Due Diligence Period (a) During the period (the “Due Diligence Period”) beginning on the Effective Date and ending at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 19, 2014 (the “Expiration of the Due Diligence Period”), Purchaser shall have the right, upon a minimum of one Business Day’s prior telephonic or written notice to Seller, to make a physical inspection of the Property, including (i) a non-invasive inspection of the environmental condition thereof and such non-invasive physical engineering and other studies and tests on the Property as Purchaser deems appropriate in its sole discretion and (ii) with Seller’s consent, which Seller may withhold in its sole discretion, further inspections of the environmental condition of the Property and further physical engineering and other studies and tests on the Property that are invasive or could alter the physical condition of the Property (including examination of materials, soil samples, and groundwater). Prior to performing any inspection or test (whether non-invasive or otherwise), Purchaser must deliver a certificate of insurance to the applicable Seller evidencing that Purchaser and its contractors, agents and representatives have in place comprehensive general liability insurance (with policy limits of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate) and for workers’ compensation insurance (with policy limits not less than statutory requirements) for its activities on the Property on terms reasonably satisfactory to Seller covering any accident arising in connection with the presence of Purchaser, its contractors, agents and representatives on the Property, which insurance shall name Seller and the Company as additional insureds thereunder and Purchaser shall bear the cost of all such inspections or tests. All third-party professional inspection companies or individuals shall be duly licensed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser shall give no fewer than two Business Days’ notice to Seller prior to inspecting any Tenant occupied portions of the Property. Subject to the provisions of this Section 2.3, Purchaser upon prior notice to Seller may meet with the current property manager at the Property. At Purchaser’s request, and to the extent in Seller’s or the Company’s possession, Seller shall make available to Purchaser copies of the maintenance records and reports for the Property. Purchaser shall (i) exercise reasonable care at all times that Purchaser shall be present upon the Property, (ii) at Purchaser’s expense, observe and comply with all applicable laws and any conditions imposed by any insurance policy then in effect with respect to the Property and made known to Purchaser, (iii) not engage in any activities which would violate the provisions of any permit or license pertaining to the Property and made known to Purchaser, (iv) not unreasonably disturb the Tenants or unreasonably interfere with their use of the Property pursuant to their respective Leases, (v) not unreasonably interfere with the operation and maintenance of the Property, (vi) repair any damage to the Property resulting directly or indirectly from Purchaser’s activities at the Property and (vii) not disclose any confidential information except as permitted under this Agreement or required by applicable law. Purchaser’s obligation pursuant to clauses (vi) and (vii) above shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
(b) Purchaser understands and agrees that any on-site inspections of the Property shall occur during normal business hours after the requisite prior notice to Seller and shall be conducted in accordance with the terms hereof. Seller reserves the right to have a representative present during any such inspections and property manager interviews. If the Closing does not occur, then on request by Seller and payment by Seller to Purchaser 50% of Purchaser’s out-of-pocket costs for any requested inspection reports, Purchaser will furnish to Seller any draft of final reports received by Purchaser and requested by Seller relating to any inspections of the Property.
(c) Purchaser agrees to protect, indemnify, defend and hold Seller and the Company harmless from and against any claim for liabilities, losses, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), damages or injuries arising out of or resulting from the inspection of the Property by Purchaser or its agents or consultants, excluding any liabilities, losses, costs and expenses, damages or injuries arising out of, and then only to the extent of, (i) Seller’s or the Company’s negligence or willful misconduct or (ii) any pre-existing condition discovered or revealed in the inspection of the Property by Purchaser or its agents or consultants. Purchaser’s obligation to indemnify and hold harmless Seller and the Company pursuant to this Section 2.3(c) shall survive the Closing or any termination of this Agreement.
Due Diligence Investigation Pubco shall be reasonably satisfied with the results of its due diligence investigation of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion.
Due Diligence Examination At any time during the Review Period, and thereafter through Closing of the Property, Buyer and/or its representatives and agents shall have the right to enter upon the Property at all reasonable times for the purposes of reviewing all Records and other data, documents and/or information relating to the Property and conducting such surveys, appraisals, engineering tests, soil tests (including, without limitation, Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments), inspections of construction and other inspections and other studies as Buyer deems reasonable and necessary or appropriate to evaluate the Property, subject to providing reasonable advance notice to Seller unless otherwise agreed to by Buyer and Seller (the “Due Diligence Examination”). Seller shall have the right to have its representative present during Buyer’s physical inspections of its Property, provided that failure of Seller to do so shall not prevent Buyer from exercising its due diligence, review and inspection rights hereunder. Buyer agrees to exercise reasonable care when visiting the Property, in a manner which shall not materially adversely affect the operation of the Property.
Buyer’s Due Diligence Prior to Closing, Buyer shall have the right to perform due diligence at the property, including without limitation commissioning an appraisal of the Property, a survey, and a property condition assessment. Buyer may obtain a survey of the Property before the Closing to assure that there are no defects, encroachments, overlaps, boundary line or acreage disputes, or other such matters, that would be disclosed by a survey ("Survey Problems"). The cost of the survey, appraisal and property condition assessment shall be paid by the Buyer. Not later than , Buyer shall notify Seller of any Survey Problems, and any such Survey Problem which shall prevent the issuance of title clear of any encroachment shall be deemed a defect in the title to the Property. Seller shall be required to remedy any such defects within days prior to the Closing. If Seller is unwilling or unable to remedy any such defects, Buyer shall have the right to cancel this Agreement, in which event Buyer shall receive a full refund of the Deposit.
Environmental Report Lender shall have received an Environmental Report (not more than six months old) with respect to the Property that discloses no material environmental contingencies with respect to the Property.
Inspection Period Purchaser shall have a period of time commencing on the Effective Date and expiring at 5:00 p.m., Dallas, Texas time on June 17, 1998 (the "Inspection Period") within which to examine the Property and to conduct its feasibility study thereof. Seller agrees that, during the Inspection Period, Seller will allow Purchaser and Purchaser's agents access to the Property during normal business hours to conduct soil and engineering, hazardous waste, marketing, feasibility, zoning and other studies or tests and to otherwise determine the feasibility of the Property for Purchaser's intended use; provided, however, that prior to conducting any invasive testing with respect to the Land or Improvements, or any tests or studies which could cause any damage to the Land or Improvements, Purchaser must advise Seller in writing (which notice shall state in reasonable detail the nature and extent of such proposed testing) of its intent to conduct such tests or studies and Seller may, in its reasonable discretion, refuse to approve any such tests or studies, in which event Purchaser's sole remedy shall be to terminate this Contract pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof and receive a refund of the Xxxxxxx Money Deposit, all as provided in said Section 5.2. Seller agrees that, during the Inspection Period, Seller will allow Purchaser and Purchaser's agents to conduct interviews with the Tenants set forth on Schedule 5.1 attached hereto and made a part hereof, and with those certain Tenants which Purchaser notifies Seller in writing during the Inspection Period that Purchaser desires to conduct interviews and which Seller consents to, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided that such interviews shall take place during normal business hours after reasonable notice (which may be by telephone) to Seller, and such interviews shall be conducted only in the presence of one of Seller's representatives. Not withstanding the foregoing, (a) the costs and expenses of Purchaser's investigation shall be borne solely by Purchaser, (b) prior to the expiration of the Inspection Period, Purchaser shall restore the Property to the condition which existed prior to Purchaser's entry thereon and investigation thereof to the extent the condition of the Property was affected by or as a result of the actions of Purchaser or its agents, contractors or representatives, (c) Purchaser shall not, in Seller's reasonable opinion, materially interfere, interrupt or disrupt the operation of Seller's business on the Property and, further, such access by Purchaser and/or its agents shall be subject to the rights of Tenants under Tenant Leases, (d) in the event the transaction contemplated by this Contract does not close for any reason, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a descriptive listing of all tests, reports and inspections conducted by Purchaser with respect to the Property and deliver copies thereof to Seller (excluding, however, any proprietary development or marketing materials), (e) Purchaser shall not permit any mechanic's or materialman's liens or any other liens to attach to the Property by reason of the performance of any work or the purchase of any materials by Purchaser or any other party on Purchaser's behalf in connection with any studies or tests conducted pursuant to this Section 5.1, (f) Purchaser shall give notice (which may be by telephone) to Seller a reasonable time prior to entry onto the Property and shall permit Seller to have a representative present during all investigations and inspections conducted with respect to the Property, and (g) Purchaser shall take all reasonable actions and implement all protections necessary to ensure that all actions taken in connection with the investigations and inspections of the Property, and all equipment, materials and substances generated, used or brought onto the Property pose no material threat to the safety of persons or the environment and cause no damage to the Property or other property of Seller or other persons. All information made available by Seller to Purchaser in accordance with this Contract or obtained by Purchaser in the course of its investigations shall be treated as confidential information by Purchaser, and, prior to the purchase of the Property by Purchaser, Purchaser shall use its best efforts to prevent its agents and employees from divulging such information to any third parties except (i) as reasonably necessary to third parties engaged by Purchaser for the limited purpose of analyzing and investigating such information for the purpose of consummating the transaction contemplated by this Contract, including Purchaser's attorneys and representatives, prospective lenders and engineers or (ii) as may required by applicable law, unless such information is generally available to the public or is disclosed by a party other than Purchaser or its agents. Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller harmless for, from and against any and all claims, liabilities, causes of action, damages, liens, losses, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) incident to, resulting from or in any way arising out of any of Purchaser's and its agents', contractors' and representatives' activities on the Property, including, without limitation, any tests or inspections conducted by Purchaser or its agents, contractors or representatives on the Property. The agreements contained in this Section 5.1 shall survive the Closing and not be merged therein and shall also survive any termination of this Contract.
Environmental Audits There are no environmental audits, evaluations, assessments, studies or tests relating to the Corporation except for ongoing assessments conducted by or on behalf of the Corporation in the ordinary course.
Due Diligence Cooperation The Company will cooperate with any reasonable due diligence review conducted by the Agent or its representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, providing information and making available documents and senior corporate officers, during regular business hours and at the Company’s principal offices, as the Agent may reasonably request.
Environmental Review (a) Buyer shall have the right to conduct or cause a consultant (“Buyer’s Environmental Consultant”) to conduct an environmental review of the Assets and Seller’s records pertaining to the Assets (as set forth in Section 3.01) prior to the expiration of the Examination Period (“Buyer’s Environmental Review”). The cost and expense of Buyer’s Environmental Review, if any, shall be borne solely by Buyer. The scope of work comprising Buyer’s Environmental Review shall not include any intrusive test or procedure without the prior written consent of Seller. Buyer shall (and shall cause Buyer’s Environmental Consultant to): (i) consult with Seller before conducting any work comprising Buyer’s Environmental Review, (ii) perform all such work in a safe and workmanlike manner and so as to not unreasonably interfere with Seller’s operations and (iii) comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any Third Party consents and otherwise cooperate with Buyer in conducting Buyer’s Environmental Review and any activities related thereto. Seller shall have the right to have a representative or representatives accompany Buyer and Buyer’s Environmental Consultant at all times during Buyer’s Environmental Review. With respect to any samples taken in connection with Buyer’s Environmental Review, Buyer shall take split samples, providing one of each such sample, properly labeled and identified, to Seller. The Parties shall execute a “common undertaking” letter regarding the confidentiality for the Environmental Review where appropriate. Buyer hereby agrees to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Seller from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs, expenses, causes of action and judgments of any kind or character (INCLUDING THOSE RESULTING FROM SELLER’S SOLE, JOINT, COMPARATIVE OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OR STRICT LIABILITY) to the extent arising out of Buyer’s Environmental Review. Buyer hereby covenants and agrees that it will have at least $2,000,000 of general liability insurance to cover its indemnification hereunder prior to the commencement of the Environmental Review.
(b) Unless otherwise required by applicable law, Buyer shall (and shall cause Buyer’s Environmental Consultant to) treat confidentially any matters revealed by Buyer’s Environmental Review and any reports or data generated from such review (the “Environmental Information”), and Buyer shall not (and shall cause Buyer’s Environmental Consultant to not) disclose any Environmental Information to any Governmental Authority or other Third Party without the prior written consent of Seller unless otherwise required by law. Unless otherwise required by law, prior to the Closing, Buyer may use the Environmental Information only in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If Buyer, Buyer’s Environmental Consultant, or any Third Party to whom Buyer has provided any Environmental Information become legally compelled to disclose any of the Environmental Information, Buyer shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, provide Seller with good faith notice prior to any such disclosure so as to allow Seller to attempt to file any protective order, or seek any other remedy, as it deems appropriate under the circumstances. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing, Buyer shall deliver the Environmental Information to Seller, which Environmental Information shall become the sole property of Seller. Buyer shall provide two (2) copies of the Environmental Information to Seller without charge.
(c) Buyer acknowledges that the Assets have been used for exploration, development, and production of oil and gas and that there may be petroleum, produced water, wastes, or other substances or materials located in, on or under or associated with the Assets. Equipment and sites included in the Assets may contain asbestos, hazardous substances, or naturally occurring radioactive material (“NORM”). NORM may affix or attach itself to the inside of wxxxx, materials, and equipment as scale, or in other forms. The wxxxx, materials, and equipment located on the Assets may contain NORM and other wastes or hazardous substances. NORM containing material and/or other wastes or hazardous substances may have come in contact with various environmental media, including without limitation, water, soils or sediment. Special procedures may be required for the assessment, remediation, removal, transportation, or disposal of environmental media, wastes, asbestos, hazardous substances and NORM from the Assets.
Environmental Remediation Failure to remediate (or pursue the remediation process with due diligence and good faith) within the time period required by law or governmental order, (or within a reasonable time in light of the nature of the problem if no specific time period is so established), environmental problems in violation of Applicable Law related to Properties of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries where the estimated cost of remediation is in the aggregate in excess of Seventy-Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000), in each case after all administrative hearings and appeals have been concluded.
