Purchase and Sale of Assets Assumption of Liabilities 8 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets 8 2.2 Excluded Assets 10 2.3 Assumption of Liabilities 11 2.4 Excluded Liabilities 12 2.5 Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties 12 2.6 Purchase Price Allocation 13
Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities (a) On or prior to the Effective Time, but in any case prior to the Distribution, in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization:
Assumption of Assumed Liabilities (a) Except as expressly provided in Section 2.4(b), the Purchaser shall not assume, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, any liability or obligation of either Seller whatsoever, whether known, unknown, absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether accrued or unaccrued.
(b) Subject to the foregoing Section 2.4(a), effective as of the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall assume the following liabilities and obligations of the Sellers arising out of the use, ownership or operation of the Business, the Facilities or the other Assets (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”):
(i) the obligations of the Sellers under (x) each Assumed Contract, related to the rights under each Assumed Contract assigned to the Purchaser under the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (y) each JWWTP Agreement to the extent assigned to the Purchaser under the Assignment (JWWTP Agreements) and (z) each License included in the Assets required to be performed on or after the Closing Date;
(ii) all accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of the Sellers related to the Business and accrued or existing as of the Closing Date, but only to the extent included in the determination of Final Net Working Capital;
(iii) all liabilities and obligations, known or unknown, relating to, resulting from, arising out of or in connection with, directly or indirectly, (A) events that occur, (B) services performed or products manufactured or sold, or (C) the ownership, operation or use of the Business and the Assets, in each case, from and after the Closing;
(iv) liabilities and obligations relating to or arising from physical or bodily injuries to, or damage to the property of, third parties that occur from and after the Closing to the extent caused by the physical condition of the Assets (which are being transferred as-is, where-is);
(v) liabilities arising in connection with any severance plan established by the Purchaser on or after the Closing Date; and
(vi) liabilities under any of the CBAs or any other collective bargaining agreement or other labor arrangement, including any grievances, to the extent arising from any act or omission after the Closing.
Assumption of Liabilities Subject to the exceptions and exclusions of this Section 2.6, the Buyer agrees that on the Effective Date, it will assume and agree to perform and pay when due: (i) all Trade Payables, (ii) all unperformed and unfulfilled obligations under the Contracts set forth on Schedule 2.1(c), for which the Seller is not in default on or prior to the --------------- Effective Date, (iii) all liabilities pertaining to customer deposits, (iv) a prorated portion of all franchise, Los Angeles City, business and related taxes of the Business due with respect to the 1997 calendar year (the "1997 Operational Taxes") and (v) any and all debts, liabilities and obligations relating to the Business as conducted on and after the Closing Date (collectively, the "Assumed Liabilities"). Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Assumed Liabilities shall not include any other debts, liabilities or obligations, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, in contract or in tort, of the Seller or the Business, or relating to the Assets such as and including but not limited to (i) accrued income taxes, (ii) deferred income taxes, (iii) a pro rated portion of the 1997 Operational Taxes, (iv) any taxes imposed on the Seller because of the operations of any of their respective businesses or sale of the Business, (v) any of the liabilities or expenses of the Seller incurred in negotiating and carrying out its obligations under this Agreement, (vi) any obligations of the Seller owed to each Employee prior to the Closing Date under employee benefits agreements, (vii) any obligations incurred by the Seller before the Effective Date except as otherwise specifically assumed by Buyer pursuant to this Section 2.6, (viii) any liabilities or obligations incurred by the Seller in violation of, or as a result of the Seller's violation of, this Agreement, (ix) liabilities arising from sales of products or services before the Effective Date, and (x) liabilities, costs, and expenses associated with the litigation described in Schedule 3.9 hereto (all of the foregoing being ------------ hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Retained Liabilities"). Subject to Sections 7.1(E), 7.2 and 9.11 hereof, Buyer shall be permitted to recover for any damages caused by breaches of representations, warranties, covenants and agreements by Seller relating to the Assumed Liabilities.
Non-Assumption of Liabilities Buyer does not assume and shall not be responsible for any liabilities, indebtedness or obligations of the Selling Parties or the Business other than the Assumed Obligations (as defined herein). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Parties hereby agree that except as expressly set forth in Section 7.2 hereof, Buyer shall not, by the execution and performance of this Agreement or otherwise, assume, become responsible for or incur any liability or obligation of any nature of either Seller or Shareholder whether legal or equitable, matured or contingent, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, ordinary or extraordinary, patent or latent, whether arising out of occurrences prior to, at or after the date of this Agreement, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any liability or obligation of Seller or Shareholder arising out of or relating to: (a) any occurrence or circumstance (whether known or unknown) which occurs or exists on or prior to the Closing Date and which constitutes, or which by the lapse of time or giving notice (or both) would constitute, a breach or default under any lease, contract, or other instrument or agreement (whether written or oral); (b) any injury to or death of any person or damage to or destruction of any property, whether based on negligence, breach of warranty, or any other theory; (c) a violation of any Applicable Laws or the requirements imposed by any governmental authority or of the rights of any third person, including, without limitation, any requirements relating to the reporting and payment of federal, state, local or other income, sales, use, franchise, excise or property tax liabilities of Seller other than ad valorem property taxes and similar taxes prorated on closing statement; (d) the generation, collection, transportation, storage or disposal by Seller of any materials, including, without limitation, Hazardous Materials, prior to the Closing Date; (e) an agreement or arrangement between Seller and its employees or any labor or collective bargaining unit representing any such employees; (f) the severance pay obligation of Seller or any employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) or any other fringe benefit program maintained or sponsored by Seller or to which Seller contributes, or any contributions, benefits or liabilities therefor, or any liability for the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from or by reason of the termination of any such plan or program by Seller; (g) indebtedness and all other obligations and liabilities of Seller to any bank or other lender, except to the extent any such obligations or liability is an Assumed Liability; (h) Seller and unrelated to Buyer initiated at any time, whether or not listed on Schedule 4.1(h) (and to the extent any liability or obligation arises out of or relates to both Seller and Buyer, each party's liability shall be proportionately allocated between the parties); (i) any liability, obligation, cost or expense related to the Excluded Assets; (j) any liability, obligation cost or expense related to the Operations Property, including, without limitation, the environmental condition thereof; (k) the liabilities or obligations of Seller for brokerage or other commissions relative to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder; (l) any liability or obligation of Seller for taxes of any kind, related to periods before the Closing Date, or whether incurred by Seller in connection with this Agreement, the Business or the transactions contemplated hereby, except any taxes incurred in connection with the operation of the Business by Buyer or otherwise attributable to a period of time after the Closing; (m) any liability or obligation to pay for any products, goods, raw materials or services delivered or provided to Seller in respect of the Business or otherwise, except to the extent such liability or obligation is an Assumed Liability; (n) any liability or obligation of Seller under any guarantee or any agreement to provide indemnification to any other person or entity unless as a part of an assumed contract; (o) any liability or obligation arising from the acts or omissions of Seller except to the extent that any such liability or obligation is an Assumed Obligation; (p) all trade payables and accruals of the Seller in respect of the Business or otherwise; (q) that certain Disposal Agreement by and between Waste Reduction of South Carolina, Inc. and Laurens County Landfill, LLC dated October 5, 2001; and (r) that certain Disposal Agreement by and between Waste Reduction of South Carolina, Inc. and R&B Landfill, Inc. dated August 1, 1998, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Disposal Agreement dated June 29, 2000 ((a) through (r) being referred to collectively as the "Retained Liabilities"). The Seller shall retain all of the Retained Liabilities. The assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by Buyer hereunder shall not in any respect enlarge any rights of third parties under contracts or arrangements with Buyer or Seller and nothing herein shall prevent any party from contesting in good faith any of the Assumed Liabilities with any third party. Seller agrees to indemnify Buyer and its successors and assigns from and against any liabilities or obligations related to any Retained Liabilities in accordance with Section 8.1 hereof.
Segregation of Assets; Nominee Name (a) Bank shall identify in its records that Financial Assets credited to Customer's Securities Account belong to Customer on behalf of the relevant Fund (except as otherwise may be agreed by Bank and Customer).
(b) To the extent permitted by Applicable Law or market practice, Bank shall require each Subcustodian to identify in its own records that Financial Assets credited to Customer's Securities Account belong to customers of Bank, such that it is readily apparent that the Financial Assets do not belong to Bank or the Subcustodian.
(c) Bank is authorized, in its discretion, to hold in bearer form, such Financial Assets as are customarily held in bearer form or are delivered to Bank or its Subcustodian in bearer form; and to register in the name of the Customer, Bank, a Subcustodian, a Securities Depository, or their respective nominees, such Financial Assets as are customarily held in registered form. Customer authorizes Bank or its Subcustodian to hold Financial Assets in omnibus accounts and shall accept delivery of Financial Assets of the same class and denomination as those deposited with Bank or its Subcustodian.
(d) Upon receipt of Instruction, Bank shall establish and maintain a segregated account or accounts for and on behalf of each Fund for purposes of segregating cash, government securities, and other assets in connection with derivative transactions entered into by a Fund or options purchased, sold or written by the Fund.
Transfer of Assets and Liabilities On the Effective Date, the rights, privileges, powers and franchises, both of a public as well as of a private nature, of each of the Constituent Corporations shall be vested in and possessed by the Surviving Corporation, subject to all of the disabilities, duties and restrictions of or upon each of the Constituent Corporations; and all and singular rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of the Constituent Corporations, and all property, real, personal and mixed, of each of the Constituent Corporations, and all debts due to each of the Constituent Corporations on whatever account, and all things in action or belonging to each of the Constituent Corporations shall be transferred to and vested in the Surviving Corporation; and all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises, and all and every other interest, shall be thereafter the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the Constituent Corporations, and the title to any real estate vested by deed or otherwise in either of the Constituent Corporations shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the Merger; provided, however, that the liabilities of the Constituent Corporations and of their shareholders, directors and officers shall not be affected and all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of either of the Constituent Corporations shall be preserved unimpaired, and any claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or against either of the Constituent Corporations may be prosecuted to judgment as if the Merger had not taken place except as they may be modified with the consent of such creditors and all debts, liabilities and duties of or upon each of the Constituent Corporations shall attach to the Surviving Corporation, and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if such debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.
Allocation of Liabilities (a) The parties agree that in the event that liabilities are incurred by any party hereto or any Subsidiary thereof directly relating to, arising out of or resulting from a final, non-appealable judgment being entered, or any settlement permitted hereby being entered into, in connection with the Lawsuit, such liabilities ("IRI Liabilities") shall be allocated among the parties as follows:
(i) ACNielsen agrees to assume exclusive liability for the IRI Liabilities up to the ACN Maximum Amount; and
(ii) Cognizant and D&B each agree to assume exclusive liability for 50% of any IRI Liabilities not payable by ACNielsen pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) No later than five business days after the date on which any IRI Liabilities are incurred, ACNielsen shall give notice to each of Cognizant and D&B of the amount of such IRI Liabilities which ACNielsen will then pay (such amount, the "ACN Payment") and of the amount which ACNielsen has determined to be the ACN Maximum Amount, and ACNielsen will deliver the ACN Payment to Counsel of Record for delivery to the plaintiff in the Lawsuit. Each of Cognizant and D&B agrees to pay to the plaintiff in the Lawsuit on the Payment Date an amount equal to 50% of the excess (if any) of (x) the aggregate amount of the IRI Liabilities over (y) the ACN Payment (such amount, the "Cognizant/D&B Payment"). In the event Cognizant or D&B disputes or disagrees with ACNielsen's determination of the ACN Maximum Amount, the dispute shall be resolved and the ACN Maximum Amount determined as described in Section 2.2.
(c) Upon the payment of the Cognizant/D&B Payment pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, ACNielsen shall issue a note (an "ACN Note") to each of Cognizant and D&B. The principal amount of each ACN Note shall be equal to the Note Amount, as defined below, and each such ACN Note shall be in the form of Schedule A hereto. Interest on the Note Amount as finally determined for each ACN Note shall accrue at a rate equal to the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by The Chase Manhattan Bank as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City and shall be payable at maturity. For purposes hereof, the "Note Amount" of each Note shall initially be equal to the Cognizant/D&B Payment, provided, however, (i) that upon the determination of the ACN Maximum Amount, if the Note Amount is greater than 50% of the difference between the ACN Maximum Amount and the ACN Payment, then the Note Amount shall be reduced to and shall equal 50% of such difference, and (ii) that upon receipt of the aggregate amount of proceeds generated by any Recapitalization Plan (as defined below) upon completion thereof in accordance with the first sentence of Section 2.2(g), if the Note Amount (after giving effect to any adjustment pursuant to clause (i)) is greater than 50% of the amount of such proceeds, then the Note Amount shall be reduced to and shall equal 50% of the amount of such proceeds. The Note Amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be payable upon the earlier of (x) the completion of the Recapitalization Plan, provided, however, that if the Recapitalization Plan is structured to generate proceeds which are receivable by ACNielsen at different times without being contingent upon the completion of any other aspect of the Recapitalization Plan, then at each time that proceeds are so received, 50% of such proceeds shall be payable to each of Cognizant and D&B, and the receipt by Cognizant and D&B of their respective share of such proceeds shall reduce the then applicable Note Amount accordingly, and (y) the declaration by the Payee of an ACN Note (as defined therein) that such Note Amount and interest thereon are immediately due and payable in accordance with the terms of such ACN Note upon determination being made under Section 2.2(g) hereof that ACNielsen has not exercised its good faith best efforts to implement the Recapitalization Plan as soon as practicable, or as otherwise provided by such ACN Note.
(d) Immediately after the Payment Date, ACNielsen agrees to grant to, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to grant to, Cognizant and D&B, as collateral security for the payment and performance of ACNielsen's obligations under the ACN Notes and otherwise to indemnify Cognizant and D&B against any IRI Liabilities as required by this Article II, a perfected first priority security interest in all of its tangible and intangible assets (including, without limitation, intellectual property, real property and all of the capital stock of each of its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries and first-tier foreign subsidiaries), to the extent permitted by any other bona fide security or other similar agreements with third-parties not controlled by ACNielsen or any of its Affiliates, pursuant to such documents (the "Security Documents") as Cognizant and D&B shall deem reasonably necessary or advisable to grant to them a perfected first priority lien on such assets. Each of the Security Documents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Cognizant and D&B, shall contain terms and conditions which are usual and customary for similar documents delivered in secured financings and shall include guarantees executed and delivered by each of ACNielsen's Subsidiaries which shall be secured by the security interests granted by such Subsidiaries pursuant to the Security Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, ACNielsen agrees to take, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to take, all actions necessary or advisable to cause the liens granted pursuant to the Security Documents to be duly perfected in accordance with all applicable requirements of law, including, without limitation, the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be requested by Cognizant and D&B and the delivery to Cognizant and D&B (or their representative) of any certificates representing pledged stock, together with undated stock powers executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of ACNielsen or the relevant Subsidiary.
Assumption of Liability Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, Licensee shall be solely responsible for any product liability, liability for death, illness, personal injury, improper business practice or any other statutory liability or any other liability under any law or regulation in respect of the Compound, Product and/or Licensed Product.
No Assumption of Liabilities Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, no SNH Entity is assuming, and no SNH Entity shall be responsible for, any liability of any kind or nature whether known or unknown, absolute, mature or not yet due, liquidated or non-liquidated, contingent, non-contingent, direct or indirect or otherwise, of any Mariner Entity or any other person for:
(a) Any costs or expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees, accounting fees, consulting and financing costs incurred by any Mariner Entity in negotiating this Agreement or in consummating the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) Any claim as a result of any injury to any person arising out of the rendering of or failure to render services by any Mariner Entity or its or his employees, agents or representatives or any other person performing services for or on behalf of any Mariner Entity (i) with respect to the Retained Facilities, prior to the Effective Time and, subject to, and upon the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Management Agreement, after the Effective Time, and (ii) with respect to the Transferred Facilities or any other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time;
(c) Any liability to set off or recoupment (including set off or recoupment against Post-Effective Time accounts receivable) by any Third Party Payor by reason of any contractual claim, settlement, order or judgment retroactively adjusting the amounts payable for reimbursement purposes or recovering overpayments made or requiring the payment of fines, penalties or damages, or reduction of prospective payments to any Facility or interest, with respect to, or based upon, the services rendered by any Mariner Entity (i) with respect to the Retained Facilities, prior to the Effective Time and, subject to, and upon the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Management Agreement, after the Effective Time, and (ii) with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time, including liabilities that are subject to a stay ordered by the Court and liabilities that may be collected against the New Operator under state or Federal law;
(d) Any taxes owed by any Mariner Entity, including, but not limited to, any investment tax recapture, depreciation recapture, employer taxes such as F.I.C.A. and F.U.T.A., any sales or use taxes, any personal property taxes, any withholding taxes and any workers' compensation or unemployment insurance premiums or adjustments and, in the case of any Mariner Entity's employees or any of its affiliates' employees, relating to, or arising out of, such employee's employment at any Retained Facility prior to the Effective Time; and with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities, both prior to, and after, the Effective Time;
(e) Any claim by any employee of any Mariner Entity for wages, salary, vacation, holiday, sick pay, welfare, or fringe benefits, relating to, or arising out of, such employee's employment prior to the Effective Time, except for those Employee Accruals assumed by the New Manager pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof and with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time;
(f) Any claim arising under any instrument, agreement, indenture, contract or understanding to which any Mariner Entity is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, unless such instrument, agreement, indenture, contract or understanding is explicitly described and affirmed and assumed by the SNH Entities in this Agreement or is otherwise expressly affirmed and assumed by separate instrument in writing executed by SPTMNR; or
(g) Any claim, order or judgment otherwise arising out of the operation of any Facility or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein but specifically including any claim, order or judgment arising under any applicable Federal, state or local statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, licensing requirements or conditions (including Medicare or Medicaid requirements or conditions, and environmental laws), or involving the imposition of any lien under any applicable law), in each case to the extent arising or attributable to conditions or events occurring prior to the Effective Time, and, subject to, and upon the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Management Agreement, after the Effective Time, and (ii) with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time.
