Conditions to the Initial Purchasers’ Obligations The several obligations of the Initial Purchasers to purchase and pay for the Securities on the Closing Date are subject to the following conditions:
(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:
(i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded the Company or any of the Guarantors or any of the securities of the Company or any of the Guarantors or in the rating outlook for the Company or the Guarantors by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization," as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and
(ii) there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Trust and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Final Memorandum provided to prospective purchasers of the Securities that, in your judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment, impracticable to market the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Final Memorandum.
(b) The Initial Purchasers shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate from each of the Company and the Guarantors, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer, trustee or managing partner, as applicable, of each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors to the effect set forth in Section 5(a)(i) and to the effect that the representations and warranties of each of the Company and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that each of the Company and the Guarantors has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date. The officers signing and delivering such certificates may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
(c) The Initial Purchasers shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Burnet, Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP, Canadian counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, dated the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Exhibit A. Such opinion shall be rendered to the Initial Purchasers at the request of the Company and the Guarantors and shall so state therein.
(d) The Initial Purchasers shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, U.S. counsel for the Company and the Guarantors, dated the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Exhibit B. Such opinion shall be rendered to the Initial Purchasers at the request of the Company and the Guarantors and shall so state therein.
(e) The Initial Purchasers shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP, U.S. counsel for the Initial Purchasers, dated the Closing Date, to the effect set forth in Exhibit C.
(f) The Initial Purchasers shall have received on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date a letter, dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, from KPMG, LLP, independent public accountants for the Trust and its subsidiaries, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in each Memorandum; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a "cut-off date" not more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(g) The Initial Purchasers shall have received on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date a letter, dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, from Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public accountants for Storm Energy Ltd ("Storm") containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in each Memorandum; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a "cut-off date" not more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(h) The Initial Purchasers shall have received on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date a letter, dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, from PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, independent public accountants for EnCana Corporation ("EnCana"), containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in each Memorandum; provided that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a "cut-off date" not more than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(i) Prior to the Closing Date, (i) the Company and the Trust shall have entered into an Amended and Restated Net Profit Interest Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser and (ii) Harvest Sask Energy Trust and the Trust shall have entered into an Amended and Restated Net Profit Interest Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchaser.
Conditions to Closing Date It shall be a condition to the Closing Date that each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived as of such date, and upon such satisfaction or waiver, this Agreement shall be effective:
(a) this Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto;
(b) the VMTP Preferred Shares shall have a long-term issue credit rating of “Aa1” from Moody’s and long-term issue credit rating of “AA” from Fitch on the Closing Date;
(c) receipt by the Purchaser of opinion(s) of counsel for the Fund acceptable to the Purchaser;
(d) there shall have been delivered to the Purchaser such information and copies of documents, approvals (if any) and records certified, where appropriate, of trust and legal proceedings as the Purchaser may have requested relating to the Fund’s entering into and performing this Agreement and the other Related Documents to which it is a party, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(e) there shall have been delivered to the Fund such information and copies of documents, approvals (if any) and records certified, where appropriate, of trust and legal proceedings as the Fund may have requested relating to the Purchaser’s entering into and performing this Agreement and the other Related Documents to which it is a party, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(f) receipt by the Purchaser of executed originals or copies of all Related Documents (other than this Agreement) to which the Fund is a party, as in effect on the Closing Date, and an incumbency certificate with respect to the authorized signatories thereto;
(g) receipt by the Fund of executed originals or copies of all Related Documents (other than this Agreement) to which the Purchaser is a party, as in effect on the Closing Date, and an incumbency certificate with respect to the authorized signatories thereto;
(h) receipt by the Fund and the Purchaser of the Information Statement in form and substance satisfactory to the Fund and the Purchaser;
(i) the reasonable fees and expenses and all other amounts (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses related to the issuance of the VMTP Preferred Shares) payable on the Closing Date and pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof shall have been paid;
(j) receipt by the Fund and the Purchaser of an opinion of counsel of the Redemption and Paying Agent in the form and substance satisfactory to the Fund and the Purchaser;
(k) except as disclosed in the Information Statement or in Schedule II hereto, there shall not be any action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or (to the knowledge of the Fund) overtly threatened in writing against the Fund in any court or before any governmental authority which in the good faith judgment of the party invoking this condition, (i) is in any way contesting or, if decided adversely, would affect the validity of any other Related Document to which the Fund is a party or this Agreement, or (ii) in which a final adverse decision would materially adversely affect provisions for or materially adversely affect the sources for payment of Liquidation Preference of or dividends on the VMTP Preferred Shares;
(l) receipt by the Purchaser of copies of all ISDA documentation to which the Fund is a party including all trade confirmations and credit support annexes;
(m) in the good faith judgment of the party invoking this condition no change in law, rule or regulation (or their interpretation or administration), in each case, shall have occurred after the date of this Agreement, which will materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement; and
(n) there shall have been delivered to the Purchaser any additional documentation and financial information, including satisfactory responses to its due diligence inquiries, as it reasonably deems relevant. The Fund and the Purchaser agree that consummation of the purchase and sale of the VMTP Preferred Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute acknowledgment that the foregoing conditions have been satisfied or waived.
Conditions to the Closing Date The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to make LC Credit Extensions hereunder shall become effective on the first date when each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, each of which shall be originals, telecopies or electronic copies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, each dated a date on or prior to the Closing Date and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers:
(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement from the Borrower;
(ii) a promissory note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting three Business Days in advance a promissory note evidencing the Loan provided by such Lender;
(iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of the Borrower as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party or is to be a party;
(iv) a certificate of good standing for the Borrower from its jurisdiction of organization;
(v) a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower certifying (A) as to the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) after giving effect to the Transaction and the incurrence of all Indebtedness related thereto, (B) as to the Debt Rating then in effect and (C) that the conditions specified in Section 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied;
(vi) a favorable opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel to the Borrower, and the general counsel of the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form set forth on Exhibit C and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(vii) evidence that the Existing Credit Agreement has been, or concurrently with the Closing Date is being, terminated and all Liens securing obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement have been, or concurrently with the Closing Date are being released (the “Refinancing”).
(b) The Borrower shall have received not less than $1,000.0 million in gross cash proceeds from the sale of the Senior Notes.
(c) All accrued fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers (including the fees and expenses of counsels for the Administrative Agent, the U.S. Lead Arrangers and the Nordic Lead Arrangers and local and special counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers) shall have been paid. The Borrower shall have paid all items then due and payable under the Fee Letter.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.03 hereof.
Conditions to Purchasers’ Obligations at the Closing Purchasers’ obligation to purchase the Shares at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions:
The First Closing Date Delivery of certificates for the Firm Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and payment therefor shall be made at the offices of Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP (or such other place as may be agreed to by the Company and the Representatives) at 9:00 a.m. New York City time, on [•], or such other time and date not later than 1:30 p.m. New York City time, on [•] as the Representatives shall designate by notice to the Company (the time and date of such closing are called the “First Closing Date”). The Company hereby acknowledges that circumstances under which the Representatives may provide notice to postpone the First Closing Date as originally scheduled include, but are not limited to, any determination by the Company or the Representatives to recirculate to the public copies of an amended or supplemented Prospectus or a delay as contemplated by the provisions of Section 11.
SETTLEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS Contour is willing to resolve the violations cited herein by entering into this Agreement and freely and voluntarily waives its right to a hearing under Banking Law Sections 44 and 598. Therefore, in consideration of the promises and covenants set forth herein, the Settling Parties agree, as follows:
1. Contour shall not:
a. Under any name or designation conduct or transact business in this state at any physical location that has not been approved by the Superintendent;
b. Under any name or designation conduct or transact business in this state through the use of any website or domain name that has not been approved by the Superintendent;
c. Conduct or transact business under any name or designation other than that shown on its license or branch certificate;
d. Assign mortgage loan originators to locations that are not licensed by the Superintendent;
e. Engage in net branching or offer net branching opportunities in violation of the Department’s prohibition against net branching;
f. Transfer or assign its mortgage banker license;
g. Engage in conduct prohibited by Part 38 of the General Regulations.
2. Contour agrees to take all necessary steps to ensure its compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, supervisory requirements, and guidance letters relating to its mortgage business, including but not limited to:
a. Complying with the requirements of Banking Law Articles 12-D and 12- E, Part 420 of the Superintendent’s Regulations, and Part 38 of the General Regulations;
b. Assigning mortgage loan originators only to locations licensed by the Superintendent, and displaying the license for each mortgage loan originator working at such location;
c. Providing the proper oversight and supervision of each individual who becomes employed by, or affiliated as an independent contractor of or consultant for, Contour; and
d. Maintaining books and records in a manner that will enable the Superintendent to determine whether Contour is complying with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, supervisory requirements, and guidance letters.
3. Contour agrees to develop a comprehensive operations manual governing its day-to-day operations, which shall, at a minimum, address the:
a. Establishment of new business locations;
b. Use of business names and designations;
c. Activities and supervision of employees, independent contractors, and consultants; and
d. Maintenance of books and records.
4. Contour agrees to develop a written compliance manual designed to ensure compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, supervisory requirements, and guidance letters. The manual shall, at a minimum, address:
a. The designation of an individual responsible for monitoring compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, supervisory requirements, and guidance letters;
b. Prohibited conduct as described by Section 38.7 of the General Regulations;
c. The duties of an originating entity as described by Part 420 of the Superintendent’s Regulations;
d. Reporting requirements as described by Part 420 of the Superintendent’s Regulations;
e. Use of business names and designations, domain names, and websites;
f. The duties and responsibilities of employees, independent contractors, and consultants; and
g. A compliance training program for employees and independent contractors.
5. Within ninety (90) days from the effective date of this Agreement, Xxxxxxx agrees to submit drafts of its operations and compliance manuals to the Department.
6. Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the effective date of this Agreement, Xxxxxxx agrees to submit copies of its final operations and compliance manuals to the Department together with a letter from an authorized officer of Contour indicating his or her approval of said manuals.
7. Contour agrees that its mortgage banking activities will be subject to examinations semi-annually for a twenty-four-month period following the execution of this Agreement.
8. Contour agrees to pay a fine of $20,000. Contour further agrees that such payment will be made in immediately available funds in accordance with Department payment instructions.
CONDITIONS TO THE DEALER MANAGER’S OBLIGATIONS The Dealer Manager’s obligations hereunder shall be subject to the following conditions, and if all such conditions are not satisfied or waived by the Dealer Manager on or before the applicable date set forth below or at any time thereafter until the Termination Date (as defined in Section 10(a)), then the Dealer Manager is not obligated hereunder and no funds shall be released (1) from the Escrow Account if the Dealer Manager provides notice to this effect to the Company and the Escrow Agent, and (2) from the Deposit Account if the Dealer Manager provides notice to this effect to the Company and the Depository Bank:
(a) The representations and warranties on the part of the Company and the Advisor contained in this Agreement hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects and the Company and the Advisor shall have complied with their covenants, agreements and obligations contained in this Agreement in all material respects.
(b) The Registration Statement shall have become effective and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued by the Commission and, to the best knowledge of the Company and the Advisor, no proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted, threatened or contemplated by the Commission; and any request by the Commission for additional information (to be included in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Dealer Manager.
(c) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and any amendment or any supplement thereto, shall not contain any untrue statement of material fact, or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein in light of the circumstances under which they are made, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
(d) On the initial Effective Date and at or prior to the fifth business day following the Effective Date of each post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement that includes or incorporates by reference the audited financial statements for the preceding fiscal year, the Dealer Manager reserves the right to receive from Gxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, or other such independent registered public accountants for the Company, (i) a letter, dated the applicable date, addressed to the Dealer Manager, in form and substance satisfactory to the Dealer Manager, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountant’s “comfort letters” to placement agents or dealer managers, delivered according to Statement of Auditing Standards No. 72 (or any successor bulletin), with respect to the audited financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and (ii) confirming that they are (A) independent registered public accountants as required by the Securities Act, and (B) in compliance with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(e) At or prior to the fifth business day following (i) the request by the Dealer Manager in connection with any third party due diligence investigation, and (ii) the Effective Date of each post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement (other than post-effective amendments filed solely pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act and other than the post-effective amendments referred to in Section 4(d) ), the Dealer Manager shall have received from Gxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP or such other independent public or certified public accountants for the Company, a letter, dated such date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Dealer Manager, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the most recent letter furnished pursuant to Section 4(d), except that the specified date referred to therein for the carrying out of procedures shall be no more than three business days prior to the date of the letter furnished pursuant to this Section 4(e).
(f) On the Effective Date the Dealer Manager shall have received the opinion of Proskauer Rose LLP acting as counsel for the Company, and a supplemental “negative assurances” letter from such counsel, dated as of the Effective Date, and in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Dealer Manager.
(g) At or prior to the Effective Date and at or prior to the fifth business day following the effective date of each post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement (other than post-effective amendments filed solely pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act), the Dealer Manager shall have received a written certificate executed by the Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated as of the applicable date, to the effect that: (i) the representations and warranties of the Company and the Advisor set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects with the same force and effect as though expressly made on and as of the applicable date; and (ii) the Company and the Advisor have complied in all material respects with all the agreements hereunder and satisfied all the conditions on their part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the applicable date.
Conditions to Closing of the Company The Company’s obligation to sell the Securities at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment to its satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions:
Additional Closings (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at any time and from time to time from the date of the Initial Closing and ending on October 15, 2012, the Company may, at one or more additional closings (each an “Additional Closing” and collectively with the Initial Closing, a “Closing”), without obtaining the signature, consent or permission of any of the Lender, offer and sell to other investors, which may include one or more of the Lenders (the “New Lenders”) Notes and Warrants pursuant to this Agreement under the same terms and conditions as set forth in this Agreement, with such Notes having an aggregate Principal Amount of no more than the difference of (i) the Maximum Funding Amount minus (ii) the aggregate Principal Amount of all Notes previously sold hereunder. As set forth above, New Lenders may include persons or entities who are already Lenders under this Agreement.
(b) The Company and each New Lender purchasing one or more Notes at an Additional Closing will execute counterpart signature pages to this Agreement, and each New Lender will, upon delivery by such New Lender to the Company of such signature pages, and the payment by such New Lender to the Company of the principal amount of the Note(s) to be purchased by such New Lender and the purchase price for the Warrant(s) to be acquired by such New Lender at such Additional Closing, become a party to, and bound by, this Agreement to the same extent as if such New Lender had been a Lender at the Initial Closing. The obligation of the Company to sell and issue Notes and Warrants to New Lenders at each Additional Closing, and the obligation of each New Lender at each Additional Closing to purchase a Note and Warrant, shall each be subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Sections 2.3 and 2.4 of this Agreement, except that unless otherwise set forth therein, each reference in Section 2.3 and 2.4 to the “Closing” shall instead refer to the applicable Additional Closing. Immediately after each Additional Closing, the Schedule of Lenders attached to this Agreement will be amended, without the consent of any other Lender, to add to the names of the New Lenders purchasing Notes and Warrants at such Additional Closing as “Lenders” hereunder and to set forth the principal amount of each Note and the Warrant purchase price for each New Lender under this Agreement. The Company will promptly furnish to each Lender upon request, a copy of the Schedule of Lenders as amended to the date of such request.
CONDITIONS TO COMPANY’S OBLIGATIONS AT THE CLOSING The Company’s obligation to complete the sale and issuance of the Securities and deliver Securities to each Purchaser, individually, as set forth in the Schedule of Purchasers at the Closing shall be subject to the following conditions to the extent not waived by the Company:
