DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION 26.1 The Customer represents and warrants that the financial information disclosed to us in his/its Application is an accurate representation of the Customer’s current financial condition.
26.2 The Customer represents and warrants that the Customer has very carefully considered the portion of the Customer’s assets which the Customer considers to be risk capital.
26.3 The Customer recognizes that risk capital is the amount of money the Customer is willing to put at risk and the loss of it would not, in any way, change the Customer’s lifestyle.
26.4 The Customer agrees to immediately inform us if the Customer’s financial condition changes in such a way to reduce the Customer’s net worth, liquid assets and/or risk capital.
Financial Statements; Accountants’ Reports; Other Information The Guarantor shall keep and maintain at all times complete and accurate books of accounts and records in sufficient detail to correctly reflect all of the Guarantor’s financial transactions and assets. In addition, the Guarantor shall furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Lender the following:
(i) So long as Guarantor is a reporting company under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “’34 Act”), promptly upon their becoming available, copies of (A) all 10K’s, 10Q’s, 8K’s, annual reports and proxy statements, and all replacement, substitute or similar filings or reports required to be filed after the date of this Guaranty by the SEC or other Governmental Authority exercising similar functions, and (B) all press releases and other statements made available generally by Guarantor to the public concerning material developments in the business of Guarantor.
(ii) In the event Guarantor is not a reporting company under the ‘34 Act,
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Group prepared the interim financial statements with the same accounting policies and methods of computation as were used for the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.
SEC Filings; Financial Statements; Information Provided (a) All forms, reports and other documents required to be filed by the Company with the SEC since January 1, 2001 (including those that the Company may file after the date hereof until the Closing) are referred to herein as the “Company SEC Reports.” Except as set forth in Section 3.4 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company SEC Reports (i) were or will be filed on a timely basis and (ii) were or will be prepared in compliance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, applicable to such Company SEC Reports. None of the Company SEC Reports when filed, after giving effect to any amendments and supplements thereto filed prior to the date hereof, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the Company’s Subsidiaries has filed, or is obligated to file, any forms, reports, schedules, statements or other documents with the SEC. As used in this Section 3.4(a), the term “filed” shall be broadly construed to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or otherwise made available to the SEC.
(b) Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes and schedules) contained or to be contained in the Company SEC Reports (i) complied or will comply as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) were or will be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial statements or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act or for normal year-end adjustments) and (iii) fairly presented or will fairly present the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that have not been and are not expected to be material to the Company. The unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2004 is referred to herein as the “Company Balance Sheet.”
(c) The information to be supplied by the Company for inclusion in the registration statement on Form S-4 pursuant to which the Company Series A Preferred Stock issued in the Merger and the Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Company Series A Preferred Stock will be registered under the Securities Act (including any amendments or supplements, the “Registration Statement”), shall not at the time the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or necessary in order to make the statements in the Registration Statement not misleading. The information to be supplied by the Company for inclusion in the joint proxy statement/prospectus (the “Proxy Statement”) to be sent to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the meeting of the Company’s stockholders to consider the adoption of this Agreement and the Merger (the “Company Meeting”) and the Partners in connection with the Fund Consent Solicitation (as herein defined) shall not, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to stockholders of the Company and the Partners, at the time of the Company Meeting and at the Effective Time, contain any statement which, at such time and in light of the circumstances under which it shall be made, is false or misleading with respect to any material fact, or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made in the Proxy Statement not false or misleading; or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies for the Company Meeting or the solicitation of consents in connection with the Fund Consent Solicitation which has become false or misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event relating to the Company, any Affiliate (as defined below) of the Company, or any officers or directors of any of them, should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly inform the Fund. As used in this Agreement, the term
Financial Statements, Reports, etc In the case of the Borrower, furnish to the Administrative Agent, which shall furnish to each Lender:
(a) within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows showing the financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal year and the results of its operations and the operations of such Subsidiaries during such year, together with comparative figures for the immediately preceding fiscal year, all audited by UHY LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing and accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (which opinion shall be without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows showing the financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the results of its operations and the operations of such Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, and comparative figures for the same periods in the immediately preceding fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as fairly presenting the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under paragraph (a) or (b) above, a certificate of the accounting firm (in the case of paragraph (a)) or Financial Officer (in the case of paragraph (b)) opining on or certifying such statements (which certificate, when furnished by an accounting firm, may be limited to accounting matters and disclaim responsibility for legal interpretations) (i) certifying that no Event of Default or Default has occurred or, if such an Event of Default or Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto and (ii) setting forth computations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent demonstrating compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.10 and 6.11 and, in the case of a certificate delivered with the financial statements required by paragraph (a) above, setting forth the Borrower’s calculation of Excess Cash Flow;
(d) within 90 days after the beginning of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a detailed consolidated budget for such fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet and related statements of projected operations and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year and setting forth the assumptions used for purposes of preparing such budget) and, promptly when available, any significant revisions of such budget;
(e) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders, as the case may be;
(f) promptly after the receipt thereof by Holdings or the Borrower or any of their respective subsidiaries, a copy of any “management letter” received by any such person from its certified public accountants and the management’s response thereto;
(g) promptly after the request by any Lender, all documentation and other information that such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act;
(h) promptly after the request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, on and after the effectiveness of the applicable provisions of the Pension Act, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k)(l) of ERISA that the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(1)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided that if the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower or the applicable ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof; and
(i) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.04(e) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto at xxxx://xxx.xxxxxx.xxx/www/strlab/; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (x) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent if it so requests or to any Lender that so requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies and (y) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents.
Financial Statements; Reports The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the following:
(i) As soon as available and in no event later than 60 days after the last day of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the Financial Statements of the Borrower Entities (prepared on a consolidated basis) for the fiscal year to date, certified by the Chief Accounting Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower to present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and other information reflected therein and to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year end audit adjustments and omission of footnotes and statement of shareholder’s equity);
(ii) As soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Borrower, copies of (A) the audited consolidated Financial Statements of the Borrower Entities for such year, audited by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing and registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and (B) copies of the unqualified opinions of such accountants;
(iii) Commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008, as soon as available and in no event later than 60 days after the last day of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year in respect of quarterly Financial Statements of the Borrower Entities, 90 days after the close of each fiscal year in respect of yearly Financial Statements of the CBII Entities and 120 days after the close of each fiscal year in respect of yearly Financial Statements of the Borrower Entities in accordance with clause (i) above, clause (v) below and clause (ii) above, respectively, a compliance certificate of the Chief Accounting Officer or Treasurer of the Borrower (a “Compliance Certificate”) in substantially the form of Exhibit G-1; provided, however, that the only calculations to be provided in the Compliance Certificate delivered in connection with yearly Financial Statements of the CBII Entities shall be with respect to the Consolidated Adjusted Leverage Ratio;
(iv) As soon as available and in no event later than 45 days after the last day of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of CBII, a copy of the Quarterly Report for CBII on Form 10-Q for such quarter and for the fiscal year to date; provided that such information, to the extent the Borrower directly or indirectly provides the Administrative Agent with written notice and an appropriate internet link thereto, shall be accessed by Lenders on XXXXX;
(v) As soon as available and in no event later than 90 days after the close of each fiscal year of CBII, (A) copies of the Annual Report for CBII on Form 10-K for such year, audited by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing and registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and (B) copies of the unqualified opinions of such accountants; provided that such information, to the extent the Borrower directly or indirectly provides the Administrative Agent with written notice and an appropriate internet link thereto, shall be accessed by Lenders on XXXXX;
(A) As soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of CBII, (1) a written supplement to Schedule 4.01(n) (setting forth all necessary Trademark information as set forth in Section 4.01(n) and relating to the Trademarks that are material to the conduct of the Significant Parties’ respective businesses as then operated), (2) a written supplement to Schedule 3.06 to each Security Agreement, (3) any additional disclosures under Section 4.01(n) after Due Inquiry and (4) any additional disclosures to be provided on an annual basis under the Security Documents and (B) promptly, but in any event within a reasonable time after any officer of CBII or the Borrower obtains knowledge of the occurrence of an event that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on any of the Principal Trademarks or the Trademark Licenses, give the Administrative Agent notice of the occurrence of any such event;
(vii) (A) As soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of CBII, a written supplement to Schedule 4.01(q) (setting forth each of the US Subsidiaries, each of the Significant Subsidiaries and each of the De Minimis US Subsidiaries, its jurisdiction of organization, the classes of its Equity Securities, the number of shares of each such class issued and outstanding, the percentages of shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by CBII or the Borrower and whether CBII or the Borrower owns such shares directly or, if not, the CBII Entities that own such shares and the number of shares and percentages of shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by such CBII Entities) and (B) promptly upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent and in no event more often than annually, a current hierarchy report for the CBII Entities, in the form and with the substance of the hierarchy report delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(g)(iii);
(viii) As soon as possible and in no event later than 30 days after any officer or director of any Significant Party knows of the occurrence or existence of (A) any ERISA Event under any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) any actual or threatened litigation, suits, claims, disputes or investigations against any Significant Party involving potential monetary damages or in which injunctive relief or similar relief is sought, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (C) any other event or condition which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including any of the following which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (1) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of any Significant Party, (2) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Significant Party and any Governmental Authority or (3) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Significant Party, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws, or (D) any Default, the statement of the Chief Accounting Officer, Chief Financial Officer, or Treasurer of the Borrower setting forth details of such event, condition or Default and the action which CBII or the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to this Section 5.01(a)(viii) shall be accompanied by a statement of an Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action CBII or the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to this Section 5.01(a)(viii) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement or other Credit Document that have been breached;
(ix) In no event later than five Business Days after they are sent, made available or filed, copies of (A) all registration statements and reports filed by any CBII Entities with any securities exchange or the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (including all 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K reports), (B) all reports, proxy statements and Financial Statements sent or made available by CBII to its Equity Securities holders and (C) all press releases and other similar public announcements concerning any material developments in the business of CBII made available by CBII to the public generally; provided that such information, to the extent the Borrower directly or indirectly provides the Administrative Agent with written notice and an appropriate internet link thereto, shall be accessed by Lenders on XXXXX;
(x) As soon as available and in no event later than 30 days after they are filed, copies of all IRS Form 5500 reports for all Pension Plans required to file such form;
(xi) Within the earlier to occur of (i) five days after the Board of Directors of the Borrower or CBII shall have publicly announced the earnings for the most recently completed fiscal year of the Borrower or CBII and (ii) 60 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower and CBII, during each year when this Agreement is in effect, a forecast for the current fiscal year of the Borrower Entities and the CBII Entities which includes projected consolidated statement of income for such fiscal year and a projected consolidated statement of cash flows for such fiscal year and projected consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows on a quarterly basis for such fiscal year; provided that the parties acknowledge that the information in such forecasts is not compiled or presented in accordance with GAAP and may not necessarily be presented on a basis consistent with the Borrower’s Financial Statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a);
(xii) As soon as possible and in no event later than the later of (A) any of CBII’s or the Borrower’s officers or directors learning thereof or (B) five Business Days prior to the occurrence of any event or circumstance (except for asset losses in which case as promptly as is reasonable after such asset loss) that would require a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.06(c), the statement of the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer or Treasurer of the Borrower setting forth the details thereof;
(xiii) As soon as possible and in no event later than 30 days after the receipt thereof by any Loan Party (or subsequent determination after Due Inquiry by an officer of the Borrower that it could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect), a copy of any notice, summons, citations or other written communications concerning any actual, alleged, suspected or threatened violation of any Environmental Law or any liability of any Loan Party for Environmental Damages that in any such case could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(xiv) Such other instruments, agreements, certificates, opinions, statements, documents and information relating to the properties, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Significant Parties, and compliance by the Significant Parties with the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may from time to time reasonably request;
(xv) As soon as available and in no event later than five Business Days after any of CBII’s or the Borrower’s officers or directors receive notice or become aware of any actions (including derivative actions), suits, proceedings or investigations that are pending or, to the knowledge of any of CBII’s or the Borrower’s officers or directors, threatened against any Significant Party at law or in equity in any court, arbitration proceeding or before any other Governmental Authority which seek to enjoin, either directly or indirectly, the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party of the Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby;
(xvi) As soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of CBII, a written supplement to Schedule 4.01(w) (setting forth a true and complete listing of all insurance maintained by the Significant Parties);
(xvii) Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of CBII, a written supplement disclosing any matters required to update factual matters relating to Section 4.01
Financial Statements Statistical Data 2.6.1. The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, fairly present the financial position and the results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods to which they apply. Such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States, consistently applied throughout the periods involved, and the supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein. No other financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included in the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement discloses all material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material current or future effect on the Company's financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenues or expenses. There are no pro forma or as adjusted financial statements which are required to be included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus in accordance with Regulation S-X which have not been included as so required.
2.6.2. The statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources which the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate, and such data agree with the sources from which they are derived.
Books and Records Reports (a) The Trustees shall keep a certified copy or duplicate original of this Trust Agreement on file at the office of the Trust and the office of the Administrator available for inspection at all reasonable times during its usual business hours by any Holder. The Trustees shall keep proper books of record and account for all the transactions under this Trust Agreement at the office of the Trust and the office of the Administrator, and such books and records shall be open to inspection by any Holder at all reasonable times during usual business hours. The Trustees shall retain all books and records in compliance with Section 31 of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(b) With each payment to Holders the Paying Agent shall set forth, either in the instruments by means of which payment is made or in a separate statement, the amount being paid from the Trust Account expressed as a dollar amount per STRYPES and the other information required under Section 19 of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Trustees shall prepare and file or distribute reports as required by Section 30 of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. The Trustees shall prepare and file such reports as may from time to time be required to be filed or distributed to Holders under any applicable state or Federal statute or rule or regulation thereunder, and shall file such tax returns as may from time to time be required under any applicable state or Federal statute or rule or regulation thereunder. One of the Trustees shall be designated by resolution of the Trustees to make the filings and give the notices required by Rule 17g-1 under the Investment Company Act.
(c) In calculating the net asset value of the Trust as required by the Investment Company Act, (i) the U.S. Treasury Securities will be valued at the mean between the last current bid and asked prices or, if quotations are not available, as determined in good faith by the Trustees, (ii) short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less will be valued at cost with accrued interest or discount earned included in interest receivable and (iii) the Contract will be valued at the mean of the bid prices received by the Administrator from at least three independent broker-dealer firms unaffiliated with the Trust to be named by the Trustees who are in the business of making bids on financial instruments similar to the Contract and with terms comparable thereto.
Financial Statements; Internal Controls (a) The audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the Company included in the Company SEC Documents (i) complied as to form, as of their respective filing dates with the SEC, in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except, in the case of unaudited financial statements, for the absence of footnotes, none of which, if presented, would materially differ from those in the audited financial statements), and (iii) fairly presented (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented therein (subject to normal recurring year-end adjustments in the case of any unaudited interim financial statements that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole).
(b) The Company has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) as required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Exchange Act that is sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, (ii) receipts and expenditures are executed only in accordance with authorizations of the Company’s management and directors, and (iii) any unauthorized use, acquisition or disposition of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets that would materially affect the Company’s financial statements would be prevented, or detected, in a timely manner. Since December 31, 2017, there has not been any (i) material weaknesses, or significant deficiencies that in the aggregate would amount to a material weakness (as such terms are defined in Rule 1-02(a)(4) of Regulation S-X), identified in the Company’s, or its Subsidiaries’, design or operation of internal controls, (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, illegal act or fraud that involves management or other employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting (nor has any such deficiency, weakness or fraud been identified) or (iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, claim or allegation (in each case, made in writing) of any of the foregoing.
(c) The Company has established and maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Exchange Act that are designed and maintained to ensure that (i) all information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported to the individuals responsible for preparing such reports within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and (ii) all such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company required under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to such reports.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, is subject to, or has any commitment to become a party to or subject to, any off balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract, including any Contract or arrangement relating to any transaction or relationship between or among the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand, or any “off balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act) where the result, purpose or effect of such Contract or arrangement is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Company SEC Documents or in the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s published financial statements.
Accounting Information Without limiting the generality of Section 7.01 but subject to Section 7.01(b):
(a) Until the end of the first full fiscal year occurring after the Distribution Date (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards or as required by Law for Nuance to prepare consolidated financial statements or complete a financial statement audit for any period during which the financial results of the SpinCo Group were consolidated with those of Nuance), SpinCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to enable Nuance to meet its timetable for dissemination of its financial statements and to enable Nuance’s auditors to timely complete their annual audit and quarterly reviews of financial statements. As part of such efforts, to the extent reasonably necessary for the preparation of financial statements or completing an audit or review of financial statements or an audit of internal control over financial reporting, (i) SpinCo shall authorize and direct its auditors to make available to Nuance’s auditors, within a reasonable time prior to the date of Nuance’s auditors’ opinion or review report, both (x) the personnel who performed or will perform the annual audits and quarterly reviews of SpinCo and (y) work papers to the extent related to such annual audits and quarterly reviews, to enable Nuance’s auditors to perform any procedures they consider reasonably necessary to take responsibility for the work of SpinCo’s auditors as it relates to Nuance’s auditors’ opinion or report and (ii) until all governmental audits are complete, SpinCo shall provide reasonable access during normal business hours for Nuance’s internal auditors, counsel and other designated representatives to (x) the premises of SpinCo and its Subsidiaries and all Information (and duplicating rights) within the knowledge, possession or control of SpinCo and its Subsidiaries and (y) the officers and employees of SpinCo and its Subsidiaries, so that Nuance may conduct reasonable audits relating to the financial statements provided by SpinCo and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such access shall not be unreasonably disruptive to the business and affairs of the SpinCo Group; provided, further, that, subject to Section 7.05(b), any request for access pursuant to this Section 7.05(a) shall be made in good faith and limited to the extent reasonable to satisfy the good faith basis for such request.
(b) Until the end of the first full fiscal year occurring after the Distribution Date (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards or as required by Law), Nuance shall use its reasonable best efforts to enable SpinCo to meet its timetable for dissemination of its financial statements and to enable SpinCo’s auditors to timely complete their annual audit and quarterly reviews of financial statements. As part of such efforts, to the extent reasonably necessary for the preparation of financial statements or completing an audit or review of financial statements or an audit of internal control over financial reporting, (i) Nuance shall authorize and direct its auditors to make available to SpinCo’s auditors, within a reasonable time prior to the date of SpinCo’s auditors’ opinion or review report, both (x) the personnel who performed or will perform the annual audits and quarterly reviews of Nuance and (y) work papers to the extent related to such annual audits and quarterly reviews, to enable SpinCo’s auditors to perform any procedures they consider reasonably necessary to take responsibility for the work of Nuance’s auditors as it relates to SpinCo’s auditors’ opinion or report and (ii) until all governmental audits are complete, Nuance shall provide reasonable access during normal business hours for SpinCo’s internal auditors, counsel and other designated representatives to (x) the premises of Nuance and its Subsidiaries and all Information (and duplicating rights) within the knowledge, possession or control of Nuance and its Subsidiaries and (y) the officers and employees of Nuance and its Subsidiaries, so that SpinCo may conduct reasonable audits relating to the financial statements provided by Nuance and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that such access shall not be unreasonably disruptive to the business and affairs of the Nuance Group.
(c) In order to enable the principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s) (as such terms are defined in the rules and regulations of the Commission) of Nuance to make any certifications required of them under Section 302 or 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002, SpinCo shall, within a reasonable period of time following a request from Nuance in anticipation of filing such reports, cause its principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s) to provide Nuance with certifications of such officers in support of the certifications of Nuance’s principal executive officer(s) and principal financial officer(s) required under Section 302 or 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 with respect to (i) Nuance’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with respect to the fiscal quarter during which the Distribution Date occurs (unless such quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter), (ii) to the extent applicable, each subsequent fiscal quarter through the third fiscal quarter of the year in which the Distribution Date occurs and (iii) Nuance’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with respect to the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs. Such certifications shall be provided in substantially the same form and manner as such SpinCo officers provided prior to the Distribution (reflecting any changes in certifications necessitated by the Spin-Off or any other transactions related thereto) or as otherwise agreed upon between Nuance and SpinCo.
