Acquisition by Seller The Asset was acquired by Seller in March 2021.
Investigation by Purchaser Seller will (a) provide Purchaser and its officers, employees, counsel, accountants, financial advisors, potential lenders, Purchaser's and potential lenders' consultants and other representatives (collectively, "Representatives") with full access, upon reasonable prior notice and during normal business hours, to the Employees and such other officers, employees and agents of Seller who have any responsibility for the PSE Colstrip Interests, to Seller's accountants and, subject to the terms and conditions of the Colstrip Contracts, to the Assets (including, to the extent it is within Seller's power to do so, access to the Colstrip 1, 2, 3 and 4 site), but only to the extent that such access does not unreasonably interfere with Seller's business and the operation of the Assets, (b) make available to Purchaser and its Representatives, upon request, a copy of each report, schedule or other document filed or received by Seller between the Bid Date and the Closing with or from the SEC, FERC, EPA, WUTC or any other relevant Governmental or Regulatory Authority and relating to the ownership, operation and maintenance of the Assets or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all such information and data (including copies of Business Contracts, Transferable Permits, Fuel Contracts, Colstrip Contracts, and other Books and Records) concerning the ownership, operation and maintenance of the PSE Colstrip Interests and the Assets and the Assumed Liabilities as Purchaser or its Representatives reasonably may request in connection with such investigation, except to the extent that furnishing any such report, schedule, other documents, information or data would violate any Law, Order (including any protective order or similar confidentiality obligation), Contract, License or Environmental Permit applicable to Seller or by which any of its Assets and Properties is bound. In furtherance of the foregoing, Seller agrees to cooperate with Purchaser in connection with Purchaser's efforts to obtain Purchaser Financing, as defined in Section 5.07. Seller's cooperation shall include the negotiation and execution of a consent with the lenders with respect to the Operative Agreements, which consent shall include providing such lenders with rights to cure a Purchaser default under the Operative Agreements; provided, however, that Seller shall not be obligated, in connection with such cooperation or consent, to take any action or enter into any agreement that would have any adverse effect on Seller or any of its rights or benefits under this Agreement or the Operative Agreements.
Investigation by Buyer Buyer has conducted its own independent review and analysis of the business, operations, technology, assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Companies and acknowledges that Sellers have provided Buyer with the access requested by Buyer to the personnel, properties, premises and records of the Companies for this purpose. In entering into this Agreement, Buyer has relied upon its own investigation and analysis as well as the representations and warranties of Sellers contained in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and Buyer (a) acknowledges that none of Sellers, the Companies or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, controlling Persons, agents or representatives makes or has made any representation or warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information provided or made available to Buyer or its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, controlling Persons, agents or representatives, and (b) agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that neither Sellers, the Companies nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, controlling Persons, agents or representatives shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever to Buyer or its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, controlling Persons, agents or representatives on any basis (including, without limitation, in contract or tort, under federal or state securities laws or otherwise) based upon any information provided or made available, or statements made, to Buyer or its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, controlling Persons, agents or representatives (or any omissions therefrom), except in the case of clauses (a) and (b) as and only to the extent expressly set forth in this Agreement with respect to the representations and warranties of Sellers in Article III and subject to the limitations and restrictions contained in this Agreement.
Termination by Sellers This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date by Sellers as follows:
Termination by Parent This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by Parent if:
Termination by Seller This Agreement may be terminated by Seller and the purchase and sale of the Station abandoned, if Seller is not then in material default, upon written notice to Buyer, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
Buyer’s Investigation Buyer is an informed and sophisticated purchaser and is experienced in the evaluation and purchase of companies such as the Company and Spardee's Realty. Except for the environmental investigations described in Section 6.9 below, Buyer has undertaken such investigation as it has deemed necessary to enable it to make an informed and intelligent decision with respect to this Agreement, and Buyer acknowledges that the Seller Parties and the Company Group have allowed Buyer such access as has been reasonably requested by Buyer to the personnel, properties, premises and records of the Company Group for this purpose. To the extent expressly permitted hereafter under this Agreement, Buyer will undertake such further investigation as it deems necessary. Buyer acknowledges that in entering this Agreement, in acquiring the Shares and in consummating the other transactions contemplated herein, Buyer has relied solely upon its own investigation and analysis and, to the extent expressly permitted by this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and that none of the Seller Parties and the Company Group (and any of their respective agents, officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or representatives) has made any representation or warranty as to the Seller Parties, the Company Group, the Shares, this Agreement or the business of the Company Group except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, and Buyer agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, that, except as expressly provided for herein or pursuant to the express provisions hereof, none of the Seller Parties (and any of their respective agents, officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or representatives) shall have any liability to Buyer (or any of its agents, officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or representatives) on any basis based upon any information made available or statements made to Buyer (or any of its agents, officers, directors, employees, Affiliates or representatives).
Indemnification by Sellers Subject to the other terms and conditions of this Article IX, Sellers shall indemnify and defend each of Buyer and its Affiliates (including the Company) and their respective Representatives (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”) against, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against, and shall pay and reimburse each of them for, any and all Losses incurred or sustained by, or imposed upon, the Buyer Indemnitees based upon, arising out of, with respect to or by reason of:
Indemnification by Parent Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Stockholders (collectively, the “Company Indemnified Parties”), and shall reimburse the Company Indemnified Parties for, any loss, liability, claim, damage, expense (including, but not limited to, costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees) or diminution of value (collectively, “Damages”) arising from or in connection with (a) any inaccuracy, in any material respect, in any of the representations and warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp. in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered by Parent and Acquisition Corp. to the Company pursuant to this Agreement, or any actions, omissions or statements of fact inconsistent with any such representation or warranty, (b) any failure by Parent or Acquisition Corp. to perform or comply in any material respect with any covenant or agreement in this Agreement, (c) any claim for brokerage or finder’s fees or commissions or similar payments based upon any agreement or understanding alleged to have been made by any such party with Parent or Acquisition Corp. in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (d) Taxes attributable to any transaction or event occurring on or prior to the Closing, (e) any claim relating to or arising out of any Liabilities of either Parent or Acquisition Corp. on or prior to Closing or with respect to accounting fees arising thereafter, or (f) any litigation, action, claim, proceeding or investigation by any third party relating to or arising out of the business or operations of Parent, or the actions of Parent or any holder of Parent capital stock prior to the Effective Time.
Access to Information; Independent Investigation Prior to the execution of this Agreement, the Subscriber has had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from representatives of the Company concerning an investment in the Company, as well as the finances, operations, business and prospects of the Company, and the opportunity to obtain additional information to verify the accuracy of all information so obtained. In determining whether to make this investment, Subscriber has relied solely on Subscriber’s own knowledge and understanding of the Company and its business based upon Subscriber’s own due diligence investigation and the information furnished pursuant to this paragraph. Subscriber understands that no person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations which were not furnished pursuant to this Section 2 and Subscriber has not relied on any other representations or information in making its investment decision, whether written or oral, relating to the Company, its operations and/or its prospects.
