Common use of Debt Financing Commitments Clause in Contracts

Debt Financing Commitments. (a) The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary acknowledge that they shall be fully responsible for obtaining the Debt Financing and each shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters and shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under the Debt Commitment Letters, if such amendment, modification or waiver would (i) reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing (including by changing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount of the Debt Financing) unless the Equity Financing is increased by a corresponding amount, or (ii) impose new or additional conditions precedent, or otherwise amend, modify or expand any conditions precedent, to the receipt of the Debt Financing in a manner that would reasonably be expected to (A) prevent, delay or impair the Closing, (B) make the funding of the Debt Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to obtaining the Debt Financing) less likely to occur, or (C) adversely impact the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to enforce its rights against the other parties to the Debt Commitment Letters, the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may (but shall not be obligated to) (a) replace or amend the Debt Commitment Letters or Debt Financing Documents to add commercial banks, investment banks or other institutional investors as lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or Table of Contents similar entities with commitments thereunder that have not executed the Debt Commitment Letters as of the date hereof, if the addition of such additional parties, individually or in the aggregate, would not prevent, delay or impair the availability of the Debt Financing or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) enter into additional financing commitment letters with respect to the financing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including commitments to enter into sale-leaseback financings with respect to Real Property (“Sale Leaseback Transactions”), provided that such commitment letters either (i) do not reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing committed pursuant to the terms of the Debt Commitment Letters, or (ii) if such commitments are reduced, such letters do not contain any new or additional conditions precedent other than those set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters or that would not adversely affect the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts to (1) maintain in effect each Debt Commitment Letter and negotiate Debt Financing Documents that contain terms and conditions set forth in such Debt Commitment Letter (or on terms not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary, taken as a whole, (including with respect to the conditionality thereof) than the terms and conditions in such Debt Commitment Letter), (2) ensure the accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a Debt Commitment Letter, (3) comply with all covenants and agreements of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a Debt Commitment Letter, (4) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions applicable to the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a Debt Commitment Letter (including by consummating the financing contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter) that are within their control and (5) consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the Closing (and in any event on or prior to the Outside Date). In the event that all conditions precedent in a Debt Commitment Letter (other than the availability of funding of any of the financing contemplated under the Equity Commitment Letters) have been satisfied or, upon funding will be satisfied, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the lenders party to the Debt Commitment Letters to fund on the Closing Date the Debt Financing required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise enforce its rights under such Debt Commitment Letter (including through litigation pursued in good faith). To the extent not done on or prior to the date hereof, the Buyer will furnish correct and complete copies of any Debt Commitment Letter or Debt Financing Document to the Company promptly upon their execution. (b) The Buyer shall keep the Company informed upon request with respect to all material activity concerning the Debt Financing and shall give the Company prompt notice if it becomes aware of any material adverse change with respect to the availability of Debt Financing. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary agrees to notify the Company promptly, and in any event within one (1) Business Day, if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) a Debt Commitment Letter expires or is terminated for any reason (or if any person attempts or purports to terminate a Debt Commitment Letter, whether or not such attempted or purported termination is valid), (ii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary has actual knowledge of any breach or default by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter, (iii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary receives any written notice or other written communication from any Person with respect to any: (A) actual or potential breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter or (B) material dispute or disagreement between or among any parties to any Debt Commitment Letter; or (iv) a Financing Source refuses in writing to provide, expresses an intent to refuse to provide, or expresses any material concern or reservation regarding its obligation and/or ability to provide, all or any portion of the Debt Financing contemplated by a Debt Commitment Letter on the terms set forth therein. Neither the Buyer nor the Transitory Subsidiary shall, nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates to, without the prior written consent of the Company, take any action or enter into any transaction, including any merger, acquisition, joint venture, disposition, lease, contract or debt or equity financing, that could reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing. (c) If all or any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in a Debt Commitment Letter, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts (i) to arrange to promptly obtain such Debt Financing from alternative sources in an Table of Contents amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available and together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Time, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to obtain a new financing commitment letter and a new definitive agreement with respect thereto that provides for financing on terms (including structure, covenants and pricing) not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary taken as a whole and in an amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Time, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (d) The Company agrees, at the Buyer’s sole cost and expense, to use its reasonable best efforts to provide (and to cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective personnel and advisors to use their reasonable best efforts to provide) the Buyer with such cooperation in connection with the financing of the Merger (including the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters and any Sale-Leaseback Transaction) as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer and as customary in connection with the arrangement of financing similar in all material respects to the Financing, provided that (i) no liability or obligation (including any liability or obligation to pay any commitment or other similar fee) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any certificate, document or instrument shall be effective until the Effective Time and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any action under any certificate, document or instrument that is not contingent upon the Closing (including the entry into any agreement that is effective before the Effective Time) or that would be effective prior to the Effective Time, (ii) nothing herein shall require such cooperation to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to issue any offering or information document and (iv) nothing herein shall require such cooperation with respect to any Sale-Leaseback Transaction to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the Company’s compliance with its obligation to provide cooperation with respect to the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters. Subject in all cases to the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, such cooperation shall include the following: (A) participating in a reasonable and limited number of meetings (including customary one-on-one meetings with the parties acting as lead arrangers or agents for, and prospective lenders and purchasers of, the Debt Financing and senior management and Representatives, with appropriate seniority and expertise, of the Company), presentations, road shows, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and sessions with rating agencies in connection with the Debt Financing; (B) delivery to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources of the Financing Information and the Sale-Leaseback Information as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Buyer’s request; (C) participation by senior management of the Company in the negotiation of, and (subject to clause (i) of the preceding sentence) the execution and delivery of Debt Financing Documents and Sale-Leaseback Documents; (D) using its reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or their Financing Sources to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent contained in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 of Exhibit E to the Debt Commitment Letter, including by providing the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or the Financing Sources or their respective representatives timely access to any Real Property in order to take all actions necessary for the completion of the Sale-Leaseback Documents; and (E) using reasonable best efforts to arrange for customary payoff letters, lien terminations and instruments of discharge to be delivered at Closing providing for the payoff, discharge and termination on the Closing Date of all Indebtedness contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters to be paid off, discharged and terminated on the Closing Date (the “Existing Company Debt”). The Company will provide to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources such information as may be necessary so that the Financing Information, the Sale-Leaseback Information and Marketing Material are complete and correct in all material respects and do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The Company hereby consents Table of Contents to the use of all of its and its subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing, provided that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and its or their marks. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the condition set forth in Section 7.2(b), as it applies to the Company’s obligations under this Section 5.4(d), shall be deemed satisfied unless there has occurred a knowing and willful material breach of its obligations under this Section 5.4(d). All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding the Company obtained by the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.4(d) shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreements; provided that the Company agrees that the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may share non-public or otherwise confidential information with the Financing Sources, and that the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and such Financing Sources may share such information with potential Financing Sources in connection with the marketing of the Debt Financing if the recipients of such information agree to customary confidentiality arrangements. The Buyer shall, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation contemplated by this Section 5.4(d). The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall, on a joint and several basis, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement of the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than historical information relating to the Company approved by the Company for use therein). (e) For purposes of this Agreement:

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Samples: Merger Agreement (BJS Wholesale Club Inc)

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Debt Financing Commitments. (a) The Buyer Parent and the Transitory Subsidiary acknowledge that they Merger Sub shall, and shall be fully responsible for obtaining the Debt Financing and cause each shall of its Affiliates to, use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to obtain and consummate the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters no later than the Closing Date, and shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under the Debt Commitment Letters, if such amendment, modification or waiver would would: (i) reduce (or could have the effect of reducing) the aggregate committed amount of the Debt Financing (including by changing increasing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount of the Debt Financing) unless the Equity Financing is increased by a corresponding amount, or ; (ii) expand on or impose new or additional conditions precedent, or otherwise amend, modify or expand any conditions precedent, to the receipt of the Debt Financing in a manner that would reasonably be expected to (A) prevent, delay or impair the Closing, (B) make the funding of the Debt Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to obtaining the Debt Financing) less likely to occur, or (C) adversely impact the ability of the Buyer Parent or the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub to enforce its rights against the other parties to the Debt Commitment Letters, the ability of the Buyer Parent or the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; or (iii) otherwise reasonably be expected to make it less likely that the Debt Financing would be funded or would otherwise prevent, delay or impair the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise adversely affect (including with respect to timing, taking into account the expected timing of the Marketing Period) the ability of Parent to consummate the transactions contemplated herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer Parent and the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub may (but shall not be obligated to) (a) replace or amend the Debt Commitment Letters or Debt Financing Documents to add commercial banks, investment banks or other institutional investors as lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or Table of Contents similar entities with commitments thereunder that have not executed the Debt Commitment Letters as of the date hereof, if the addition of such additional parties, individually or in the aggregate, would not prevent, delay or impair the availability of the Debt Financing or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement Agreement. The Company acknowledges that Parent and (b) Merger Sub may enter into additional financing commitment letters with respect to the financing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including commitments to enter into sale-leaseback financings with respect to Real Property (“Sale Leaseback Transactions”), provided that such commitment letters either (i) do not reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing committed pursuant effect an amendment to the terms of the Debt Commitment Letters, or (ii) if such commitments are reduced, such letters do not contain any new or additional conditions precedent other than those set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters prohibited by clauses (i) - (iii) above. Nothing herein restricts Parent’s or that would not adversely affect the Merger Sub’s ability of the Buyer to enter into any such commitment letters, or the Transitory Subsidiary other documentation, with respect to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated herebySale-Leaseback Transactions. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer Parent and the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Debt Financing no later than the Closing Date, including using its reasonable best efforts to: (1) maintain in effect each Debt Commitment Letter Letter; (2) negotiate and negotiate enter into Debt Financing Documents that contain terms and conditions set forth in such Debt Commitment Letter (or on terms not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary, taken as a whole, (including consistent with respect to the conditionality thereof) than the terms and conditions contained in such the Debt Commitment Letter), Letter or such other terms that would not be prohibited by clauses (2i) ensure – (iii) in the accuracy of all representations and warranties of immediately preceding paragraph (it being agreed that documentation with respect to any bridge facility shall not be required if the Buyer or notes offering contemplated by the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a Debt Commitment Letter, Letter is consummated on or prior to the Closing Date); (3) comply with all covenants and agreements of the Buyer Parent or the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub set forth in a the Debt Commitment Letter, Letter to the extent a breach thereof would result in a failure of a condition precedent to the Debt Financing or otherwise make the funding of the Debt Financing less likely to occur; (4) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions applicable to the Buyer Parent or the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub set forth in a the Debt Commitment Letter (including by consummating the financing contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter) that are within their control and its control; and (5) consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to upon satisfaction of the Closing (and conditions set forth in any event on or prior to the Outside Date)Debt Commitment Letter. In the event that all conditions precedent in a Debt Commitment Letter (other than the availability of funding of any of the financing contemplated under the Equity Commitment Letters) have been satisfied or, upon funding will be satisfied, each of the Buyer Parent and the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the lenders party to the Debt Commitment Letters to fund on the Closing Date the Debt Financing required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise enforce its rights under such Debt Commitment Letter (including through litigation pursued in good faith). To the extent not done on or prior to the date hereof, the Buyer will furnish correct and complete copies of any Debt Commitment Letter or Debt Financing Document Parent shall promptly deliver to the Company promptly upon their executiona true and complete copy of any amendment, supplement, modification, replacement or waiver of the Commitment Letters or the Debt Financing Documents. (b) The Buyer Parent shall keep the Company informed upon request reasonable request, in reasonable detail with respect to all material activity concerning the Debt Financing and (including status thereof), shall give the Company prompt notice if it becomes aware of any material adverse change with respect to the availability of Debt FinancingFinancing and shall provide the Company copies of the Debt Financing Documents and such other information and documentation available to them as shall be reasonably requested by the Company for purposes of monitoring the progress of the financing activities. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer Parent and the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub agrees to notify the Company promptly, and in any event within one (1) Business Day, if at any time prior to the Closing Date Date: (i) a Debt Commitment Letter expires or is terminated for any reason (or if any person Person attempts or purports in writing to terminate a Debt Commitment Letter, whether or not such attempted or purported termination is valid), ; (ii) the Buyer Parent or the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub has actual knowledge of any breach or default by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter, ; or (iii) the Buyer Parent or the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub receives any written notice or other written communication from any Person with respect to any: (A) actual or potential breach, default, default or termination or repudiation by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter or (B) material dispute or disagreement between or among any parties to any Debt Commitment Letter; or (iv) Letter regarding satisfaction of a Financing Source refuses in writing condition precedent to provide, expresses an intent to refuse to provide, or expresses any material concern or reservation regarding its obligation and/or ability to provide, all or any portion the availability of the Debt Financing contemplated by a Debt Commitment Letter on the terms set forth thereinClosing Date. Neither the Buyer Parent nor the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub shall, nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates to, without the prior written consent of the Company, take any action or enter into any transaction, including any merger, acquisition, joint venture, disposition, lease, contract or debt or equity financing, transaction that could would reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will Parent or Merger Sub be under any obligation to disclose any information that is subject to attorney-client privilege (provided that the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to allow for such access or disclosure (or as much of it as possible) in a manner that does not result in a loss of attorney-client privilege). (c) If all or any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in a Debt Commitment Letter, each of the Buyer Parent and the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub shall use its reasonable best efforts (i) to arrange to promptly obtain such Debt Financing from alternative sources on terms (including conditions, structure, covenants and pricing) not materially less beneficial to Parent, in an Table of Contents amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available and together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Timeavailable, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the BuyerParent, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to obtain a new financing commitment letter and a new definitive agreement with respect thereto that provides for financing on terms (including structure, covenants and pricing) not materially less favorable, thereto. Notwithstanding anything in the aggregate, this Agreement to the Buyer contrary, each of Parent and Merger Sub expressly acknowledges and agrees that neither the Transitory Subsidiary taken as a whole and in an amount that is sufficient, when added availability nor terms of the Debt Financing or the Rollover Investment or any alternative Debt Financing are conditions to the portion obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Financing that is available together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Time, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementMerger. (d) The Prior to Closing, the Company agrees, at the Buyer’s sole cost and expense, agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to provide (and to cause its the Company Subsidiaries and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective personnel and advisors Representatives to use their reasonable best efforts to provide) the Buyer Parent with such cooperation that is reasonably necessary or customary in connection with the financing of the Merger Debt Financing (including the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters and any Sale-Sale Leaseback Transaction) as may be reasonably requested by Parent. Such cooperation shall include reasonable best efforts in respect of the Buyer following: (i) participation in, and assistance with, as customary applicable, the Marketing Efforts related to the Debt Financing; (ii) delivery to Parent, Merger Sub and their Financing Sources of the Financing Information, the Financing Deliverables, and the Sale-Leaseback Information as promptly as reasonably practicable following Parent’s request; (iii) assistance to Parent in the negotiation of the Debt Financing Documents and Sale-Leaseback Documents, and (subject to the provisions below) execution and delivery of Sale-Leaseback Documents; (iv) taking such actions as are reasonably requested by Parent or Merger Sub to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent to obtaining the Debt Financing that are within the Company’s control; (v) to cause its independent auditors to cooperate with the Debt Financing, including by using reasonable best efforts to provide the Specified Auditor Assistance; (vi) providing Parent, Merger Sub and the Financing Sources, or their respective representatives access to any Real Property at agreed upon times and following reasonable advance notice to Company in order to take all actions reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the arrangement receipt of financing similar commitments with respect to sale-leaseback transactions and the completion of Sale-Leaseback Documents; (vii) providing the Required Bank Information (as defined in all the Debt Commitment Letter); (viii) upon reasonable request, to identify any material respects non-public information contained in the Marketing Material and comply with Regulation FD to the Financing, extent applicable to such material non-public information; and (ix) deliver such due diligence materials as is reasonably available to it and as is reasonably requested by Parent and customarily delivered in connection with the Marketing Materials; provided that (iA) no liability or obligation (including any liability or obligation to pay any commitment or other similar fee) of agreement executed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any certificate, document or instrument shall be effective until the Effective Time and none of the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries shall be required to take any action under any certificate, document or instrument such agreement that is not contingent upon the Closing (including the entry into any agreement that is effective before the Effective Time) or that would be effective prior to the Effective Time, Time (iiprovided that the Company will execute customary authorization letters required by the Financing Sources in connection with the Debt Financing) nothing herein and (B) the foregoing provisions shall not require such cooperation to the extent it would (i) interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its the Company Subsidiaries, (ii) cause any condition to Closing set forth in Sections 7.01 or 7.03 to not be satisfied or otherwise cause any breach of this Agreement (including any representations or warranties thereunder), (ii) result in the Company or the Company Subsidiaries paying any commitment or other fee prior to the Effective Time, (iii) cause the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to incur liability in connection with the Financing prior to the Effective Time, (iv) cause any director, officer or employee of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries to incur any personal liability (including that none of the boards of directors (or equivalent bodies) of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries shall be required to enter into any resolutions or take similar action approving the Financing until the Closing has occurred), (v) result in the material contravention of, or that could reasonably be expected to result in a material violation or breach of, or a default under, any Laws or under any material Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party in effect on the date hereof, (vi) require the Company to provide access to or disclose information that the Company determines would jeopardize any attorney-client privilege of the Company or any of its Company Subsidiaries shall or would otherwise be required to issue any offering or information document and (iv) nothing herein shall require such cooperation with respect to any Sale-Leaseback Transaction to the extent it would interfere unreasonably restricted from disclosure in accordance with the Company’s compliance with its obligation to provide cooperation with respect to the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters. Subject proviso in all cases to the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, such cooperation shall include the following: Section 6.02 or (Avii) participating in a reasonable and limited number of meetings (including customary one-on-one meetings with the parties acting as lead arrangers or agents for, and prospective lenders and purchasers of, the Debt Financing and senior management and Representatives, with appropriate seniority and expertise, of the Company), presentations, road shows, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and sessions with rating agencies in connection with the Debt Financing; (B) delivery to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources of the Financing Information and the Sale-Leaseback Information as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Buyer’s request; (C) participation by senior management of require the Company in the negotiation of, and (subject to clause (i) of the preceding sentence) the execution and delivery of Debt Financing Documents and Sale-Leaseback Documents; (D) using its reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or their Financing Sources to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent contained in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 of Exhibit E to the Debt Commitment Letter, including by providing the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or the Financing Sources or their respective representatives timely access to prepare separate financial statements for any Real Property in order to take all actions necessary for the completion of the Sale-Leaseback Documents; and (E) using reasonable best efforts to arrange for customary payoff letters, lien terminations and instruments of discharge to be delivered at Closing providing for the payoff, discharge and termination on the Closing Date of all Indebtedness contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters to be paid off, discharged and terminated on the Closing Date (the “Existing Company Debt”). The Company will provide to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources such information as may be necessary so that the Financing Information, the Sale-Leaseback Information and Marketing Material are complete and correct in all material respects and do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleadingSubsidiary. The Company hereby consents Table of Contents to the use of all of its and its subsidiariesthe Company Subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing, in accordance with customary practice and subject to any reasonable restrictions that the Company may impose; provided that such the logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor intended, or reasonably likely likely, to harm or disparage the Company or any of and the Company Subsidiaries or the reputation or the goodwill of the Company or any of and the Company Subsidiaries and its or their marks. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the condition set forth in Section 7.2(b), as it applies to the Company’s obligations under this Section 5.4(d), shall be deemed satisfied unless there has occurred a knowing and willful material breach of its obligations under this Section 5.4(d)Subsidiaries. All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding the Company obtained by the Buyer Parent or the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.4(d5.06(d) shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality AgreementsAgreement; provided that the Company agrees that the Buyer Parent and the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub may share non-public or otherwise confidential information with the Financing Sources, and that the BuyerParent, the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub and such Financing Sources may share such information with potential Financing Sources in connection with the marketing of Marketing Efforts relating to the Debt Financing if the recipients of such information agree to customary confidentiality arrangements, including “click through” confidentiality agreements and confidentially provisions contained in customary bank books and offering memoranda provided that the Company has had an opportunity to review such confidentiality agreements and confidentiality provisions and such agreements or provisions provide confidentiality obligations under Regulation FD. The Buyer Parent shall, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company or any of its the Company Subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation contemplated by this Section 5.4(d5.06(d) and Section 2.02(j). The Buyer Parent and the Transitory Subsidiary Merger Sub shall, on a joint and several basis, indemnify and hold harmless the Company Company, its Affiliates and its Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement of the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than historical information relating therewith, and the delivery of the payoff letters pursuant to Section 2.02(j). Notwithstanding anything to the Company approved by contrary, the Company for use thereincondition set forth in Section 7.03(b), as it applies to the Company’s obligations under this Section 5.06(d), shall be deemed satisfied unless there has occurred a knowing and willful material breach of its obligations under this Section 5.06(d). (e) For purposes of this Agreement:

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Life Time Fitness, Inc.)

Debt Financing Commitments. (a) The Buyer Subject to the terms and the Transitory Subsidiary acknowledge conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser acknowledges that they shall be fully responsible for obtaining the Debt Financing and each it shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters and shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under the Debt Commitment Letters, if such amendment, modification or waiver would (i) reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing (including by changing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount of the Debt Financing) unless the Equity Financing is increased by a corresponding amount, or (ii) impose new or additional conditions precedent, or otherwise amend, modify or expand any conditions precedent, to the receipt of the Debt Financing in a manner that would reasonably be expected to (A) prevent, delay or impair the Closing, (B) make the funding of the Debt Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to obtaining the Debt Financing) less likely to occurterms, or (C) adversely impact the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to enforce its rights against the other parties to the Debt Commitment Letters, the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may (but shall not be obligated to) (a) replace or amend the Debt Commitment Letters or Debt Financing Documents to add commercial banks, investment banks or other institutional investors as lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or Table of Contents similar entities with commitments thereunder that have not executed the Debt Commitment Letters as of the date hereof, if the addition of such additional parties, individually or in the aggregate, would not prevent, delay or impair the availability of the Debt Financing or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) enter into additional financing commitment letters including with respect to the financing of conditionality thereof, not materially less favorable in the transactions contemplated by this Agreementaggregate to Purchaser), including commitments to enter into sale-leaseback financings with respect to Real Property (“Sale Leaseback Transactions”), provided that such commitment letters either (i) do not reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing committed pursuant to the terms of the Debt Commitment Letters, or (ii) if such commitments are reduced, such letters do not contain any new or additional conditions precedent other than those set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters or that would not adversely affect the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its by using commercially reasonable best efforts to (1i) maintain in effect each Debt Commitment Letter and negotiate negotiating a definitive agreement (collectively, the “Debt Financing Documents that contain Agreements”) with respect to each Debt Commitment Letter on the terms and conditions set forth in such Debt Commitment Letter (or on terms not materially less favorableterms, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary, taken as a whole, (including with respect to the conditionality thereof) , not materially less favorable in the aggregate to Purchaser than the terms and conditions in such Debt Commitment Letter), (2) ensure the accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a Debt Commitment Letter, (3ii) comply with all covenants and agreements of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary Purchaser set forth in a Debt Commitment Letter, (4) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions applicable to the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a each Debt Commitment Letter (including by consummating the financing contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter) that are within their control and Debt Financing Agreement and (5iii) consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the Closing (and in any event on or prior to the Outside Date)Closing. In the event that all conditions precedent in a Debt Commitment Letter (other than the availability of funding of any of the financing contemplated under the Equity Commitment Letters) have been satisfied orFinancing), or upon funding will be satisfied, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the lenders lender party to the such Debt Commitment Letters Letter to fund on the Closing Date the Debt Financing required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise enforce its rights under such Debt Commitment Letter (including through litigation pursued in good faith)Letter. To the extent not done on or prior to the date hereof, the Buyer Purchaser will furnish correct and complete copies of any Debt Commitment Letter or Debt Financing Document Agreement to the Company Casella promptly upon their executionthe execution thereof; provided, however, that Purchaser shall not have any obligation under this Section 6.21 after the End Date (it being understood that on such date Purchaser may terminate any actions it has taken pursuant to this Section 6.21). (b) The Buyer Purchaser shall keep the Company Casella informed upon request with respect to all material activity concerning the Debt Financing and shall give the Company Casella prompt notice if it becomes aware of any material adverse change with respect to the availability of Debt Financing. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary Purchaser agrees to notify the Company Casella promptly, and in any event within one (1) Business Day, if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) a Debt Commitment Letter expires or is terminated for any reason (or if any person attempts or purports to terminate a Debt Commitment Letter, whether or not such attempted or purported termination is valid), (ii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary has actual knowledge of any breach or default by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter, (iii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary receives any written notice or other written communication from any Person with respect to any: (A) actual or potential breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter or (B) material dispute or disagreement between or among any parties to any Debt Commitment Letter; or (iv) a Financing Source lender refuses in writing to provide, expresses an intent to refuse to provide, provide or expresses any material concern or reservation regarding its obligation and/or or ability to provide, provide all or any portion of the Debt Financing contemplated by a Debt Commitment Letter on the terms conditions set forth thereintherein or (iii) for any reason Purchaser no longer believes in good faith that it will be able to obtain all or any portion of the Debt Financing on substantially the terms described in the Debt Commitment Letters. Neither Without the Buyer nor the Transitory Subsidiary shallprior written consent of Casella (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Purchaser shall not, nor shall it permit any of its controlled Affiliates to, without the prior written consent of the Company, take any action or enter into any transaction, including any merger, acquisition, joint venture, disposition, lease, contract or debt or equity financing, that could reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing. Without the prior written consent of Casella, Purchaser shall not amend or alter, or agree to amend or alter, a Debt Commitment Letter in any manner that would impair, delay or prevent the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (c) If all or any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in a Debt Commitment LetterLetter or a Debt Financing Agreement, each of until the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary End Date, Purchaser shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts (i) to arrange to promptly obtain such Debt Financing from alternative sources on terms, including with respect to the conditionality thereof, not materially less favorable in the aggregate to Purchaser and in an Table of Contents amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available and otherwise available, together with any cash or and cash equivalents held by the Company Purchaser as of the Effective TimeClosing, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger ConsiderationInitial Purchase Price or Final Purchase Price, the Option Consideration as applicable, and all payments, fees and expenses of Purchaser related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (an “Alternative Debt Financing”) and (ii) to obtain a one or more new financing commitment letter letters (each, an “Alternative Debt Commitment Letter”) and a one or more new definitive agreement with respect thereto that provides for financing on terms agreements (including structureeach, covenants and pricingan “Alternative Debt Financing Agreement”) not materially less favorableproviding therefor. In such event, the term “Debt Financing” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any Alternative Debt Financing, the aggregate, term “Debt Commitment Letters” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to the Buyer include any Alternative Debt Commitment Letter and the Transitory Subsidiary taken term “Debt Financing Agreement” as a whole used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any Alternative Debt Financing Agreement. Purchaser will furnish correct and in an amount that is sufficient, when added complete copies of any Alternative Debt Commitment Letter or Alternative Debt Financing Agreement to the portion of the Financing that is available together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Time, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementCasella promptly upon its execution. (d) The Company agrees, at the Buyer’s sole cost and expense, to use its reasonable best efforts Casella agrees to provide (and to cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective personnel and advisors to use their reasonable best efforts to provide) the Buyer Purchaser with such cooperation in connection with the financing arrangement of the Merger (including the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters and any Sale-Leaseback Transaction) Financing as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause appropriate officers and employees of Seller, the Buyer Companies and their respective Subsidiaries (i) to be available on a customary basis to meet with prospective lenders, (ii) to assist with the preparation of disclosure documents, offering documents, information memoranda, projections and similar documents in connection therewith, (iii) to furnish Purchaser and Purchaser’s financing sources with financial statements and financial and other pertinent information regarding the Companies and their Subsidiaries, as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser, (iv) to execute and deliver any definitive financing documentation, security documents, hedging arrangements, customary certificates, legal opinions (which may be reasoned, if counsel reasonably believes it cannot give the opinion otherwise) or other documents as may be reasonably requested by Purchaser in connection with the arrangement financing for the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case which will become effective only on or after the Closing, (v) to take such reasonable actions as may be required to facilitate the pledge of collateral to secure such financing similar in all material respects to the Financing, provided that (i) no liability or obligation (including any liability or obligation cooperation in connection with the pay-off of existing Indebtedness and the release of Liens related thereto), (vi) to pay any commitment or obtain all waivers, consents and approvals from other similar fee) of parties to Contracts and Liens to which the Company Companies or any of its their respective Subsidiaries under is a party or by which any certificateof them, document their assets or instrument shall be effective until properties or the Effective Time Purchased Assets are bound or subject, and none (vii) to take all other actions necessary to permit the consummation of the Company or financing contemplated by Commitment Letters. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Casella nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take pay any action under commitment or other similar fee or incur any certificate, document or instrument that is not contingent upon the Closing (including the entry into any agreement that is effective before the Effective Time) or that would be effective prior to the Effective Time, (ii) nothing herein shall require such cooperation to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to issue any offering or information document and (iv) nothing herein shall require such cooperation with respect to any Sale-Leaseback Transaction to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the Company’s compliance with its obligation to provide cooperation with respect to the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters. Subject in all cases to the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, such cooperation shall include the following: (A) participating in a reasonable and limited number of meetings (including customary one-on-one meetings with the parties acting as lead arrangers or agents for, and prospective lenders and purchasers of, the Debt Financing and senior management and Representatives, with appropriate seniority and expertise, of the Company), presentations, road shows, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and sessions with rating agencies other liability in connection with the Debt Financing; (B) delivery to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources of the Financing Information and the Sale-Leaseback Information as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Buyer’s request; (C) participation by senior management of the Company in the negotiation of, and (subject to clause (i) of the preceding sentence) the execution and delivery of Debt Financing Documents and Sale-Leaseback Documents; (D) using its reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or their Financing Sources to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent contained in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 of Exhibit E to the Debt Commitment Letter, including by providing the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or the Financing Sources or their respective representatives timely access to any Real Property in order to take all actions necessary for the completion of the Sale-Leaseback Documents; and (E) using reasonable best efforts to arrange for customary payoff letters, lien terminations and instruments of discharge to be delivered at Closing providing for the payoff, discharge and termination on the Closing Date of all Indebtedness contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters to be paid off, discharged and terminated on the Closing Date (the “Existing Company Debt”). The Company will provide to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources such information as may be necessary so that the Financing Information, the Sale-Leaseback Information and Marketing Material are complete and correct in all material respects and do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The Company hereby consents Table of Contents to the use of all of its and its subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing, provided that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and its or their marks. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the condition set forth in Section 7.2(b), as it applies to the Company’s obligations under this Section 5.4(d), shall be deemed satisfied unless there has occurred a knowing and willful material breach of its obligations under this Section 5.4(d). All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding the Company obtained by the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.4(d) shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreements; provided that the Company agrees that the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may share non-public or otherwise confidential information with the Financing Sources, and that the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and such Financing Sources may share such information with potential Financing Sources in connection with the marketing of the Debt Financing if the recipients of such information agree to customary confidentiality arrangements. The Buyer Purchaser shall, promptly upon request by the CompanyCasella, reimburse the Company Casella for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company Casella or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation contemplated such cooperation. All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding Casella or its Subsidiaries obtained by Purchaser or its representatives or financing sources pursuant to this Section 5.4(d). The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall, on a joint and several basis, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them 6.21(d) shall be kept confidential in connection accordance with the arrangement of the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than historical information relating to the Company approved by the Company for use therein)Confidentiality Agreement. (e) For purposes Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement nothing in this Section 6.21 shall require, and in no event shall commercially reasonable efforts of this Agreement:Purchaser be deemed or construed to require, Purchaser to (i) incur the Debt Financing on terms materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to Purchaser than those contained in the Debt Commitment Letter or (ii) pay any fees in excess of those contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters (whether to secure waiver of any conditions contained therein or otherwise).

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Samples: Purchase and Sale Agreement (Casella Waste Systems Inc)

Debt Financing Commitments. (a) The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary acknowledge that they shall be fully responsible for obtaining the Debt Financing and each shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters and shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under the Debt Commitment Letters, if such amendment, modification or waiver would (i) reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing (including by changing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount of the Debt Financing) unless the Equity Financing is increased by a corresponding amount, amount or (ii) impose new or additional conditions precedentconditions, or otherwise amend, modify or expand any conditions precedentconditions, to the receipt of the Debt Financing in a manner that would reasonably be expected to (A) prevent, materially delay or impair the Closing, (B) make the funding of the Debt Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to obtaining the Debt Financing) less likely to occur, or (C) adversely impact the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to enforce its rights against the other parties to the Debt Commitment Letters, the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding ; for the foregoingavoidance of doubt, the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may (but shall not be obligated to) (a) replace or amend the Debt Commitment Letters or Debt Financing Documents to add commercial banks, investment banks or other institutional investors as lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or Table of Contents similar entities with commitments thereunder and increase the amount of such commitments in an amount equivalent to the purchase price in connection with any acquisition permitted hereby and undertaken in compliance herewith; provided, further, that have not executed the Company’s consent to any amendment to the Debt Commitment Letters as of the date hereof, if the addition of such additional parties, individually or in the aggregate, would not prevent, delay or impair the availability of the Debt Financing or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) enter into additional financing commitment letters with respect to the financing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including commitments to enter into sale-leaseback financings with respect to Real Property (“Sale Leaseback Transactions”), provided that such commitment letters either (i) do not reduce reduces the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing committed pursuant to the terms of the Debt Commitment Letters, or (ii) if available under such commitments are reduced, such letters do not contain any new or additional conditions precedent other than those set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters or that would shall not adversely affect be unreasonably withheld if, concurrently therewith, the ability Company shall enter into additional commitment letters providing for debt financing in the amount of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. such proposed reduction. (b) Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts to (1) maintain in effect each Debt Commitment Letter and negotiate Debt Financing Documents that contain terms and conditions set forth in such Debt Commitment Letter (or on terms not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary, taken as a whole, (including with respect to the conditionality thereof) than the terms and conditions in such Debt Commitment Letter), (2) ensure the accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a Debt Commitment Letter, (3) comply with all covenants and agreements of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a each Debt Commitment LetterLetter that are within its control, (43) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions applicable to the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a each Debt Commitment Letter (including by consummating the financing contemplated by the Equity Commitment LetterLetter upon terms and conditions pursuant thereto) that are within their control and (54) in the event that all of the conditions to the Debt Commitment Letter have been satisfied (other than the availability of funding of any of the financing contemplated under the Equity Commitment Letter) consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the Closing (and in any event on or prior to the Outside Date). In the event that all conditions precedent in a Debt Commitment Letter (other than the availability of funding of any of the financing contemplated under the Equity Commitment LettersLetter) have been satisfied or, upon funding will be satisfied, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the lenders party to the Debt Commitment Letters to fund on the Closing Date the Debt Financing required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise enforce its rights under such Debt Commitment Letter (including through litigation pursued in good faith)Letter. To the extent not done on or prior to the date hereof, the Buyer will furnish correct and complete copies of any each Debt Commitment Letter or Debt Financing Document to the Company promptly upon their its execution. (bc) The Buyer shall keep the Company reasonably informed upon request with respect to all material activity concerning the status of its efforts to consummate the Debt Financing and shall give the Company prompt notice if it becomes aware of any material adverse change with respect to that the availability of Debt FinancingFinancing has become unavailable. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary agrees to notify the Company promptly, and in any event within one (1) Business Day, if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) a Debt Commitment Letter expires or is terminated for any reason (or if any person attempts or purports to terminate a Debt Commitment Letter, whether or not such attempted or purported termination is valid), (ii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary has actual knowledge of any breach or default by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter, (iii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary receives any written notice or other written communication from any Person person with respect to any: (A) actual or potential any breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter or (B) material dispute or disagreement between or among any parties to any Debt Commitment Letter; or (iv) a Financing Source refuses in writing to provide, expresses an intent in writing to refuse to provide, or expresses in writing any material concern or reservation regarding its obligation and/or ability to provide, all or any portion of the Debt Financing contemplated by a Debt Commitment Letter on the terms set forth therein. Neither the Buyer nor the Transitory Subsidiary shall, nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates to, without the prior written consent of the Company, take any action or enter into any transaction, including any merger, acquisition, joint venture, disposition, lease, contract or debt or equity financing, that could reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing. (cd) If all or any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in a Debt Commitment Letter, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts (i) to arrange to promptly obtain such Debt Financing from alternative sources in an Table of Contents amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available and together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Time, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to obtain a new debt financing commitment letter and a new definitive agreement with respect thereto that provides for debt financing on terms (including structure, covenants and pricing) not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary taken as a whole and in an amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Time, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (de) The Company agrees, at the Buyer’s sole cost and expense, to use its reasonable best efforts to provide (and to cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective personnel and advisors Representatives to use their reasonable best efforts to provide) the Buyer with such cooperation in connection with the financing of the Merger (including the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters and any Sale-Leaseback TransactionLetters) as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer and as customary in connection with the arrangement of financing similar in all material respects to the Financing, provided that (i) no liability or obligation (including any liability or obligation to pay any commitment or other similar fee) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any certificate, document or instrument shall be effective until the Effective Time and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any action under any certificate, document or instrument that is not contingent upon the Closing (including the entry into any agreement that is effective before the Effective Time) or that would be effective prior to the Effective Time, Time and (ii) nothing herein shall require such cooperation to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to issue any offering or information document and (iv) nothing herein shall require such cooperation with respect to any Sale-Leaseback Transaction to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the Company’s compliance with its obligation to provide cooperation with respect to the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters. Subject in all cases to the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, such cooperation shall include the following: (A) participating in a reasonable and limited number of meetings (including customary one-on-one meetings with the parties acting as lead arrangers or agents for, and prospective lenders and purchasers of, the Debt Financing and senior management and Representatives, with appropriate seniority and expertise, of the Company), presentations, road shows, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and sessions with rating agencies in connection with the Debt Financing; (B) delivery to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources of the Financing Information and the Sale-Leaseback Information as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Buyer’s request; (C) participation by senior management of the Company in the negotiation of, and (subject to clause (i) of the preceding sentence) the execution and delivery of Debt Financing Documents and Sale-Leaseback Documents; (D) using its reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or their Financing Sources to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent contained in paragraphs 38, 410, 5, 6 11 and 9 12 of Exhibit E C to the Debt Commitment Letter, including by providing the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or the Financing Sources or their respective representatives timely access to any Real Property in order to take all actions necessary for the completion of the Sale-Leaseback DocumentsLetters; and (E) using reasonable best efforts to arrange for customary payoff letters, lien terminations and instruments of discharge to be delivered at Closing providing for the payoff, discharge and termination on the Closing Date of all Indebtedness contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters to be paid off, discharged and terminated on the Closing Date (the “Existing Company Debt”). The Company will provide to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources such information as may be necessary so that the Financing Information, the Sale-Leaseback Information and Marketing Material are complete and correct in all material respects and do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The Company hereby consents Table of Contents to the use of all of its and its subsidiariesSubsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing, provided that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Company or any of the Company its Subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of the Company its Subsidiaries and its or their marks. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the condition set forth in Section 7.2(b), as it applies to the Company’s obligations under this Section 5.4(d), shall be deemed satisfied unless there has occurred a knowing and willful material breach of its obligations under this Section 5.4(d). All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding the Company obtained by the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.4(d5.4(e) shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreements; provided that the Company agrees that the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may share non-public or otherwise confidential information with the Financing Sources, and that the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and such Financing Sources may share such information with potential Financing Sources in connection with the marketing of the Debt Financing if the recipients of such information agree to customary confidentiality arrangements. The Buyer shall, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation contemplated by this Section 5.4(d5.4(e). The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall, on a joint and several basis, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement of the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than historical information relating to the Company approved by the Company for use therein). (ef) Neither the Buyer nor the Investor shall engage any Financing Source on an exclusive basis or otherwise on terms that would reasonably be expected to prevent such Financing Source from providing financing in connection with an Acquisition Proposal made during the Non-Exclusivity Period in accordance with Section 6.1. (g) For purposes of this Agreement:

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Samples: Merger Agreement (American Dental Partners Inc)

Debt Financing Commitments. (a) The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary acknowledge that they shall be fully responsible for obtaining the Debt Financing and each shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters and shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under the Debt Commitment Letters, if such amendment, modification or waiver would (i) reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing (including by changing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount of the Debt Financing) unless the Equity Financing is increased by a corresponding amount, or (ii) impose new or additional conditions precedent, or otherwise amend, modify or expand any conditions precedent, to the receipt of the Debt Financing in a manner that would reasonably be expected to (A) prevent, delay or impair the Closing, (B) make the funding of the Debt Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to obtaining the Debt Financing) less likely to occur, or (C) adversely impact the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to enforce its rights against the other parties to the Debt Commitment Letters, the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may (but shall not be obligated to) (a) replace or amend the Debt Commitment Letters or Debt Financing Documents to add commercial banks, investment banks or other institutional investors as lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or Table of Contents similar entities with commitments thereunder that have not executed the Debt Commitment Letters as of the date hereof, if the addition of such additional parties, individually or in the aggregate, would not prevent, delay or impair the availability of the Debt Financing or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) enter into additional financing commitment letters with respect to the financing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including commitments to enter into sale-leaseback financings with respect to Real Property (“Sale Leaseback Transactions”), provided that such commitment letters either (i) do not reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing committed pursuant to the terms of the Debt Commitment Letters, or (ii) if such commitments are reduced, such letters do not contain any new or additional conditions precedent other than those set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters or that would not adversely affect the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts to (1) maintain in effect each Debt Commitment Letter and negotiate Debt Financing Documents that contain terms and conditions set forth in such Debt Commitment Letter (or on terms not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary, taken as a whole, (including with respect to the conditionality thereof) than the terms and conditions in such Debt Commitment Letter), (2) ensure the accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a Debt Commitment Letter, (3) comply with all covenants and agreements of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a Debt Commitment Letter, (4) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions applicable to the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a Debt Commitment Letter (including by consummating the financing contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter) that are within their control and (5) consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the Closing (and in any event on or prior to the Outside Date). In the event that all conditions precedent in a Debt Commitment Letter (other than the availability of funding of any of the financing contemplated under the Equity Commitment Letters) have been satisfied or, upon funding will be satisfied, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the lenders party to the Debt Commitment Letters to fund on the Closing Date the Debt Financing required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise enforce its rights under such Debt Commitment Letter (including through litigation pursued in good faith). To the extent not done on or prior to the date hereof, the Buyer will furnish correct and complete copies of any Debt Commitment Letter or Debt Financing Document to the Company promptly upon their execution. (b) The Buyer shall keep the Company informed upon request with respect to all material activity concerning the Debt Financing and shall give the Company prompt notice if it becomes aware of any material adverse change with respect to the availability of Debt Financing. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary agrees to notify the Company promptly, and in any event within one (1) Business Day, if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) a Debt Commitment Letter expires or is terminated for any reason (or if any person attempts or purports to terminate a Debt Commitment Letter, whether or not such attempted or purported termination is valid), (ii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary has actual knowledge of any breach or default by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter, (iii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary receives any written notice or other written communication from any Person with respect to any: (A) actual or potential breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter or (B) material dispute or disagreement between or among any parties to any Debt Commitment Letter; or (iv) a Financing Source refuses in writing to provide, expresses an intent to refuse to provide, or expresses any material concern or reservation regarding its obligation and/or ability to provide, all or any portion of the Debt Financing contemplated by a Debt Commitment Letter on the terms set forth therein. Neither the Buyer nor the Transitory Subsidiary shall, nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates to, without the prior written consent of the Company, take any action or enter into any transaction, including any merger, acquisition, joint venture, disposition, lease, contract or debt or equity financing, that could reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing. (c) If all or any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in a Debt Commitment Letter, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts (i) to arrange to promptly obtain such Debt Financing from alternative sources in an Table of Contents amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available and together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Time, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to obtain a new financing commitment letter and a new definitive agreement with respect thereto that provides for financing on terms (including structure, covenants and pricing) not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary taken as a whole and in an amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Time, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (d) The Company agrees, at the Buyer’s sole cost and expense, to use its reasonable best efforts to provide (and to cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective personnel and advisors to use their reasonable best efforts to provide) the Buyer with such cooperation in connection with the financing of the Merger (including the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters and any Sale-Leaseback Transaction) as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer and as customary in connection with the arrangement of financing similar in all material respects to the Financing, provided that (i) no liability or obligation (including any liability or obligation to pay any commitment or other similar fee) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any certificate, document or instrument shall be effective until the Effective Time and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any action under any certificate, document or instrument that is not contingent upon the Closing (including the entry into any agreement that is effective before the Effective Time) or that would be effective prior to the Effective Time, (ii) nothing herein shall require such cooperation to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to issue any offering or information document and (iv) nothing herein shall require such cooperation with respect to any Sale-Leaseback Transaction to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the Company’s compliance with its obligation to provide cooperation with respect to the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters. Subject in all cases to the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, such cooperation shall include the following: (A) participating in a reasonable and limited number of meetings (including customary one-on-one meetings with the parties acting as lead arrangers or agents for, and prospective lenders and purchasers of, the Debt Financing and senior management and Representatives, with appropriate seniority and expertise, of the Company), presentations, road shows, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and sessions with rating agencies in connection with the Debt Financing; (B) delivery to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources of the Financing Information and the Sale-Leaseback Information as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Buyer’s request; (C) participation by senior management of the Company in the negotiation of, and (subject to clause (i) of the preceding sentence) the execution and delivery of Debt Financing Documents and Sale-Leaseback Documents; (D) using its reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or their Financing Sources to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent contained in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 of Exhibit E to the Debt Commitment Letter, including by providing the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or the Financing Sources or their respective representatives timely access to any Real Property in order to take all actions necessary for the completion of the Sale-Leaseback Documents; and (E) using reasonable best efforts to arrange for customary payoff letters, lien terminations and instruments of discharge to be delivered at Closing providing for the payoff, discharge and termination on the Closing Date of all Indebtedness contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters to be paid off, discharged and terminated on the Closing Date (the “Existing Company Debt”). The Company will provide to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources such information as may be necessary so that the Financing Information, the Sale-Leaseback Information and Marketing Material are complete and correct in all material respects and do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The Company hereby consents Table of Contents to the use of all of its and its subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing, provided that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and its or their marks. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the condition set forth in Section 7.2(b), as it applies to the Company’s obligations under this Section 5.4(d), shall be deemed satisfied unless there has occurred a knowing and willful material breach of its obligations under this Section 5.4(d). All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding the Company obtained by the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.4(d) shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreements; provided that the Company agrees that the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may share non-public or otherwise confidential information with the Financing Sources, and that the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and such Financing Sources may share such information with potential Financing Sources in connection with the marketing of the Debt Financing if the recipients of such information agree to customary confidentiality arrangements. The Buyer shall, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation contemplated by this Section 5.4(d). The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall, on a joint and several basis, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement of the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than historical information relating to the Company approved by the Company for use therein). (e) For purposes of this Agreement:

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Samples: Merger Agreement (ExamWorks Group, Inc.)

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Debt Financing Commitments. (a) The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary acknowledge that they shall be fully responsible for obtaining the Debt Financing and each shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters and shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under the Debt Commitment Letters, if such amendment, modification or waiver would (i) reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing (including by changing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount of the Debt Financing) unless the Equity Financing is increased by a corresponding amount, or (ii) impose new or additional conditions precedent, or otherwise amend, modify or expand any conditions precedent, to the receipt of the Debt Financing in a manner that would reasonably be expected to (A) prevent, delay or impair the Closing, (B) make the funding of the Debt Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to obtaining the Debt Financing) less likely to occurterms, or (C) adversely impact the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to enforce its rights against the other parties to the Debt Commitment Letters, the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may (but shall not be obligated to) (a) replace or amend the Debt Commitment Letters or Debt Financing Documents to add commercial banks, investment banks or other institutional investors as lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or Table of Contents similar entities with commitments thereunder that have not executed the Debt Commitment Letters as of the date hereof, if the addition of such additional parties, individually or in the aggregate, would not prevent, delay or impair the availability of the Debt Financing or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) enter into additional financing commitment letters including with respect to the financing of conditionality thereof, not materially less favorable in the transactions contemplated by this Agreementaggregate to Buyer than the terms and conditions in such Debt Commitment Letters), including commitments to enter into sale-leaseback financings with respect to Real Property (“Sale Leaseback Transactions”), provided that such commitment letters either by (i) do not reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing committed pursuant to the terms of the Debt Commitment Letters, or (ii) if such commitments are reduced, such letters do not contain any new or additional conditions precedent other than those set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters or that would not adversely affect the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use using its reasonable best efforts to (1) maintain in effect each Debt Commitment Letter and negotiate definitive agreements (collectively, the “Debt Financing Documents that contain Agreements”) with respect to each Debt Commitment Letter on the terms and conditions set forth in such Debt Commitment Letter (or on terms not materially less favorableterms, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary, taken as a whole, (including with respect to the conditionality thereof) , not materially less favorable in the aggregate to Buyer than the terms and conditions in such Debt Commitment Letter), (2ii) ensure assuming the accuracy of all of the representations and warranties of PKI hereunder, ensuring the accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a each Debt Commitment LetterLetter and Debt Financing Agreement, (3iii) comply (subject to compliance by PKI and the other Sellers with their covenants and agreements hereunder (including Sections 4.5(a) and (b) and Section 4.7(d))) complying with all covenants and agreements of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a each Debt Commitment LetterLetter and Debt Financing Agreement, (4iv) satisfy satisfying on a timely basis all conditions applicable to the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a each Debt Commitment Letter (including by consummating the financing contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter) and Debt Financing Agreement that are within their its control and (5v) consummate consummating the Debt Financing at or prior to the Closing (and in any event on or prior to the Outside Date). In the event that all conditions precedent in a the Debt Commitment Letter Letters (other than the availability of funding of any of the financing contemplated Equity Financing) and the other conditions to Buyer’s obligations under the Equity Commitment Letters) this Agreement have been satisfied orsatisfied, or upon funding will be satisfied, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the lenders lender party to the each Debt Commitment Letters Letter to fund on the Closing Date the Debt Financing required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise enforce its rights under such Debt Commitment Letter (including through litigation pursued in good faith)Letter. To the extent not done on or prior to the date hereof, the Buyer will furnish correct and complete copies of any Debt Commitment Letter or Debt Financing Document Agreement to the Company PKI promptly upon their its execution. (b) The Buyer shall keep the Company PKI reasonably informed upon request with respect concerning material developments relating to all material activity concerning the Debt Financing and shall give the Company PKI prompt notice if it becomes aware of any material adverse change with respect to the availability of Debt Financing. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary agrees to notify the Company PKI promptly, and in any event within one (1) Business Day, if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) a Debt Commitment Letter expires or is terminated for any reason (or if any person attempts or purports in writing to terminate a Debt Commitment Letter, whether or not such attempted or purported termination is valid), (ii) the Buyer lender refuses to provide or the Transitory Subsidiary has actual knowledge of any breach or default by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter, (iii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary receives any written notice or other written communication from any Person with respect to any: (A) actual or potential breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter or (B) material dispute or disagreement between or among any parties to any Debt Commitment Letter; or (iv) a Financing Source refuses in writing to provide, expresses an intent to refuse to provide, or expresses any material concern or reservation regarding its obligation and/or ability to provide, provide all or any portion of the Debt Financing contemplated by a Debt Commitment Letter to which it is a party on the terms set forth thereintherein or (iii) Buyer no longer believes in good faith that it will be able to obtain all or any portion of the Debt Financing on substantially the terms described in the Debt Commitment Letters. Neither Without the prior written consent of PKI, Buyer nor the Transitory Subsidiary shallshall not, nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates to, without the prior written consent of the Company, take any action or to enter into any transaction, including any merger, acquisition, joint venture, disposition, lease, contract disposition or debt or equity financing, financing that could would reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing. Without the prior written consent of PKI, Buyer shall not amend or alter, or agree to amend or alter, a Debt Commitment Letter in any manner that would reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent the Closing or make the funding of the Debt Financing less likely to occur. (c) If all or any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in a Debt Commitment LetterLetter or a Debt Financing Agreement, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts (i) to arrange to promptly obtain such Debt Financing from alternative sources on terms, including with respect to the conditionality thereof, not materially less favorable in the aggregate to Buyer than the terms and conditions in such Debt Commitment Letters and in an Table of Contents amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available and together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Timeotherwise available, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration Purchase Price and all payments, fees and expenses of Buyer related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (an “Alternative Debt Financing”) and (ii) to obtain a one or more new financing commitment letter letters (each, an “Alternative Debt Commitment Letter”) and a one or more new definitive agreement with respect thereto that provides for financing on terms agreements (including structureeach, covenants and pricingan “Alternative Debt Financing Agreement”) not materially less favorableproviding therefor. In such event, the term “Debt Financing” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any Alternative Debt Financing, the aggregate, term “Debt Commitment Letters” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to the Buyer include any Alternative Debt Commitment Letter and the Transitory Subsidiary taken term “Debt Financing Agreement” as a whole used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any Alternative Debt Financing Agreement. Buyer will furnish correct and in an amount that is sufficient, when added complete copies of any Alternative Debt Commitment Letter or Alternative Debt Financing Agreement to the portion of the Financing that is available together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Time, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this AgreementPKI promptly upon its execution. (d) The Company agreesPKI shall, at and shall cause the Buyer’s sole cost Asset Sellers and expensethe Business Subsidiaries to, to use its make commercially reasonable best efforts to provide (and to cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective personnel and advisors to use their reasonable best efforts to provide) the Buyer with such cooperation in connection with the financing arrangement of the Merger Debt Financing (including the financings contemplated by syndication thereof (which syndication, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be a prerequisite to funding of the Debt Commitment Letters and any Sale-Leaseback TransactionFinancing)) as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer and as customary in connection with the arrangement of financing similar in all material respects to the FinancingBuyer, provided that (i) no liability or obligation (including any liability or obligation to pay any commitment or other similar fee) such requested cooperation does not unreasonably interfere with the ongoing operations of the Company or any of PKI and its Subsidiaries under any certificate, document or instrument shall be effective until the Effective Time and none of the Company or (ii) neither PKI nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take pay any action under commitment or other similar fee or incur any certificateother liability (and, document or instrument that is not contingent upon the Closing (including the entry into for avoidance of doubt, excluding any agreement that is effective before the Effective Timeallocable overhead costs) or that would be effective prior to the Effective Time, (ii) nothing herein shall require such cooperation to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to issue any offering or information document and (iv) nothing herein shall require such cooperation with respect to any Sale-Leaseback Transaction to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the Company’s compliance with its obligation to provide cooperation with respect to the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters. Subject in all cases to the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, such cooperation shall include the following: (A) participating in a reasonable and limited number of meetings (including customary one-on-one meetings with the parties acting as lead arrangers or agents for, and prospective lenders and purchasers of, the Debt Financing and senior management and Representatives, with appropriate seniority and expertise, of the Company), presentations, road shows, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and sessions with rating agencies in connection with the Debt Financing; (B) delivery to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources of the Financing Information and the Sale-Leaseback Information as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Buyer’s request; (C) participation by senior management of the Company in the negotiation of, and (subject to clause (i) of the preceding sentence) the execution and delivery of Debt Financing Documents and Sale-Leaseback Documents; (D) using its reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or their Financing Sources to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent contained in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 of Exhibit E to the Debt Commitment Letter, including by providing the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or the Financing Sources or their respective representatives timely access to any Real Property in order to take all actions necessary for the completion of the Sale-Leaseback Documents; and (E) using reasonable best efforts to arrange for customary payoff letters, lien terminations and instruments of discharge to be delivered at Closing providing for the payoff, discharge and termination on the Closing Date of all Indebtedness contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters to be paid off, discharged and terminated on the Closing Date (the “Existing Company Debt”). The Company will provide to the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources such information as may be necessary so that the Financing Information, the Sale-Leaseback Information and Marketing Material are complete and correct in all material respects and do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The Company hereby consents Table of Contents to the use of all of its and its subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing, provided that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and its or their marks. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the condition set forth in Section 7.2(b), as it applies to the Company’s obligations under this Section 5.4(d), shall be deemed satisfied unless there has occurred a knowing and willful material breach of its obligations under this Section 5.4(d). All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding the Company obtained by the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.4(d) shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreements; provided that the Company agrees that the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may share non-public or otherwise confidential information with the Financing Sources, and that the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and such Financing Sources may share such information with potential Financing Sources in connection with the marketing of the Debt Financing if the recipients of such information agree to customary confidentiality arrangements. The Buyer shall, promptly upon request by the CompanyPKI, reimburse the Company PKI for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company PKI or any of its Subsidiaries subsidiaries in connection with such cooperation. Such cooperation will include (A) assistance in Buyer’s preparation of any bank books, rating agency presentation materials or other similar offering materials in connection with the cooperation contemplated Debt Financing, (B) reasonably promptly responding to any diligence inquiries of the banks engaged for, or the lenders in, such Debt Financing, (C) providing Buyer with reasonable assistance in Buyer’s efforts to obtain subordination and non-disturbance agreements, landlord waivers, collateral access agreements, account control agreements, consents, and other customary agreements from the Business’ landlords, depositary banks or other third parties as may be requested by the sources of the Debt Financing, and (D) making appropriate officers and employees of the Business available, at such times and in such manner as to not unreasonably interfere with the normal operation of the Business, for participation in meetings with, or presentations to, prospective participants in such Debt Financing or the prospective rating agencies for such Debt Financing. All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding PKI or its subsidiaries obtained by Buyer or its representatives pursuant to this Section 5.4(d)4.7(d) shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement. The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall, on a joint and several basis, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company PKI and its Representatives representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement of the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters Financing and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than historical financial statements referenced in Section 2.6 and other historical information relating to the Company reasonably requested by Buyer and specifically approved in writing by the Company PKI for use thereintherein (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)). (e) For purposes of this Agreement:

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Samples: Master Purchase and Sale Agreement (Perkinelmer Inc)

Debt Financing Commitments. (a) The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary acknowledge that they shall be fully responsible for obtaining the Debt Financing and each shall use its their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters and shall Letter (or terms not permit any amendment or modification to be made tomaterially less favorable, or any waiver of any provision or remedy under in the Debt Commitment Letters, if such amendment, modification or waiver would (i) reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing (including by changing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount of the Debt Financing) unless the Equity Financing is increased by a corresponding amount, or (ii) impose new or additional conditions precedent, or otherwise amend, modify or expand any conditions precedentaggregate, to the receipt of the Debt Financing in a manner that would reasonably be expected to (A) prevent, delay or impair the Closing, (B) make the funding of the Debt Financing (or satisfaction of the conditions to obtaining the Debt Financing) less likely to occur, or (C) adversely impact the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to enforce its rights against the other parties to the Debt Commitment Letters, the ability of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may taken as a whole (but shall not be obligated toincluding with respect to the conditionality thereof)) (a) provided, that, Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may replace or amend the Debt Financing Commitment Letters or Debt Financing Documents to add commercial banks, investment banks or other institutional investors as lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or Table of Contents similar entities with commitments thereunder that have which had not executed the Debt Financing Commitment Letters as of the date hereof, if the addition of such additional parties, individually or in the aggregate, would not prevent, delay or impair the availability of the Debt Financing or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (b) enter into additional financing commitment letters with respect to the financing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including commitments to enter into sale-leaseback financings with respect to Real Property (“Sale Leaseback Transactions”), provided that such commitment letters either (i) do not reduce the aggregate amount of the Debt Financing committed pursuant to otherwise so long as the terms of the Debt Commitment Letters, or (ii) if such commitments are reduced, such letters do not contain any new or additional conditions precedent other than those set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters or that would not adversely affect impact the ability of the Buyer or the and Transitory Subsidiary to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or the likelihood of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting the foregoing), each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its including by using reasonable best efforts to (1i) maintain in effect each the Debt Commitment Letter and negotiate a definitive agreement (collectively, the “Debt Financing Documents that contain Agreements”) with respect to the Debt Commitment Letter on the terms and conditions set forth in such the Debt Commitment Letter (or on terms not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary, taken as a whole, (including with respect to the conditionality thereof) than the terms and conditions in such the Debt Commitment Letter), (2ii) ensure the accuracy of all representations and warranties of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a the Debt Commitment LetterLetter or Debt Financing Agreement, (3iii) comply with all covenants and agreements of the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a the Debt Commitment LetterLetter or Debt Financing Agreement, (4iv) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions applicable to the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary set forth in a the Debt Commitment Letter (including by consummating the financing contemplated by the Equity Commitment Letter) or Debt Financing Agreement that are within their control and (5v) upon satisfaction of such conditions and the other conditions set forth in Section 7.1 and Section 7.2 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions), to consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the Closing (and in any event on or prior to the Outside Date). In the event that all conditions precedent in a the Debt Commitment Letter (other than the availability of funding of any of the financing contemplated under the Equity Commitment LettersLetter) have been satisfied or, upon funding will be satisfied, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the lenders lender party to the Debt Commitment Letters Letter to fund on the Closing Date the Debt Financing required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise enforce its rights under such the Debt Commitment Letter (including through litigation pursued in good faith)Letter. To the extent not done on or prior to the date hereof, the The Buyer will furnish to the Company correct and complete copies of any Debt Financing Agreement or any Alternative Debt Commitment Letter or Debt Financing Document and, in each case, ancillary documents thereto (redacted to the Company promptly upon their executionextent necessary to comply with confidentiality agreements, provided that such redacted information does not relate to the amounts or conditionality of, or contain any conditions precedent to, the funding of the Debt Financing). (b) The Buyer shall keep the Company reasonably informed upon request with respect to all material activity concerning the Debt Financing and shall give the Company prompt notice if it becomes aware of any material adverse change with respect to the availability of Debt Financing. Without limiting the foregoing, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary agrees to notify the Company promptly, and in any event within one (1) Business Day, if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) a Debt Commitment Letter expires or is terminated for any reason (or if any person attempts or purports to terminate a Debt Commitment Letter, whether or not such attempted or purported termination is valid), (ii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary has actual knowledge of any breach or default by any party lender refuses to any Debt Commitment Letter, (iii) the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary receives any written notice or other written communication from any Person with respect to any: (A) actual or potential breach, default, termination or repudiation by any party to any Debt Commitment Letter or (B) material dispute or disagreement between or among any parties to any Debt Commitment Letter; or (iv) a Financing Source refuses in writing to provide, expresses an intent to refuse to provide, or expresses any material concern or reservation regarding its obligation and/or ability to provide, provide all or any portion of the Debt Financing contemplated by a Debt Commitment Letter on the terms set forth -25- therein, or (iii) for any reason the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary no longer believes in good faith that it will be able to obtain all or any portion of the Debt Financing on substantially the terms described in the Debt Commitment Letters. Neither the Buyer nor the Transitory Subsidiary shall, nor shall it permit any of its Affiliates to, without the prior written consent of the Company, take any action or enter into any transaction, including any merger, acquisition, joint venture, disposition, lease, contract or debt or equity financing, that could reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing. Neither the Buyer nor the Transitory Subsidiary shall amend or alter, or agree to amend or alter, a Debt Commitment Letter in any manner that would materially impair, delay or prevent the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company. (c) If all or any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in a Debt Commitment LetterLetter or Debt Financing Agreement, each of the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall use its reasonable best efforts (i) to arrange to promptly obtain such Debt Financing from alternative sources in an Table of Contents amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available and together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Timeavailable, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“Alternative Debt Financing”) and (ii) to obtain a new financing commitment letter (the “Alternative Debt Commitment Letter”) and a new definitive agreement with respect thereto (the “Alternative Debt Financing Agreement”) that provides for financing on terms (including structure, covenants and pricing) not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary taken as a whole and in an amount that is sufficient, when added to the portion of the Financing that is available together with any cash or cash equivalents held by the Company as of the Effective Time, to pay in cash all amounts required to be paid by the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Transitory Subsidiary in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, the Option Consideration and all payments, fees and expenses related to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In such event, the term “Debt Financing” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any Alternative Debt Financing, the term “Debt Commitment Letter” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any Alternative Debt Commitment Letter, and the term “Debt Financing Agreement” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any Alternative Debt Financing Agreement. (d) The Company agreesagrees to, at and shall cause the Buyer’s sole cost Company Subsidiaries to, and expense, to shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to provide (and to cause its Subsidiaries and its and their respective personnel representatives, including legal and accounting advisors to use their reasonable best efforts to provide) to, provide the Buyer with such cooperation in connection with the financing arrangement of the Merger (including the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters and any Sale-Leaseback Transaction) as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer and as customary in connection with the arrangement of financing similar in all material respects to the FinancingBuyer, provided that including (i) no liability or obligation (including any liability or obligation to pay any commitment or other similar fee) of assisting in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any certificatepreparation for, document or instrument shall be effective until the Effective Time and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any action under any certificateparticipating in, document or instrument that is not contingent upon the Closing (including the entry into any agreement that is effective before the Effective Time) or that would be effective prior to the Effective Time, (ii) nothing herein shall require such cooperation to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (iii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to issue any offering or information document and (iv) nothing herein shall require such cooperation with respect to any Sale-Leaseback Transaction to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the Company’s compliance with its obligation to provide cooperation with respect to the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters. Subject in all cases to the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, such cooperation shall include the following: (A) participating in a reasonable and limited number of meetings (including customary one-on-one meetings meetings, presentations, due diligence sessions and similar presentations to and with rating agencies and the parties acting as lead arrangers or agents for, and prospective purchasers and lenders and purchasers of, the Debt Financing and senior management and RepresentativesFinancing, (ii) assisting with appropriate seniority and expertisethe preparation of materials for rating agency presentations, offering documents, information memoranda (including the delivery of the Companyone or more customary representation letters), presentations, road shows, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and sessions with rating agencies similar documents required in connection with the Debt Financing; , (Biii) delivery to the Buyerexecuting and delivering any pledge and security documents, the Transitory Subsidiary and their Financing Sources of the Financing Information and the Sale-Leaseback Information other definitive financing documents, or other certificates, opinions or documents as promptly as reasonably practicable following the Buyer’s request; (C) participation by senior management of the Company in the negotiation of, and (subject to clause (i) of the preceding sentence) the execution and delivery of Debt Financing Documents and Sale-Leaseback Documents; (D) using its reasonable best efforts to take such actions as are may be reasonably requested by the BuyerBuyer and otherwise reasonably facilitating the pledging of collateral (including a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to solvency matters), using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain consents of accountants for use of their reports in any materials relating to the Transitory Subsidiary or their Debt Financing, (iv) furnishing the Buyer and its Financing Sources sources with the financial statements and financial data of the Company required by paragraph (ii) under the heading “Conditions to facilitate the satisfaction on a timely basis of all conditions precedent contained Close” in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9 of Exhibit E A to the Debt Commitment Letter, including (v) using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain surveys and title insurance as reasonably requested by providing the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary or the Financing Sources or their respective representatives timely access to any Real Property Buyer in order to take facilitate the Debt Financing and (vi) taking all corporate actions necessary for to permit the completion consummation of the Sale-Leaseback Documents; Debt Financing and (E) using reasonable best efforts to arrange for customary payoff letters, lien terminations and instruments of discharge permit the proceeds thereof to be delivered at Closing providing for made available to the payoffSurviving Corporation, discharge including the entering into of one or more credit agreements or other instruments on terms satisfactory to the Buyer in connection with the Debt Financing immediately prior to, and termination on conditioned upon the Closing Date occurrence of, the Effective Time to the extent the direct borrowing or debt incurrence by the Company is contemplated in the Debt Commitment Letters; provided that (i) such requested cooperation does not unreasonably interfere with the ongoing operations of all Indebtedness the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any commitment or other similar fee or incur any other liability in connection -26- with the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letters Letter prior to the Effective Time, (iii) such cooperation shall not require preparation of any pro forma financial information by the Company, and (iv) no participation in any road shows shall be paid off, discharged and terminated on required. If the Closing Date (should not occur by the “Existing Outside Date, the Buyer shall, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company Debt”)for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such cooperation. The All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding the Company will provide to obtained by the Buyer, Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.4(d) shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement. The Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Subsidiaries from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by them in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing (other than to the extent that such losses arise from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Financing Sources such respective Representatives) and any information as may be necessary so that utilized in connection therewith (other than information provided by the Financing Information, Company or the Sale-Leaseback Information and Marketing Material are complete and correct in all material respects and do not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleadingCompany Subsidiaries). The Company hereby consents Table of Contents to the reasonable use of all of its and its subsidiariesthe Company Subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing, provided that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries and its or their marks. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the condition set forth in Section 7.2(b), as it applies to the Company’s obligations under this Section 5.4(d), shall be deemed satisfied unless there has occurred a knowing and willful material breach of its obligations under this Section 5.4(d). All non-public or otherwise confidential information regarding the Company obtained by the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary or any of their respective Representatives pursuant to this Section 5.4(d. (e) shall be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreements; provided that the Company agrees that the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary may share non-public or otherwise confidential information with the Financing Sources, and that the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and such Financing Sources may share such information with potential Financing Sources in connection with the marketing of the Debt Financing if the recipients of such information agree to customary confidentiality arrangements. The Buyer shall, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation contemplated by this Section 5.4(d). The Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall, on a joint each acknowledge and several basis, indemnify and hold harmless agree that the Company and its Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement obtaining of the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than historical information relating Debt Financing is not a condition to the Company approved by the Company for use therein)Closing. (ef) For purposes The Company shall deliver to the Buyer a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of this Agreement:the Company setting forth Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in Section 5.4(f) of the Company Disclosure Schedule) for the month ended December 31, 2009 and each month thereafter, together with supporting calculations in reasonable detail, by twenty (20) days following the end of each such month.

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Samples: Merger Agreement (Airvana Inc)

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