Operations Prior to the Closing Date (a) From the ------------------------------------ date hereof through the Closing Date, Parent shall cause the Companies to operate and carry on the Business in the ordinary course in accordance with past practice and in compliance with all applicable Requirements of Law, including Environmental Laws. Consistent with the foregoing, Parent shall cause each of the Companies to use its reasonable efforts consistent with good business practice to (i) maintain the business organization of the Companies intact, (ii) keep available the services of any key employees of the Companies and (iii) preserve the goodwill and beneficial relationships of the suppliers, contractors, licensors, employees, customers, distributors and others having business relations with the Companies.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 7.4(a), except as set forth in Schedule -------------- -------- 7.4, except as contemplated by this Agreement or except with the express written --- approval of Buyer (which, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii), (vi), (ix), (x) and (xviii), Buyer agrees shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Parent shall cause each of the Companies not to:
(i) make any material change in the Business or its operations, except such changes as may be required to comply with any applicable Requirements of Law;
(ii) make any capital expenditure or enter into any contract or commitment therefor, other than in the ordinary course of the Business, which is in excess of $50,000;
(iii) other than in the ordinary course of the Business, enter into any contract, agreement, undertaking or commitment which would have been required to be set forth in Schedule 5.14(a) or 5.14(b) if in effect on the ---------------- ------- date hereof or amend any Business Agreement in any material respect;
(iv) enter into any contract that contains a "change of control" provision that would give the other party a right to terminate such contract upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or under which the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby would constitute a default;
(v) enter into any contract for the purchase of real property or exercise any option to extend a lease listed in Schedule 5.9; ------------
(vi) sell, lease (as lessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of (including any transfers to any of its Affiliates), or mortgage or pledge, or impose or suffer to be imposed any Encumbrance on, any of its properties, rights or assets, other than inventory and minor amounts of personal property sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice and other than Permitted Encumbrances;
(vii) cancel any debts owed to or claims held by it or pay, settle or discharge any claims/litigation, proceedings, actions or liabilities, other than in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice;
(viii) create, incur or assume, or agree to create, incur or assume, any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money (other than money borrowed or advances from any of its Affiliates in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice) or enter into, as lessee, any capitalized lease obligations (as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13);
(ix) accelerate or delay collection of any notes or accounts receivable in advance of or beyond their regular due dates or the dates when the same would have been collected in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice;
(x) delay or accelerate payment of any account payable or other liability beyond or in advance of its due date or the date when such liability would have been paid in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice;
(xi) make, or agree to make, any distribution of assets (other than cash) to Parent or any of its Affiliates;
(xii) institute any increase in any benefit provided, or loan or advance any money or property, to any present or former director, officer, consultant or employee of any of the Companies, other than in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice or as required by any Company Plan, Parent Plan or Requirements of Law;
(xiii) make any material change in the compensation of its employees, other than changes made in accordance with normal compensation practices of the Companies or pursuant to existing contractual commitments and consistent with past compensation practices, or grant any severance or termination pay to any of its employees or amend the form of retention and severance agreement contained in Schedule 7.4; ------------
(xiv) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any Company Plan, or any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be a Company Plan if it were in existence on the date hereof, other than in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice or as required by any Company Plan, Parent Plan or Requirement of Law;
(xv) make any material change in the accounting policies applied in the preparation of the Interim Financial Statements, unless such change is required by GAAP;
(xvi) make any change in its charter, by-laws or other organizational document or issue any capital stock (or securities exchangeable, convertible or exercisable for capital stock);
(xvii) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock or partnership or membership interests or declare, set aside or pay any dividends or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or other property) in respect of such shares or interests, except for cash dividends and distributions payable by a Conveyed Companies Subsidiary to any of the Companies, Parent or Affiliates of Parent;
(xviii) except as required by law, and except in cases where doing so would not have a material adverse consequence to Buyer Group Members with respect to taxable years or periods beginning after the Closing Date or, with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date, file any Tax Return in a manner inconsistent with past practice or take any position, make any election, or adopt any method that is inconsistent with positions taken, elections made or methods used in prior periods in filing Tax Returns (including any such position, election or method which would have the effect of deferring income to periods for which Buyer is liable or accelerating deductions to periods for which Parent is liable);
(xix) amend any Tax Returns or settle or compromise any proceeding relating to Tax liabilities of any Company, in either case if doing so would, or would reasonably be expected to, materially adversely affect any Buyer Group Member with respect to taxable years or periods beginning after the Closing Date or, with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date;
(xx) enter into or amend any aviation, manufacturing or transportation customer contract, other than new contracts with existing customers and amendments to existing contracts, in each case, where the terms of such new contract or amendment are not materially less favorable to the Companies than existing contracts with such customers;
(xxi) enter into any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement or acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture association or other business organization or division thereof;
(xxii) merge or consolidate with or into any other Person or dissolve or liquidate; or
(xxiii) authorize, commit or agree, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing.
DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED AT CLOSING At the Initial Closing, each Grantor which is a party hereto shall, directly or indirectly or through the attorney-in-fact appointed pursuant to Article 5 hereof, execute, acknowledge where deemed desirable or necessary by Optionee, and deliver to the Closing Agent, in addition to any other documents mentioned elsewhere herein, the following:
(a) An assignment and xxxx of sale (the “Assignment”), which shall be in a form satisfactory to Optionee, containing a warranty of title that such Grantor owns such Grantor’s Contributed Interest free and clear of all Encumbrances (as defined in Section 3.1) and reaffirming the accuracy of all representations and warranties and the satisfaction of all covenants made by such Grantor in Article 3 hereof.
(b) If requested by Optionee, a certified copy of all appropriate entity resolutions or actions and any other evidence requested by Optionee authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by Grantor of this Option Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, if any, and the Closing Documents, and any other instrument evidencing that all of Grantor’s representations and warranties remain true and correct as of the date of the IPO Closing.
(c) If requested by Optionee in the case of any Grantor which is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity, an opinion from counsel for such Grantor in form and content reasonably acceptable to Optionee substantially to the effect that:
(i) such Grantor is a limited partnership, corporation, limited liability company or trust duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization and had and has all applicable power and authority to enter into, delivery and perform this Option Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, if any, and the Closing Documents;
(ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Option Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, if any, and the Closing Documents, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (x) do not and will not constitute a breach or a violation of Grantor’s partnership agreement, declaration of trust, operating agreement, charter or bylaws, as applicable (y) do not and will not violate any foreign, federal, state, local or other laws applicable to the Grantor or the Property or require the Grantor to obtain any approval, consent or waiver of, or make any filing with, any person or authority (governmental or otherwise) that has not been obtained or made or which does not remain in effect; and (z) do not and will not result in a breach of, constitute a default under, accelerate any obligation under or give rise to a right of termination of, any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, contract, instrument, mortgage, lien, lease, permit, authorization, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or arbitration award to which the Grantor is a party or by which the property of the Grantor is bound or affected, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance (as defined in Section 3.1) on any of the Contributed Interests; and
(iii) all applicable entity action necessary for such Grantor to execute and deliver this Option Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, if any, and the Closing Documents has been taken and that the same have been validly executed and delivered and are the valid and binding obligations of such Grantor enforceable against it in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally.
(d) An affidavit establishing an exemption from the withholding requirements of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax (FIRPTA), as amended.
(e) Pledge Agreements, satisfactory to Optionee, by each Grantor for the Units conveyed to such Grantor to secure the indemnification obligations described in Article VII for the period commencing on the IPO Closing Date and ending on the first anniversary thereof.
(f) Evidence reasonably satisfactory to Optionee that the franchisor of the Property has consented to the change of control of the Contributed Entity as required by the currently effective franchise agreement relating to the Property or that a new franchise agreement between the Contributed Entity and the Property’s franchisor has been executed as of the date of the Initial Closing.
(g) Evidence reasonably satisfactory to Optionee that the lender of any borrowed money as set forth on Schedule 3.1 has consented to the transfer of the Property to the Optionee as required by any loan document, deed of trust, mortgage or other evidence of indebtedness related to the Property.
(h) Evidence reasonably satisfactory to Optionee that any certificates, approvals, licenses, authorities or permits issued by local, state or federal agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business conducted by the Contributed Entity on the Property have been transferred to the Optionee or the Optionee’s designee effective as of the date of the Initial Closing.
(i) Evidence reasonably satisfactory to Optionee that the insurance policies necessary or desirable to conduct the business conducted by the Contributed Entity on the Property have been transferred to the Optionee or the Optionee’s designee effective as of the date of the Initial Closing.
(j) Evidence reasonably satisfactory to Optionee that the Property is properly licensed to serve alcoholic beverages, whether by owner license, third party contract or otherwise, as permitted by applicable law.
(k) Evidence reasonably satisfactory to Optionee that all required consents of lessors and permits necessary to conduct the business conducted by the Contributed Entity with respect to the Property have been obtained.
(l) Any other documents reasonably necessary to assign, transfer and convey such Grantor’s Contributed Interest and effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby, including filings with any applicable governmental jurisdiction in which the Optionee is required to file its partnership documentation.
Documents to be Delivered by the Seller On the 2021-B Closing Date, the Seller will deliver such other documents as the Purchaser may reasonably request.
Actions Prior to Closing From the date hereof until the Closing Date, Contributor shall not take any action or fail to take any action the result of which could (1) have a material adverse effect on the Contributed Interests or the Operating Partnership’s ownership thereof, or any Material Adverse Effect on any Contributed Entity or Property after the Closing Date or (2) cause any of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 2.2 to be untrue as of the Closing Date.
Termination Prior to Closing Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties will be relieved of the obligation to consummate the Closing and purchase or sell the Assets:
(a) By the mutual written consent of the Buyer and the Seller;
(b) By the Seller in writing, without liability, if the Buyer (i) fails to perform in any material respect its agreements contained herein required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which in either case is not cured within ten (10) days after the Seller has notified the Buyer of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this subparagraph;
(c) By the Buyer in writing, without liability, if the Seller (i) fails to perform in any material respect its agreements contained herein required to be performed by them on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which in either case is not cured within ten (10) days after the Buyer has notified the Seller of its intent to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this subparagraph;
(d) Subject to Section 5.5 hereof, by either the Seller or the Buyer in writing, without liability, if there is issued any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory agency binding on the Buyer or the Seller which prohibits or materially restrains the Buyer or the Seller from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby; provided that the Buyer and the Seller have used their reasonable, good faith efforts to have any such order, writ, injunction or decree lifted and the same has not been lifted within sixty (60) days after entry, by any such court or governmental or regulatory agency;
(e) By the Buyer in writing, without liability, if Buyer elects to terminate pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 hereof;
(f) By either the Seller or the Buyer in writing, without liability, if for any reason the Closing has not occurred by March 31, 1999 other than as a result of the breach of this Agreement by the party attempting to terminate this Agreement;
(g) By Seller in writing, without liability, upon a "Change of Control" of Buyer (for purposes of this Agreement, a "Change of Control" means (i) the acquisition by any individual, corporation, company, association, joint venture or other entity, of beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the voting securities of the Buyer; or (ii) individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board of Directors of the Buyer cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Buyer; or (iii) the consummation by the Buyer of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, or exchange of shares or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Buyer, if immediately after giving effect to such transaction the individuals or entities who beneficially own voting securities immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own
Prior to the Closing the Buyer shall provide to Seller a list of those employees of the Company whose employment Buyer intends to terminate after the Closing (the "Identified Employees") and Seller shall cause the Company prior to the Closing to show on its Financial Statements and the Preliminary Closing Balance Sheet, a liability equal to the amount that the Identified Employees would be eligible to receive under Company's severance pay plan and any pay-in-lieu-of-vacation arrangement offered by the Company and all employment taxes thereon computed as if the Company had terminated such employees' employment at Closing. As to such Identified Employees, Seller shall have the sole option to determine if the Identified Employees shall continue to be employed by Seller or its Affiliates or be transferred to other divisions or facilities of the Seller or its Affiliates. Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to retain as many of the Company employees as is feasible. Buyer shall treat all service completed by an employee with the Company or any Affiliate thereof, and any predecessor thereto, the same as service completed with Buyer for all purposes, including waiting periods relating to preexisting conditions under medical plans, vacations, severance pay, eligibility to participate in, vesting or payment of benefits under, and eligibility for early retirement or any subsidized benefit provided for under, any employee benefit plan (including, but not limited to, any "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) maintained by Buyer on or after the Closing Date, except for purposes of computing benefits under the actual benefit formula in a defined benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA). Prior to the Closing, Seller shall furnish Buyer with a list of the length of service with the Company or its Affiliates, or any predecessor thereof, for each of the Employees. For purposes of computing deductible amounts (or like adjustments or limitations on coverage) under any employee welfare benefit plan (including, without limitation, any "employee welfare benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), expenses and claims previously recognized for similar purposes under the applicable welfare benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate shall be credited or recognized under the comparable plan maintained after the Closing Date by Buyer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Buyer shall not be required to permit the employees of the Company to participate in the Buyer's 401(k) plan prior to the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing after the Closing Date.
Closing Deliveries by the Company At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser:
(a) newly issued certificate(s) for 4,500,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, issued to and registered in the name of the Purchaser and evidencing the Series B Preferred Stock being purchased hereunder;
(b) a receipt for the Purchase Price;
(c) a true and complete copy, certified by the Secretary of the Company, of the resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board evidencing (i) its authorization of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions (including the entering into the Warrant Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement) and the filing of the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the issuance of the New Securities, and (ii) the Amended and Restated By-laws;
(d) a copy of (i) the Certificate of Incorporation, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as of a date not earlier than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date and accompanied by a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that no amendments, other 15 than the filing of the Certificate of Amendment, have been made to such Certificate of Incorporation since such date, and (ii) the By-laws, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company;
(e) a good standing certificate for the Company from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated as of a date not earlier than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(f) a duly executed Warrant Agreement and a duly executed Warrant Certificate (as such term is defined in the Warrant Agreement), representing the Warrants and issued to the Purchaser;
(g) a duly executed Registration Rights Agreement;
(h) evidence of the termination of the Voting Agreement satisfactory to the Purchaser;
(i) executed Employment Agreements and Consulting Agreements;
(j) a duly executed amendment to the 2003 Stock Option Plan of the Company with respect to the Options Grant and evidence, satisfactory to the Purchaser, that the Options Grant has been made;
(k) duly executed Stock Option Agreements between the Company and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xx. Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx;
(l) a legal opinion from the Company's U.S. counsel with respect to such matters as set forth in Exhibit G attached to this Agreement;
(m) a legal opinion from the Company's Russian counsel with respect to such matters as set forth in Exhibit H attached to this Agreement;
(n) duly executed resignations of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Vladislavlev and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx from the Board; and
(o) an officer's certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifying the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.03(a) and (e) hereof.
Documents to be Delivered by Seller At Closing At or prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser the following, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser:
a. Special Warranty Deed to Purchaser or Purchaser's nominee in recordable form, conveying good and marketable title in fee simple to the Property and Building, subject only to the Permitted Exceptions;
b. The Title Policy or a "marked-up" Title Commitment (including extended coverage and title endorsements) and indicating waiver or deletion of the Removable Exceptions;
c. A Xxxx of Sale executed by Seller, assigning, conveying and warranting to the Purchaser title to the Personal Property, if any, and the Intangible Property, if any, free and clear of all encumbrances;
d. The original executed Leases;
e. Letter from the tenants under the Leases (hereinafter referred to as "Tenant Estoppel Certificates") addressed to Purchaser or its nominee and Mortgagee, as hereinafter defined, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "B". If Seller is unable to obtain Tenant Estoppel Certificates from all of the tenants, Seller shall provide Purchaser with a Seller's Estoppel Certificate for the tenants who did not provide Tenant Estoppel Certificates. The Seller's Estoppel Certificate shall contain the matters set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto;
f. Notices executed by Seller to all tenants, licensees or concessionaires, under the Leases and Project Contracts directing such parties to pay all rental and other payments to Purchaser or its agent;
g. All architectural drawings, plans, specifications, surveys, building permits, occupancy permits or other similar items in Seller's possession and control which Seller has created, used or relied upon for the ownership and maintenance of the Project;
h. A non-foreign certificate in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 22 hereof;
i. Insurance certificates in Seller's possession required by the tenants under the Lease;
j. A rent roll dated as of the Closing certified by Seller to Purchaser to be true, correct and complete;
k. All keys in possession of the Seller used in connection with the Project and the combinations to all locks included on the Project;
l. An affidavit of title;
m. A certificate from Seller stating that the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph 9 are true and accurate in an material respects as of the date of the Closing; and
n. Such other documents as Purchaser or the Title Company may reasonably request to enable Purchaser to consummate the Transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
Items to be Delivered at Closing At the Closing and subject to the terms and conditions herein contained:
(a) Seller shall deliver to the Buying Parties the following:
(i) such bills of sale with covenants of warranty, assignments, endorsements, and other good and sufficient instruments and documents of conveyance and transfer, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Buying Parties and their counsel, as shall be necessary and effective to transfer and assign to and vest in the Buying Parties all of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the Assets, including without limitation, (A) good and valid title in and to all of the Assets owned by Seller, (B) good and valid leasehold interests in and to all of the Assets leased by Seller as lessee, and (C) all of Seller's rights under all agreements, contracts, commitments, instruments and other documents included in the Assets to which Seller is a party or by which it has rights on the Closing Date;
(ii) original instruments of consent or waiver duly executed by third parties with respect to any contracts, agreements, leases or other rights or obligations being transferred to the Buying Parties hereunder and requiring a consent or waiver therefore;
(iii) a duly executed copy of a Management Agreement (the "Management Agreement"), in the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT D; and
(iv) such other certificates and documents as the Buying Parties or their counsel may reasonably request.
(b) Shawx xxxll deliver to the Buying Parties the following:
(i) a duly executed copy of an Employment Agreement and Covenant Not to Compete (the "Employment Agreement), in the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT E which by virtue of the substantial goodwill associated with the employment of Shawx will contain a liquidated damages provision in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand and no/100 Dollars ($500,000.00) if Shawx xxxves the employ of Diasti without cause or is discharged for cause;
(ii) a duly executed copy of a Lease Agreement (the "Lease Agreement), in the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT F;
(iii) a duly executed copy of a Consulting Agreement in the form annexed hereto as EXHIBIT G; and
(iv) such other certificates and documents as the Buying Parties or their counsel may reasonably request. Simultaneously with delivery of the items set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 2.2, Seller shall take all such steps as may be required to put the Buying Parties in actual possession and operating control of the Assets.
(c) The Buying Parties shall deliver to Seller the following:
(i) the portion of the Purchase Price due at Closing;
(ii) the Coast Note;
(iii) the Diasti Note;
(iv) a duly executed copy of the Management Agreement; and
(v) such other certificates and documents as Seller or its counsel may reasonably request.
(d) The Buying Parties shall deliver to Shawx xxx following:
(i) the Shawx Xxxe;
(ii) a duly executed copy of the Employment Agreement;
(iii) a duly executed copy of the Lease Agreement;
(iv) a duly executed copy of the Consulting Agreement; and
(v) such other certificates and documents as Shawx xx his counsel may reasonably request.
COVENANTS PRIOR TO CLOSING 37 7.1 Access and Cooperation; Due Diligence...........................37 7.2 Conduct of Business Pending Closing.............................38 7.3
