on the Airport.
MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS Pursuant to Section 00-00-000 of the Act, and as stated in its Articles, the Company’s day to day affairs are managed by the Member. The Member is responsible for the daily operations of the business.
Business Landlord acknowledges that it is not the intent of this Section 30 to prohibit Tenant from using the Premises for the Permitted Use. Tenant may operate its business according to prudent industry practices so long as the use or presence of Hazardous Materials is strictly and properly monitored according to all then applicable Environmental Requirements. As a material inducement to Landlord to allow Tenant to use Hazardous Materials in connection with its business, Tenant agrees to deliver to Landlord prior to the Commencement Date a list identifying each type of Hazardous Materials to be brought upon, kept, used, stored, handled, treated, generated on, or released or disposed of from, the Premises and setting forth any and all governmental approvals or permits required in connection with the presence, use, storage, handling, treatment, generation, release or disposal of such Hazardous Materials on or from the Premises (“Hazardous Materials List”). Tenant shall deliver to Landlord an updated Hazardous Materials List at least once a year and shall also deliver an updated list before any new Hazardous Material is brought onto, kept, used, stored, handled, treated, generated on, or released or disposed of from, the Premises. Tenant shall deliver to Landlord true and correct copies of the following documents (the “Haz Mat Documents”) relating to the use, storage, handling, treatment, generation, release or disposal of Hazardous Materials prior to the Commencement Date, or if unavailable at that time, concurrent with the receipt from or submission to a Governmental Authority: permits; approvals; reports and correspondence; storage and management plans, notice of violations of any Legal Requirements; plans relating to the installation of any storage tanks to be installed in or under the Project (provided, said installation of tanks shall only be permitted after Landlord has given Tenant its written consent to do so, which consent may be withheld in Landlord’s sole and absolute discretion); all closure plans or any other documents required by any and all federal, state and local Governmental Authorities for any storage tanks installed in, on or under the Project for the closure of any such tanks; and a Surrender Plan (to the extent surrender in accordance with Section 28 cannot be accomplished in 3 months). Tenant is not required, however, to provide Landlord with any portion(s) of the Haz Mat Documents containing information of a proprietary nature which, in and of themselves, do not contain a reference to any Hazardous Materials or hazardous activities. It is not the intent of this Section to provide Landlord with information which could be detrimental to Tenant’s business should such information become possessed by Tenant’s competitors.
Information and Services Required of the Owner The Owner shall provide information with reasonable promptness, regarding requirements for and limitations on the Project, including a written program which shall set forth the Owner’s objectives, constraints, and criteria, including schedule, space requirements and relationships, flexibility and expandability, special equipment, systems, sustainability and site requirements.
