PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS The Parties agree as follows with respect to the period between the execution of this Agreement and the Closing.
Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date The effectiveness of this Agreement and the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder on the Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Required Lenders) of the following conditions precedent:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a counterpart of this Agreement and, except as provided in Section 5.15, each other Loan Document signed on behalf of each party hereto and thereto (including via any electronic means) or (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a facsimile or other electronic imaging transmission) that such party has signed such a counterpart.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself and the Lenders, a favorable written opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, counsel for the Borrower, of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, P.A., counsel for certain Loan Parties, in each case (i) dated the Closing Date, (ii) addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (iii) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, covering such matters customarily covered in opinions of this type as the Required Lenders shall reasonably request, and the Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinions.
(c) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article III or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided, further, that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates.
(d) Immediately prior to and immediately after the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(e) The making of such Loan shall not violate any Requirement of Law applicable to the Loan Parties, and shall not be enjoined, temporarily, preliminarily or permanently.
(f) The Borrower and New Pyxus Topco hereby agree that the release of their signatures to this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a certification of compliance with the conditions precedent set forth in paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 4.01.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received a notice of such Borrowing as required by Section 2.03.
(h) Subject to Section 5.15, the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation (or the foreign equivalent), including all amendments thereto, of each Loan Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its organization (or, to the extent applicable, confirmation that there has been no changes to any such formation document since the closing date of the Term Loan Credit Agreement) and a certificate as to the good standing of each Loan Party as of a recent date, from such Secretary of State (in each case, or the foreign equivalent, if any); (ii) a certificate of the Responsible Officer of each Loan Party (or, with respect to a UK Loan Party, a certificate of a director of such UK Loan Party, or, with respect to any other Foreign Guarantor, an equivalent officer or director of such Foreign Guarantor) dated the Closing Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the constitutional documents, articles of association, memorandum of association, certificate of incorporation and by-laws of such Loan Party as in effect on the Closing Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below (or, to the extent applicable, confirmation that there has been no changes to any such organizational document since the date of delivery in connection with the Term Loan Credit Agreement), (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or its equivalent) of such Loan Party (and, in the case of a UK Loan Party, of resolutions duly passed by its members) authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which such person is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect, (C) where required by local law or the relevant constitutional documents, that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions adopted by the general meeting of shareholders (or its equivalent) of such Loan Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which such person is a party and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect, (D) that the certificate or articles of incorporation, constitutional documents, articles of association and memorandum of association of such Loan Party have not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto shown on the certificate of good standing (or the foreign equivalent, if any) furnished pursuant to clause (i) above, (E) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Loan Party and (F) except in the case of any UK Loan Party, as to the absence of any pending proceeding for dissolution or liquidation of such Loan Party or, to the knowledge of such Responsible Officer, threatening the existence of such Loan Party; (iii) a certificate of another officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Responsible Officer executing the certificate pursuant to clause (ii) above; (iv) in the case of a UK Loan Party, a certificate of a director confirming that the entry into the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents would not exceed any guarantee limits under the constitutional documents of such UK Loan Party or under any other agreement or instrument to which such UK Loan Party is a party; (v) in the case of a UK Loan Party, a resolution of the direct shareholders of that UK Loan Party approving the terms of the Loan Documents to which such UK Loan Party is a party and (vi) such other documents as the Required Lenders may reasonably request.
(i) [Reserved].
(j) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, to the extent requested at least five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, (i) all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act and (ii) if the Borrower qualified as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a customary certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation in relation to the Borrower.
(k) Except as provided in Section 5.15, the Collateral Agent shall have received evidence that each Loan Party shall have taken or caused to be taken any action, executed and delivered or cause to be executed and delivered any other agreement, document and instrument and made or caused to be made any other filing and recording reasonably required by the Collateral Agent and the Lenders. Prior to or substantially simultaneously therewith, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received the fees in the amounts contemplated to be paid hereunder on the Closing Date or otherwise previously agreed in writing by the Agents or the Lenders, and all expenses (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the extent payable in accordance with the terms hereof) payable by the Loan Parties (with respect to expenses, to the extent invoices have been presented at least one Business Day prior to such date) shall have been paid.
(l) There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation, litigation, proceeding or hearing, pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that affects the Transactions or otherwise impairs the ability of the Loan Parties to consummate the Transactions and no preliminary or permanent injunction or order by a state or federal court shall have been entered, in each case that would be material and adverse to the Agents or the Lenders.
Conditions to the Closing Date The obligation of each Lender to make its initial Loans hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent to the Administrative Agent satisfaction:
(a) The Administrative Agent receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimile or other electronic image transmission (e.g., “PDF” or “TIF” via electronic mail) (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a member of the Senior Management of the signing Credit Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) (A) executed counterparts of this Agreement, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Credit Parties, and (B) executed counterparts of each Security Document sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent and the Credit Parties, and an executed Note for each Lender who requests a Note;
(ii) an officer’s certificate of each Credit Party executing a Loan Document, (A) certifying and attaching true, correct and complete copies of: (1) the certificate of formation, certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation (or such equivalent thereof) of such Credit Party, and, where applicable, certified as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or applicable Governmental Authority) of the jurisdiction in which such Credit Party is incorporated or formed, (2) the by-laws, limited liability company agreement, articles of association, partnership agreement or other applicable Governing Document of such Credit Party, and (3) the resolutions or votes of the board of directors or board of managers or partners (or equivalent thereof) of such Credit Party, authorizing such Credit Party’s entry into the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and (B) certifying the incumbency of members of the Senior Management of such Credit Party authorized to act in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a party and providing a specimen signature of such members of the Senior Management of such Credit Party who will be signing Loan Documents on the Closing Date and thereafter;
(iii) such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may require to evidence that each Credit Party executing a Loan Document is validly existing and in good standing (where applicable) in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable;
(iv) a favorable legal opinion of Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP, special New York counsel to the Credit Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as to matters concerning the Credit Parties and the Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; and
(v) a certificate of a member of the Senior Management of the Borrower certifying that (1) the condition specified in Sections 4.02(b) has been satisfied, (2) there has been no event or circumstance since December 31, 2023 that has had or could be reasonably expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and (3) all consents, licenses, and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party and the validity against each Credit Party of the Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a party have been obtained.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed Agency Account Agreements, signed by each of the applicable parties thereto, for each deposit account or securities account required to be subject to an Agency Account Agreement pursuant to the terms of Section 6.16 hereof.
Post-Closing Covenants The Parties agree as follows with respect to the period following the Closing.
COVENANTS PRIOR TO CLOSING 37 7.1 Access and Cooperation; Due Diligence...........................37 7.2 Conduct of Business Pending Closing.............................38 7.3
Covenants Pending Closing (a) From the date hereof until the Closing, the Contributor shall not:
(i) Sell, transfer (or agree to sell or transfer) or otherwise dispose of, or cause the sale, transfer or disposition of (or agree to do any of the foregoing) all or any portion of his Company Interests; or
(ii) Mortgage, pledge or encumber (or permit to become encumbered) all or any portion of his Company Interests.
(b) From the date hereof through the Closing, the Contributor shall, to the extent within his control, cause each of the Company and the Entity to conduct its business in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, and shall, to the extent within his control, not permit the Company or the Entity, without the prior written consent of Acquirer, to:
(i) Enter into any material transaction not in the ordinary course of business of such entity:
(ii) Except for any transfers contemplated in the Term Sheet, sell, transfer or dispose of, or cause the sale, transfer or disposition of (or agree to do any of the foregoing) any assets of such entity, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(iii) Mortgage, pledge or encumber (or permit to become encumbered) any assets of such entity, except (A) liens for taxes not due, (B) purchase money security interests in the ordinary course of such entity's business, and (C) mechanics' liens being disputed by such entity in good faith and by appropriate proceeding in the ordinary course of such entity's business (provided such mechanics liens are released prior to or on the Closing Date at no cost to the Acquirer);
(iv) Amend, modify or terminate any Lease, contract or other instruments relating to the Property to which such entity is a party, except in the ordinary course of the entity's business consistent with past practice;
(v) Cause or permit the Entity to change the existing use of the Property;
(vi) Cause or permit any entity to enter into any new Lease or terminate any existing Lease except in the ordinary course of such entity's business consistent with past practice;
(vii) Cause or take any action that would render any of the representations or warranties contained herein to be untrue in any material respect;
(viii) Terminate or amend any existing insurance policies affecting the Property that results in a material reduction in insurance coverage for the Property;
(ix) Knowingly cause or permit such entity to violate or fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to cure any violation of any applicable laws;
(x) Materially alter the manner of keeping such entity's books, accounts or records or the accounting methods therein reflected; or
(xi) Except for any distributions contemplated in the Term Sheet, make any distribution to its members other than consistent with the prior practices of the entity.
(c) From the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Contributor will afford to the officers and authorized representatives of the Acquirer access to all of the Contributor's, the Company's and the Entity's books and records and will furnish the Acquirer with such additional financial and operating data and other information as to the business and properties of the Company, the Contributor and the Entity as the Acquirer may from time to time reasonably request.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any failure by the Contributor to comply with or fulfill the covenants contained in this Section 3.1 shall not constitute an indemnifiable claim under Section 3.4 of this Agreement, but shall constitute an unfulfilled condition precedent pursuant to Section 5.1, provided such failure is identified to or otherwise becomes known to the Acquirer prior to Closing.
Post-Closing Covenant The Borrower agrees that it will, or will cause its relevant Subsidiaries to, complete each of the actions described on Schedule 9.14 as soon as commercially reasonable and by no later than the date set forth in Schedule 9.14 with respect to such action or such later date as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree.
Operations Prior to the Closing Date (a) From the date of this Agreement until the Closing, Sellers shall, except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to in writing by Buyer, operate the Business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sellers shall: (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep and maintain the Purchased Assets in good operating condition and repair; (ii) maintain the business organization of the Business intact; (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the goodwill of the regulators, customers, suppliers, contractors, licensors, employees and others having business relations with the Business; (iv) not take or fail to take any action that could result in the occurrence of an “Additional Default Event” (as defined in that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2023, by and between Seller 1 and Vertical Investors, LLC (the “Letter Agreement”)); and (v) use best efforts to comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter Agreement.
(b) Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the express written approval of Buyer, no Seller shall, directly or indirectly:
(i) sell, lease, license, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell, lease, license, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, (A) any assets that are material to the Business (other than the Excluded Assets) or (B) any assets to an equity holder of a Seller or any of their respective Affiliates;
(ii) declare or make any dividend or payment of cash to, or pay, loan or advance any amount to, any equity holder of a Seller or any of their respective Affiliates;
(iii) make any material change in the Business or its operations, acquire (including by merger or consolidation) any business or entity, or otherwise acquire any material asset;
(iv) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger or consolidation;
(v) amend any of its Organizational Documents;
(vi) increase or decrease the level of inventory of the Business or make any change in the inventory purchasing patterns, stocking levels or production practices of the Business;
(vii) take actions that may result, or would result, in payments to, or accounts receivable being created for the benefit of, a Seller sooner than is usual in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(viii) grant to any Employee of a Seller any increase in compensation (other than increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to employees that are not in senior management or executive positions) or pay or agree to pay to any Employee of a Seller any bonus, severance or termination payment not previously agreed upon and provided in any Benefit Plan or other written agreements made available to Buyer (or otherwise required by applicable law);
(ix) make any material change in the manner in which a Seller extends discounts, credits or warranties;
(x) make any capital expenditures or payment in excess of $10,000 (individually or in the aggregate), or enter into any Contract therefor;
(xi) enter into, modify, amend, terminate or grant any consent or waiver under any Transferred Contract, or any other Contract involving more than $15,000, except for the renewal of any such Contract upon its expiration in accordance with its terms;
(a) make any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice or policy;
(xii) fail to preserve intact the Business’s and Sellers’ relationships with their employees, agents, customers, suppliers and other Persons having contacts with a Seller or the Business;
(xiii) terminate or fail to renew any Permit or have any Permit revoked or suspended;
(xiv) abandon, sell, assign, transfer, covenant not to sue, enter into a coexistence Contract, or grant any exclusive license or with respect to, or otherwise create an Encumbrance with respect to any Company IP; or
(xv) enter into any Contract to do any of the things described in subsections (i) through (xv) above or authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, such actions.
Closing; Closing Date Closing" and "Closing Date" have the meanings set forth in Section 5.3.
Initial Closing Date The obligation of Buyer hereunder to purchase the Initial Preferred Shares from the Company at the Initial Closing is subject to the satisfaction, at or before the Initial Closing Date, of each of the following conditions, provided that these conditions are for Buyer's sole benefit and may be waived by Buyer at any time in its sole discretion:
(i) the Company shall have executed each of the Transaction Documents and delivered the same to Buyer.
(ii) the Certificate of Designations shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and a copy thereof certified by such Secretary of State, or a facsimile of such a copy and certification, shall have been delivered to Buyer.
(iii) the Common Stock (x) shall be designated for quotation or listed on the Principal Market and (y) shall not have been suspended by the SEC or the Principal Market from trading on the Principal Market nor shall suspension by the SEC or the Principal Market have been threatened either (A) in writing by the SEC or the Principal Market or (B) by falling below the minimum listing maintenance requirements of the Principal Market; and the Conversion Shares issuable upon conversion of the Initial Preferred Shares shall be listed upon the Principal Market.
(iv) the representations and warranties of the Company shall be true and correct as of the date when made and as of the Initial Closing Date as though made at that time (except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific date, which shall be true and correct as of such date) and the Company shall have performed, satisfied and complied with the covenants, agreements and conditions required by the Transaction Documents to be performed, satisfied or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date. Buyer shall have received a certificate, executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the foregoing effect and as to such other matters as may be reasonably requested by Buyer including, but not limited to, an update as of the Closing Date regarding the representation contained in Section 3(c) above.
(v) Buyer shall have received the opinion of Xxxxx & Xxxxxxx L.L.P. dated as of the Initial Closing Date, in form, scope and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and in substantially the form of EXHIBIT D attached hereto.
(vi) the Company shall have executed and delivered to Buyer the Initial Preferred Stock Certificates (in such denominations as Buyer shall request) for the Initial Preferred Shares being purchased by Buyer at the Initial Closing.
(vii) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have adopted resolutions consistent with Section 3(b) above and in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer (the "TRANSACTIONS RESOLUTIONS").
(viii) as of the Initial Closing Date, the Company shall have reserved out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Initial Preferred Shares and issuance of the Initial Warrant Shares, an agreed upon number of shares of Common Stock.
(ix) the Company shall have delivered to Buyer a certified copy of the Certificate of Incorporation as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and a good standing certificate for the Company as certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, each as of a date within fifteen (15) days of the Initial Closing Date.
(x) the Company shall have delivered to Buyer a secretary's certificate, dated as of the Initial Closing Date, as to (A) the Transaction Resolutions, (B) resolutions of the Company's Board of Directors increasing the Ownership Limit to 9.225% (the "OWNERSHIP LIMIT RESOLUTIONS"), (C) the Certificate of Incorporation, (D) the By-Laws, with (A), (B) and (C) each as in effect at the Initial Closing, (E) the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership and all amendments thereto and (F) the incumbency signatures of those officers of the Company executing this Agreement or any document or instrument contemplated hereby.
(xi) the Company shall have made all filings required to be made prior to closing under all applicable federal and state securities laws necessary to consummate the issuance of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement in compliance with such laws.
(xii) the Company shall have delivered to Buyer such other documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request.
(xiii) a certificate shall have been delivered to Buyer executed by Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank AG (the "BANK") in which the Bank (i) consents to the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents, (ii) indicates that no Event of Default under the Loan Documents will be triggered as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Transaction Documents and (iii) indicates that, to the knowledge of the Bank, no Event of Default has occurred under the Loan Documents.
(xiv) an Ownership Limit Waiver Agreement shall be been delivered to Buyer executed by the Company in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT F.
(xv) an amendment to the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Operating Partnership in the form of EXHIBIT G (the "PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT AMENDMENT") shall have been duly adopted.