Real Estate Matters (a) Purchaser, at its sole cost and expense, may order title policy Commitments (the “Commitments”) to be issued by a title company reasonably acceptable to Purchaser (the “Title Company”), accompanied by copies of all recorded documents relating to restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, and other matters affecting the Fee Owned Property or the leased Restaurant locations that are not located in lifestyle centers, office developments, condominium developments or major retail developments (the “Leased Locations”). The Commitments will commit the Title Company to issue at the Closing, ALTA form of Title Insurance Policies to Purchaser, such policies to be in an amount as determined jointly by Purchaser and the Title Company and with such endorsements as are requested by Purchaser. Purchaser, at its sole cost and expense, may also obtain one of more surveys of the Fee Owned Property and the Leased Locations at Purchaser’s expense (the “Surveys”). Purchaser shall promptly, but not later than forty five (45) days following the date of this Agreement, notify the Seller in writing of objections to the condition of title set forth in the Commitments or on the Surveys which materially affect the merchantability of 1245 Properties’ title or the use of the Fee Owned Property or Seller’s use of the Leased Locations as presently utilized and do not constitute Permitted Liens (the “Title Objections”).
(b) Seller may voluntarily undertake to eliminate any and all of the Title Objections to the satisfaction of Purchaser, but the Seller is under no obligation to do so. If, however, the Seller elects not to, or cannot, eliminate the Title Objections to the reasonable satisfaction of Purchaser prior to the Closing Date and the Title Objections constitute a Material Adverse Effect, Purchaser may terminate this Agreement, within five (5) business days following Seller’s notice that it will not or cannot eliminate such Title Objections, pursuant to Section 9.3 hereof without further liability to Purchaser or Seller. If the Title Objections do not constitute a Material Adverse Effect, Purchaser’s obligation to close shall nevertheless remain subject to the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 including Section 8.1(g).
(c) All title matters shown on the Commitments and the Surveys which are not the subject of Title Objections shall be deemed to be Permitted Liens. Further, if Purchaser makes any Title Objections which Seller elects not to, or cannot, cure, and Purchaser elects to proceed to Closing on the Closing Date, such Title Objections shall likewise be deemed Permitted Liens.
UCC Matters Such Seller shall not change its state of organization or incorporation or its name, identity or corporate structure such that any financing statement filed to perfect the Purchaser’s interests under this Agreement would become seriously misleading, unless such Seller shall have given the Purchaser not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such change.
Leasing Matters Any Lease executed after the date hereof (and any amendment or termination thereof) shall require the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall be in Lender’s sole and absolute discretion. Borrower shall furnish Lender with true, correct and complete executed copies of all Leases, amendments thereof and any related agreements. Without limitation, and as applicable, Lender shall be deemed to have approved all renewals of Leases and all proposed Leases so long as the same (a) provide for rental rates comparable to existing local market rates, contain reasonable market rate terms and do not contain any terms which would materially adversely affect Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents, (b) are for a lease term not exceeding one year, including all extensions, (c) are with individual, residential, non-commercial tenants, and (d) have been entered into by Borrower in its ordinary course of business. All Leases executed after the date hereof shall provide that they are subordinate to the Security Instrument and the Liens created thereby and that the Tenant thereunder agrees to attorn to Lender or any other purchaser of the Property at a sale by foreclosure (or deed in lieu thereof) or power of sale. Borrower (a) shall observe and perform the obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (b) shall enforce the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Leases upon the part of the Tenant thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner and in a manner which does not impair the value of the Property involved, provided that in no event shall Borrower terminate or accept the surrender of any Lease by a Tenant unless by reason of a Tenant default and then only in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve and protect the Property; provided, however, that no such termination or surrender of any Lease will be permitted without the prior written consent of Lender or unless such termination or surrender is specifically provided for in the Lease; (c) shall not collect any of the Rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than security deposits required pursuant to such Lease); (d) shall not execute any other assignment of the lessor’s interest in the Leases or the Rents (except to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents); (e) shall not alter, modify or change the terms of the Leases; and (f) shall execute and deliver at the request of Lender all such further assurances, confirmations and assignments in connection with the Leases as Lender shall from time to time reasonably require. Lender shall have the right to require each new Tenant to execute and deliver to Lender a subordination, non-disturbance of possession and attornment agreement in form, content and manner of execution reasonably acceptable to Lender.
Corporate Matters The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of each Credit Party, the authorization of the Transactions and any other legal matters relating to the Credit Parties, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Insurance Matters (a) Parent and SpinCo agree to cooperate in good faith to provide for an orderly transition of insurance coverage from the date hereof through the Effective Time. In no event shall Parent, any other member of the Parent Group or any Parent Indemnitee have Liability or obligation whatsoever to any member of the SpinCo Group in the event that any (i) insurance policy or insurance policy related contract shall be terminated or otherwise cease to be in effect for any reason, shall be unavailable or inadequate to cover any Liability of any member of the SpinCo Group for any reason whatsoever or shall be cancelled, not renewed or not extended beyond the current expiration date or (ii) any insurer declines, denies, delays or obstructs any claim payment.
(b) From and after the Effective Time, SpinCo, any member of the SpinCo Group or any of their respective employees (including former or inactive employees) shall cease to be insured by, shall have no access or availability to or under, shall not be entitled to make claims on or under and shall not be entitled to claim benefits from or seek coverage under, and shall not have any rights to or under, any of Parent’s or any member of the Parent Group’s insurance policies or any of their respective self-insured programs in place prior to the Effective Time. With respect to claims on or under the policies provided on Schedule 5.1(b) (collectively, the “Designated Policies”) SpinCo:
(i) shall notify Parent, as promptly as practicable, of any incident, circumstance or occurrence that may lead to a claim made by Parent or any member of the Parent Group under a Designated Policy;
(ii) shall, and shall cause the other members of the SpinCo Group to, at SpinCo’s sole cost and expense, cooperate with and assist Parent and the members of the Parent Group and share such information as is necessary in order to permit Parent and the members of the Parent Group to manage and conduct the insurance matters contemplated by this Section 5.1, including with respect to any claims by Parent or any member of the Parent Group under any Designated Policy; and
(iii) shall exclusively bear (and neither Parent nor any members of the Parent Group shall have any obligation to repay or reimburse SpinCo or any member of the SpinCo Group for) and shall be liable for all excluded, uninsured, uncovered, unavailable or uncollectible amounts (including where any insurer declines, denies, delays or obstructs any claim payment) of all claims made with respect to any losses, damages and Liability incurred by any member of the SpinCo Group prior to the Effective Time under the Designated Policies.
(c) At the Effective Time, SpinCo shall have in effect all insurance programs required to comply with SpinCo’s contractual obligations and such other Policies required by Law or as reasonably necessary or appropriate for companies operating a business similar to SpinCo’s.
(d) Neither SpinCo nor any member of the SpinCo Group, in connection with any claim under any insurance policy of Parent or any member of the Parent Group (including the Designated Policies), shall take any action that would be reasonably likely to (i) have a materially adverse impact on the then-current relationship between Parent or any member of the Parent Group, on the one hand, and the applicable insurance company, on the other hand; (ii) result in the applicable insurance company terminating or materially reducing coverage, or materially increasing the amount of any premium owed by Parent or any member of the Parent Group under the applicable insurance policy; or (iii) otherwise compromise, jeopardize or interfere in any material respect with the rights of Parent or any member of the Parent Group under the applicable insurance policy.
(e) Parent shall retain the exclusive right to control its insurance policies and programs, including the right to exhaust, settle, release, commute, buy-back or otherwise resolve disputes with respect to any of its insurance policies and programs and to amend, modify or waive any rights under any such insurance policies and programs and no member of the SpinCo Group shall erode, exhaust, settle, release, commute, buy-back or otherwise resolve disputes with Parent’s insurers with respect to any of Parent’s insurance policies and programs, or amend, modify or waive any rights under any such insurance policies and programs. SpinCo shall cooperate with Parent and share such information as is necessary in order to permit Parent to manage and conduct its insurance matters as Parent deems appropriate. Each Party and any member of its applicable Group has the sole right to settle or otherwise resolve Third-Party Claims made against it or any member of its applicable Group covered under an applicable insurance policy. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, Parent shall have the sole right to settle or otherwise resolve Third-Party Claims covered under a Designated Policy without the prior written consent of SpinCo unless such settlement (i) involves any admission, finding or determination of wrongdoing or violation of Law by any member of the SpinCo Group or (ii) does not provide for a full, unconditional and irrevocable release of the applicable member(s) of the SpinCo Group from all Liability in connection with the Third-Party Claim, in which case Parent shall not settle or otherwise resolve such Third-Party Claims without the prior written consent of SpinCo (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
(f) This Agreement shall not be considered as an attempted assignment of any policy of insurance or as a contract of insurance and shall not be construed to waive any right or remedy of any member of the Parent Group in respect of any insurance policy or any other contract or policy of insurance.
(g) SpinCo does hereby, for itself and each other member of the SpinCo Group, agree that no member of the Parent Group shall have any Liability whatsoever as a result of the insurance policies and practices of Parent and the members of the Parent Group as in effect at any time, including as a result of the level or scope of any such insurance, the creditworthiness of any insurance carrier, the terms and conditions of any policy, or the adequacy or timeliness of any notice to any insurance carrier with respect to any claim or potential claim or otherwise.
ERISA Matters (a) Each Lender (i) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (ii) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(A) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,
(B) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,
(C) (1) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (2) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (3) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (4) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or
(D) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
(b) In addition, unless either (1) subclause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in subclause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, each Arranger, and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto).
FIRPTA Matters At the Closing, (a) the Company shall deliver to Parent a statement (in such form as may be reasonably requested by counsel to Parent) conforming to the requirements of Section 1.
Real Property Matters The Credit Parties shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent with respect to each parcel of Real Property to the extent that such parcel of Real Property becomes or should be subject to a Mortgage pursuant to Section 6.10(a) above, all of the following:
(i) an American Land Title Association (ALTA) mortgagee title insurance policy or policies, or unconditional commitments therefor (a “Title Policy”) issued by a title insurance company reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (a “Title Company”), in an amount not less than the amount reasonably required therefor by the Administrative Agent (taking into account the estimated value of the property involved), insuring fee simple title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, such Real Property vested in the applicable Credit Party and assuring the Administrative Agent that the applicable Mortgage creates a valid and enforceable first priority mortgage lien on the respective Real Property encumbered thereby, subject only to Permitted Liens, which Title Policy (1) shall include an endorsement for mechanics’ liens, for revolving, “variable rate” and future advances under this Agreement and for any other matters reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, and (2) shall provide for affirmative insurance and such reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, all of the foregoing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(ii) a title report issued by the Title Company with respect thereto, dated not more than 30 days prior to the date of execution of the applicable Mortgage and satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) copies of all recorded documents listed as exceptions to title or otherwise referred to in the Title Policy or in such title report relating to such Real Property;
(iv) evidence, which may be in the form of a letter or other certification from the Title Company or from an insurance broker, surveyor, engineer or other provider, as to whether (1) such Real Property is a Flood Hazard Property, and (2) the community in which such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program, and if such Real Property is a Flood Hazard Property, evidence that the applicable Credit Party has obtained flood insurance in respect of such Flood Hazard Property to the extent required under the applicable regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;
(v) a survey, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of such Real Property, certified in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent by a licensed professional surveyor reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(vi) a certificate of the Borrower identifying any Phase I, Phase II or other environmental report received in draft or final form by any Credit Party during the five year period prior to the date of execution of the Mortgage relating to such Real Property and/or the operations conducted therefrom, or stating that no such draft or final form reports have been requested or received by any Credit Party (or its counsel), together with true and correct copies of all such environmental reports so listed (in draft form, if not finalized); and all such environmental reports shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent;
(vii) an opinion of local counsel admitted to practice in the jurisdiction in which such Real Property is located, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, as to the validity and effectiveness of such Mortgage as a lien on such Real Property encumbered thereby, and covering such other matters of law in connection with the execution, delivery, recording and enforcement of such Mortgage as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; and
(viii) upon request of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall have received appraisals, reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, dated not more than 60 days prior to the date of execution of each Mortgage and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or accompanied by a separate letter indicating that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may rely thereon, from one or more nationally recognized appraisal firms, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, covering (i) the Real Properties, and (ii) all other tangible property, plant and equipment owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, that is to be subjected to the Lien of the Security Agreement and is located at any plant or facility owned or leased by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the United States of America, which appraisals shall set forth (A) the “fair market value” of such property (i.e., the amount at which such property would equitably exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither being under a compulsion and both having reasonable knowledge of all relevant facts on the premise that such property will continue in its present use as part of an ongoing business enterprise), (B) the “orderly disposal value” of such property (i.e., the amount that may be realized through a forced sale disposal of such property when a reasonable time to find a buyer is allowed), and (C) the “forced liquidation value” of such property (i.e., the amount that may be realized through an immediate forced sale disposal of such property), in each case as determined in accordance with sound appraisal standards.
FCC Matters (a) The license attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true and correct copy of the License. There is no other condition, to the knowledge of Seller, imposed by the FCC as part of the License that is neither set forth on the face of the License as issued by the FCC, or contained in the FCC rules applicable generally to the licenses of the type, nature and class or location of the License. No other licenses or authorizations are required from the FCC for the operations of facilities in compliance with the License on the Seller Channels in the market area as of the Effective Date. Except as set forth in Section 3.5 below, no Person other than Seller has any right, title, interest or claim in or to the License. The License has been granted to Seller by Final Order and is in full force and effect.
(b) Excluding the proceedings in WT Docket No. 03-66, there is not pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller or the License before the FCC or any other Governmental Authority any application, action, petition, objection or other pleading, or any proceeding with the FCC or any other Governmental Authority, which (i) questions or contests the validity of, or seeks the revocation, forfeiture, non-renewal or suspension of, the License, (ii) seeks the imposition of any modification or amendment with respect thereof, (iii) which would adversely affect the ability of Seller to consummate the Transactions, or (iv) seeks the payment of a fine, sanction, penalty, damages or contribution in connection with the use of the License. To Seller's knowledge there are no facts or circumstances existing that would give rise to any such application, action, petition, objection or other pleading, or proceeding with the FCC or any other Governmental Authority.
(c) Other than under the Interference Agreements listed in Exhibit E hereto, Seller has not located, in a search of its readily available records as of the Effective Date, any other written agreements to accept or allow any electromagnetic interference from any other FCC licensees, permittees or applicants with respect to the License and/or Seller Channels, and, to Seller's knowledge, no other such licensees, permittees or applicants have agreed to accept electromagnetic interference from Seller with respect to their respective facilities.
(d) To Seller's knowledge, Seller is in compliance with all applicable Laws except for any non-compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the License or on Seller's ability to consummate the Transactions. To Seller's knowledge, since the grant of the Seller's most recent renewal application for the License, Seller has complied in all material respects with FCC Laws applicable to the License, including without limitation the Communication Act of 1934, as amended. Since the issuance of the License, Seller has not received a notice of non-compliance from the FCC. To Seller's knowledge all material documents required to be filed at any time by Seller with the FCC with respect to the License have been timely filed or the time period for such filing has not lapsed. To Seller's knowledge, all such documents filed since the date that the License was issued to Seller are correct in all material respects. All amounts owed to the FCC in connection with the License have been timely paid.
(e) As of the Effective Date, the facilities subject to the License for which certification or notification of completion of construction has been filed with the FCC are not operating.
Franchise Matters (a) Since June 30, 2003, the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) have maintained records of all franchise activities in which full, true, and complete entries have been made of all material dealings and transactions in relation to their franchise activities, including all offering circulars, Franchise Agreements (as defined below), correspondence with franchisees, written complaints by franchisees, and government audits, (ii) have complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws regarding franchise activities and other franchise-related matters, (iii) have complied with all franchise agreements and other agreements by which the Company or its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly grant any third party franchise rights (whether not such agreement was entered into before or after June 30, 2002, each, a “Franchise Agreement”), (iv) have obtained and maintained in place franchisee agreements which contain provisions requiring the franchisee to (A) indemnify the Company or any Subsidiary, as applicable, with respect to claims relating to the franchisee’s business and (B) to obtain insurance from financially sound and respectable insurers to cover such indemnity, naming the Company as additional insured and loss payee, (v) have timely filed with the applicable Governmental Entities all Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars and other required filings, (vi) each Uniform Franchise Offering Circular delivered to any franchisee, prospective franchisee, or Governmental Entity by the Company or any Subsidiary complied in all material respects as of the date delivered with all requirements of applicable Law, and, when delivered, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a 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, and (vii) the Company and its Subsidiaries have accounted for and administered in accordance with the Franchise Agreements and applicable franchise laws all advertising and marketing funds and cooperatives, if any, which the Company and its Subsidiaries administer and into which monies are paid by their franchisees. Section 3.25(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list, as of the date hereof, of all currently effective Franchise Agreements, including the name of the franchisee and the date and expiration date of the applicable Franchise Agreement. The Company has provided the Buyer with true, complete and correct copies of all currently effective Franchise Agreements, including any amendments or modifications thereto, as of the date hereof, and there are no oral agreements, promises or understandings with respect to any currently effective Franchise Agreements.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.25(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter:
(i) the royalty rates and required advertising contributions specified in each currently effective Franchise Agreement remain in effect, are being paid when due and have not been reduced, modified, waived, or otherwise affected by any Franchise Agreement “side letter,” modification, amendment, waiver, or suspension, in whole or in part and each currently effective Franchise Agreement is in full force and effect;
(ii) all franchise registrations remain in full force and effect and are not the subject of any existing or threatened action by a Governmental Entity or otherwise intended, in whole or in part, to result in the termination, revocation, modification, suspension, conditioning, or dissolution of any such franchise registration and/or any other circumstance which might or would impair, impede or preclude the Company’s ability routinely to renew or amend (as the case may be) any such franchise registration and/or enter into Franchise Agreements in any jurisdiction;
(iii) there are no written, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, franchisee complaints, threats to initiate litigation or arbitration, or threats to file complaints with a Governmental Entity, whether such threats have been filed either with the Company or any Subsidiary and/or any third party (including any Governmental Entity);
(iv) there exists no extant formal or, to the Knowledge of the Company, informal, complaint, inquiry, investigation, or judicial or administrative action or proceeding, communicated or commenced (as the case may be) by any Governmental Entity, to or against the Company or any Subsidiary regarding its offer and sale of franchises; the administration of its franchise network; advancing or referring to any complaint received from any franchisee; inquiring of or contesting any element of the Company’s franchise program or franchise relationships (including antitrust issues such as predatory pricing or monopolization); and/or, otherwise related to the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s compliance with any franchise Law;
(v) there exists no litigation or other claims asserted by any third party against any of the Company’s franchisees in which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party thereto under any theory, including negligence or “vicarious liability”;
(vi) no supply Contract to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party may be unilaterally terminated by the subject supplier as a result of this Agreement, the Offer, the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, if that supply contract is material to the operation of the Company’s network of franchisees, taken as a whole;
(vii) since December 31, 2004, neither the Company, nor any of its Subsidiaries has refused to renew any Franchise Agreement;
(viii) to the Company’s Knowledge, no franchisee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently in default in any material respect under any Franchise Agreement;
(ix) since December 31, 2004, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has terminated any Franchise Agreement; and
(x) the Company may enter into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby without the consent of any Franchisee.
