Financial Statements; Books and Records (a) Sellers have delivered to FID or its counsel true, correct and complete copies of (i) the audited balance sheet and profit and loss account of the Company as of 31st March 2014 and (ii) the unaudited balance sheet and statement of profit and loss of the Company 31 December 2014 (the “Unaudited Balance Sheet”), (all of the foregoing financial statements accounts of the Company and each Company Subsidiary and any notes thereto are hereinafter collectively referred to as of 31 December 2019 (if the relevant company was in existence on 30 June 2013) (the “Financial Statements”) and (iii) the management accounts of the Companies and each Company Subsidiary as of 31 December 2014 (the “Management Accounts”). The Financial Statements comply with the United Kingdom’s Companies Xxx 0000 and have been prepared on a proper and consistent basis in accordance with UK GAAP, and give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and state of affairs of the Company and each Company Subsidiary as at the dates indicated therein and of the profits and losses of the Company and each Company Subsidiary for the periods therein specified. The Management Accounts have been prepared with reasonable diligence and are not materially misleading.
(b) All accounts, books, records and ledgers of each member of the Target Group have been, and are being, fully, properly and accurately maintained in accordance with UK GAAP in all material respects, to the extent applicable, and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions, and there are no material inaccuracies or discrepancies of any kind contained or reflected therein. The minute books of each member of the Target Group contain true, correct and complete records of all minutes for all meetings and other corporate actions of the members, board of directors (including committees thereof), members and managers of each member of the Target Group, as applicable, to the extent they are legally required to do so. The statutory registers of each member of the Target Group reflect all issuances, transfers, repurchases and cancelations of equity interests of each member of the Target Group, as applicable. True, correct and complete copies of the minute books and statutory registers of each member of the Target Group have been provided to FID or its counsel by the relevant member of the Target Group.
SEC Filings; Financial Statements (a) Since January 1, 2020, the Company has timely filed or otherwise furnished (as applicable) all registration statements, prospectuses, forms, reports, certifications, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, together with all certifications required pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”) (such documents and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC, as have been supplemented, modified or amended since the time of filing, collectively, the “Company SEC Documents”). As of their respective effective dates (in the case of the Company SEC Documents that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act) and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other Company SEC Documents), or in each case, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of the last such amendment, the Company SEC Documents (i) 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 made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. All of the audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements of the Company included in or incorporated by reference into the Company SEC Documents, including the related notes and schedules (collectively, the “Company Financial Statements”), (A) have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of interim financial statements, for normal and recurring year-end adjustments), (B) comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto and (C) fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity of the Company as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of interim financial statements, for normal and recurring year-end adjustments). Since January 1, 2021, the Company has not made any change in the accounting practices or policies applied in the preparation of its financial statements, except as required by GAAP, SEC rule or policy or applicable Law.
(b) No member of the Company Group is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or similar Contract (including any Contract or arrangement relating to any transaction or relationship between or among the Company, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand), or any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC), where the result, purpose or intended effect of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, any member of the Company Group in the Company’s published financial statements or other Company SEC Documents.
(c) Without limiting the generality of Section 3.7(a), (i) Ernst & Young LLP has not resigned or been dismissed as independent public accountants of the Company as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with the Company on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, (ii) since January 1, 2020, neither the Company Group nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any Company Representative has formally received any material written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company Group or their respective internal accounting controls, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that a member of Company Group has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices, (iii) no executive officer of the Company has failed in any respect to make, without qualification, the certifications required of him or her under Section 302 or 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act with respect to any form, report or schedule filed by the Company with the SEC since the enactment of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and (iv) no enforcement action has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company by the SEC relating to disclosures contained in any Company SEC Document.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, there are no unresolved comments (as such term is used under Item 1B of Form 10-K) received from the SEC staff relating to the Company SEC Documents. To the knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Documents is subject to ongoing SEC review or investigation. The Company has made available, to the extent not available on XXXXX, to Parent true, correct and complete copies of all written correspondence between the SEC, on the one hand, and the Company Group, on the other hand, occurring since January 1, 2020.
Books, Records and Financial Statements (a) The Company shall at all times maintain, at its principal place of business, separate books of account for the Company and its Subsidiaries that shall show a true and accurate record of all costs and expenses incurred, all charges made, all credits made and received and all income derived in connection with the operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, and, to the extent inconsistent therewith, in accordance with this Agreement. Such books of account, together with a copy of this Agreement and the Articles, shall at all times be maintained at the principal place of business of the Company and shall be open to inspection and examination at reasonable times by each Member and its duly authorized representatives for any purpose reasonably related to such Member's interest in the Company.
(b) The Officers shall prepare and maintain, or cause to be prepared and maintained, the books of account of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The following financial information, prepared in accordance with GAAP and applied on a basis consistent with prior periods, which shall be audited and certified to by an independent certified public accountant, shall be transmitted by the Company to each Member as soon as reasonably practicable and in no event later than sixty days after the close of each Fiscal Year:
(i) the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the beginning and close of such Fiscal Year;
(ii) the consolidated statement of Profits and Losses for such Fiscal Year;
(iii) a statement of each Member's Capital Account as of the close of such Fiscal Year, and changes therein during such Fiscal Year;
(iv) a consolidated statement of the Company's cash flows during such Fiscal Year; and
(v) a statement indicating such Member's share of each item of Company income, gain, loss, deduction or credit for such Fiscal Year for income tax purposes, which statement shall include or consist of a Schedule K-1 to the Company's Internal Revenue Service Form 1065 (or any corresponding schedule to any successor form) for such Fiscal Year.
(c) Within thirty days after the end of each fiscal quarter, the Company shall prepare and provide to each Member an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company with respect to such quarter, a consolidated statement of the profits and losses of the Company for such quarter and a consolidated statement of cash flows during such quarter, each of which shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent with prior periods, and certified by the chief financial officer of the Company.
(d) During the term of this Agreement (subject to applicable law and Section 15.10), the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and officers, directors, employees, auditors and agents to, afford the officers, employees and agents of each of the other parties hereto and their respective Affiliates reasonable access at all reasonable times to its officers, employees, agents, properties, offices, plans and other facilities, books and records, and shall furnish such Persons with all financial, operating and other data and information as may be reasonably requested.
Books, Financial Statements and Reports Each Credit Party will at all times maintain full and accurate books of account and records. Borrower will maintain and will cause its Subsidiaries to maintain a standard system of accounting, will maintain its Fiscal Year, and will furnish the following statements and reports to Administrative Agent at Borrower’s expense:
(a) As soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, complete audited Consolidated financial statements of Parent together with all notes thereto, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS, together with an unqualified opinion, based on an audit using generally accepted auditing standards, by an independent certified public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing selected by Parent and acceptable to Administrative Agent, stating that such Consolidated financial statements have been so prepared. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Year, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year. In addition, Borrower shall provide internally prepared unaudited consolidating financial statements including Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings which agree in total to the corresponding audited Consolidated statements of Parent for the Fiscal Year. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Year are less than 95% but greater than or equal to 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Year, the unqualified opinion set forth above shall also cover the consolidating statements which include Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings for that same Fiscal Year. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Year are less than 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Year, complete audited Consolidated financial statements of Borrower together with all notes thereto, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS, together with an unqualified opinion, based on an audit using generally accepted auditing standards, by an independent certified public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing selected by Borrower and acceptable to Administrative Agent, stating that such Consolidated financial statements have been so prepared. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Year, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year.
(b) As soon as available, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, Parent’s unaudited Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and unaudited Consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for each such Fiscal Quarter and for the period beginning on the first day of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with IFRS, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. In addition, Borrower shall provide internally prepared unaudited consolidating financial statements including Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings which agree in total to the unaudited Consolidated balance sheet and statement of earnings of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Quarter are less than 95% but greater than or equal to 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter, Borrower shall also furnish consolidating statements which include Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings for that same Fiscal Quarter. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Quarter are less than 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter, complete unaudited Consolidated financial statements of Borrower, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Quarter, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Quarter.
(c) Borrower will, together with each set of financial statements furnished under Section 6.2(a) or (b), as applicable, furnish a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and, as applicable, Parent stating that such financial statements are accurate and complete (subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes), stating that he/she has reviewed the Loan Documents, containing calculations showing compliance (or non- compliance) at the end of such Fiscal Quarter with the requirements of Section 7.14 and stating that no Default exists at the end of such Fiscal Quarter or at the time of such certificate or specifying the nature and period of existence of any such Default.
Financial Statements; Reports The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the following:
(i) As soon as available and in no event later than 60 days after the last day of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a copy of the Financial Statements of the Borrower Entities (prepared on a consolidated basis) for the fiscal year to date, certified by the Chief Accounting Officer or the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower to present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and other information reflected therein and to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year end audit adjustments and omission of footnotes and statement of shareholder’s equity);
(ii) As soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of the Borrower, copies of (A) the audited consolidated Financial Statements of the Borrower Entities for such year, audited by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing and registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and (B) copies of the unqualified opinions of such accountants;
(iii) Commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008, as soon as available and in no event later than 60 days after the last day of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year in respect of quarterly Financial Statements of the Borrower Entities, 90 days after the close of each fiscal year in respect of yearly Financial Statements of the CBII Entities and 120 days after the close of each fiscal year in respect of yearly Financial Statements of the Borrower Entities in accordance with clause (i) above, clause (v) below and clause (ii) above, respectively, a compliance certificate of the Chief Accounting Officer or Treasurer of the Borrower (a “Compliance Certificate”) in substantially the form of Exhibit G-1; provided, however, that the only calculations to be provided in the Compliance Certificate delivered in connection with yearly Financial Statements of the CBII Entities shall be with respect to the Consolidated Adjusted Leverage Ratio;
(iv) As soon as available and in no event later than 45 days after the last day of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of CBII, a copy of the Quarterly Report for CBII on Form 10-Q for such quarter and for the fiscal year to date; provided that such information, to the extent the Borrower directly or indirectly provides the Administrative Agent with written notice and an appropriate internet link thereto, shall be accessed by Lenders on XXXXX;
(v) As soon as available and in no event later than 90 days after the close of each fiscal year of CBII, (A) copies of the Annual Report for CBII on Form 10-K for such year, audited by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing and registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and (B) copies of the unqualified opinions of such accountants; provided that such information, to the extent the Borrower directly or indirectly provides the Administrative Agent with written notice and an appropriate internet link thereto, shall be accessed by Lenders on XXXXX;
(A) As soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of CBII, (1) a written supplement to Schedule 4.01(n) (setting forth all necessary Trademark information as set forth in Section 4.01(n) and relating to the Trademarks that are material to the conduct of the Significant Parties’ respective businesses as then operated), (2) a written supplement to Schedule 3.06 to each Security Agreement, (3) any additional disclosures under Section 4.01(n) after Due Inquiry and (4) any additional disclosures to be provided on an annual basis under the Security Documents and (B) promptly, but in any event within a reasonable time after any officer of CBII or the Borrower obtains knowledge of the occurrence of an event that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on any of the Principal Trademarks or the Trademark Licenses, give the Administrative Agent notice of the occurrence of any such event;
(vii) (A) As soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of CBII, a written supplement to Schedule 4.01(q) (setting forth each of the US Subsidiaries, each of the Significant Subsidiaries and each of the De Minimis US Subsidiaries, its jurisdiction of organization, the classes of its Equity Securities, the number of shares of each such class issued and outstanding, the percentages of shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by CBII or the Borrower and whether CBII or the Borrower owns such shares directly or, if not, the CBII Entities that own such shares and the number of shares and percentages of shares of each such class owned directly or indirectly by such CBII Entities) and (B) promptly upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent and in no event more often than annually, a current hierarchy report for the CBII Entities, in the form and with the substance of the hierarchy report delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(g)(iii);
(viii) As soon as possible and in no event later than 30 days after any officer or director of any Significant Party knows of the occurrence or existence of (A) any ERISA Event under any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) any actual or threatened litigation, suits, claims, disputes or investigations against any Significant Party involving potential monetary damages or in which injunctive relief or similar relief is sought, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (C) any other event or condition which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including any of the following which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (1) breach or non-performance of, or any default under, a Contractual Obligation of any Significant Party, (2) any dispute, litigation, investigation, proceeding or suspension between any Significant Party and any Governmental Authority or (3) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Significant Party, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws, or (D) any Default, the statement of the Chief Accounting Officer, Chief Financial Officer, or Treasurer of the Borrower setting forth details of such event, condition or Default and the action which CBII or the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to this Section 5.01(a)(viii) shall be accompanied by a statement of an Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action CBII or the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to this Section 5.01(a)(viii) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement or other Credit Document that have been breached;
(ix) In no event later than five Business Days after they are sent, made available or filed, copies of (A) all registration statements and reports filed by any CBII Entities with any securities exchange or the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (including all 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K reports), (B) all reports, proxy statements and Financial Statements sent or made available by CBII to its Equity Securities holders and (C) all press releases and other similar public announcements concerning any material developments in the business of CBII made available by CBII to the public generally; provided that such information, to the extent the Borrower directly or indirectly provides the Administrative Agent with written notice and an appropriate internet link thereto, shall be accessed by Lenders on XXXXX;
(x) As soon as available and in no event later than 30 days after they are filed, copies of all IRS Form 5500 reports for all Pension Plans required to file such form;
(xi) Within the earlier to occur of (i) five days after the Board of Directors of the Borrower or CBII shall have publicly announced the earnings for the most recently completed fiscal year of the Borrower or CBII and (ii) 60 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower and CBII, during each year when this Agreement is in effect, a forecast for the current fiscal year of the Borrower Entities and the CBII Entities which includes projected consolidated statement of income for such fiscal year and a projected consolidated statement of cash flows for such fiscal year and projected consolidated balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flows on a quarterly basis for such fiscal year; provided that the parties acknowledge that the information in such forecasts is not compiled or presented in accordance with GAAP and may not necessarily be presented on a basis consistent with the Borrower’s Financial Statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a);
(xii) As soon as possible and in no event later than the later of (A) any of CBII’s or the Borrower’s officers or directors learning thereof or (B) five Business Days prior to the occurrence of any event or circumstance (except for asset losses in which case as promptly as is reasonable after such asset loss) that would require a prepayment pursuant to Section 2.06(c), the statement of the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer or Treasurer of the Borrower setting forth the details thereof;
(xiii) As soon as possible and in no event later than 30 days after the receipt thereof by any Loan Party (or subsequent determination after Due Inquiry by an officer of the Borrower that it could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect), a copy of any notice, summons, citations or other written communications concerning any actual, alleged, suspected or threatened violation of any Environmental Law or any liability of any Loan Party for Environmental Damages that in any such case could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(xiv) Such other instruments, agreements, certificates, opinions, statements, documents and information relating to the properties, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Significant Parties, and compliance by the Significant Parties with the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may from time to time reasonably request;
(xv) As soon as available and in no event later than five Business Days after any of CBII’s or the Borrower’s officers or directors receive notice or become aware of any actions (including derivative actions), suits, proceedings or investigations that are pending or, to the knowledge of any of CBII’s or the Borrower’s officers or directors, threatened against any Significant Party at law or in equity in any court, arbitration proceeding or before any other Governmental Authority which seek to enjoin, either directly or indirectly, the execution, delivery or performance by any Loan Party of the Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby;
(xvi) As soon as available and in no event later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of CBII, a written supplement to Schedule 4.01(w) (setting forth a true and complete listing of all insurance maintained by the Significant Parties);
(xvii) Within 120 days after the close of each fiscal year of CBII, a written supplement disclosing any matters required to update factual matters relating to Section 4.01
Financial Statements (a) The Company has furnished the Buyer with copies of: (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet as of October 3, 2009 (the “Balance Sheet Date”) of Holdco and its Subsidiaries (the “Latest Audited Balance Sheet”), and the related audited statements of operations and cash flow for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2009 (such statements, together with the Latest Audited Balance Sheet, the “Audited Financial Statements”), and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of April 3, 2010 of Holdco and its Subsidiaries (the “Latest Unaudited Balance Sheet”) and the related statements of operations and cash flow for the six months ended April 3, 2010 (such statements, together with the Latest Unaudited Balance Sheet, the “Unaudited Financial Statements”). Except as set forth in Section 4.06 of the Company Disclosure Schedules, the Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements (collectively, the “Financial Statements”) have been prepared from and are in accordance with the books of account and other financial records of Holdco and its Subsidiaries, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and the consolidated results of operations and cash flow of Holdco and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods referred to therein, subject, in the case of Unaudited Financial Statements, to normal, year-end adjustments (none of which are material individually or in the aggregate) and the lack of footnotes.
(b) Since December 31, 2007 (the “Applicable Date”), Xxxx has timely filed or otherwise furnished (as applicable) all forms, statements, certifications, reports and documents with the SEC required to be filed or furnished by Xxxx under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (such forms, statements, certifications, reports and documents as amended, supplemented, modified since the date of being furnished or filed, the “SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates or, if amended, as of the date of the last amendment, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 and any of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents. As of their respective dates (or, if amended prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date of such amendment), the SEC Documents did not, and any SEC Document filed with or furnished to the SEC subsequent to the date of this Agreement will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. The Company has made available to the Buyer correct and complete copies of all material written correspondence between the SEC, on the one hand, and Xxxx and any of Xxxx’ Subsidiaries, on the other hand, occurring since the Applicable Date. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters from the SEC staff with respect to any of the SEC Documents. As of the date of this Agreement, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing SEC review, outstanding SEC comment or outstanding SEC investigation.
(c) Xxxx and its Subsidiaries have established and maintain internal controls and procedures and disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 and/or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Such controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance and are effective in providing reasonable assurance (i) regarding the reliability of Xxxx’ financial reporting and the preparation of Xxxx’ financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and (ii) that Xxxx’ principal executive officer and its principal financial officer are alerted on a timely basis to material information relating to Xxxx required to be included in Xxxx’ periodic reports required under the Exchange Act. Xxxx has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date of this Agreement, to Xxxx’ auditors and the audit committee of the Seller’s Board of Directors (x) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of its internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that are reasonably likely to adversely affect Xxxx’ ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Xxxx’ internal control over financial reporting.
RECORDS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Advisor, in the conduct of its responsibilities to the Company, shall maintain adequate and separate books and records for the Company’s operations in accordance with GAAP, which shall be supported by sufficient documentation to ascertain that such books and records are properly and accurately recorded. Such books and records shall be the property of the Company and shall be available for inspection by the Board and by counsel, auditors and other authorized agents of the Company, at any time or from time to time during normal business hours. Such books and records shall include all information necessary to calculate and audit the fees or reimbursements paid under this Agreement. The Advisor shall utilize procedures to attempt to ensure such control over accounting and financial transactions as is reasonably required to protect the Company’s assets from theft, error or fraudulent activity. All financial statements that the Advisor delivers to the Company shall be prepared on an accrual basis in accordance with GAAP, except for special financial reports that by their nature require a deviation from GAAP. The Advisor shall liaise with the Company’s officers and independent auditors and shall provide such officers and auditors with the reports and other information that the Company so requests.
Company Reports; Financial Statements (a) The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, on a timely basis, all forms, statements, certifications, reports and documents required to be filed or furnished by it with or to the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act since June 30, 2014 (the “Applicable Date”) (the forms, statements, reports and documents filed with or furnished to the SEC since the Applicable Date and those filed with or furnished to the SEC subsequent to the date of this Agreement, in each case as amended, the “Company Reports”). Each of the Company Reports, at the time of its filing or being furnished complied or, if not yet filed or furnished, will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act”), and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to the Company Reports. As of their respective dates (or, if amended prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date of such amendment), the Company Reports did not, and any Company Reports filed with or furnished to the SEC subsequent to the date of this Agreement will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq.
(c) The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act. Such disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in its filings with the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded and reported on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s filings with the SEC under the Exchange Act. The Company maintains internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15, as applicable, under the Exchange Act). Such internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company has disclosed, based on the most recent evaluation of its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer prior to the date of this Agreement, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (x) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of its internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. The Company has made available prior to the date of this Agreement to Parent (I) either materials relating to or a summary of any disclosure of matters described in clauses (x) or (y) in the preceding sentence made by management of the Company to its auditors and audit committee on or after the Applicable Date and prior to the date of this Agreement and (II) any material communication on or after the Applicable Date and prior to the date of this Agreement made by management of the Company or its auditors to the audit committee as required by the listing standards of Nasdaq, the audit committee’s charter or professional standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Since the Applicable Date and prior to the date of this Agreement, no complaints from any source regarding a material violation of accounting procedures, internal accounting controls or auditing matters or compliance with Law, including from Company Employees regarding questionable accounting, auditing or legal compliance matters have, to the Knowledge of the Company, been received by the Company.
(d) Each of the consolidated balance sheets included in or incorporated by reference into the Company Reports (including the related notes and schedules) fairly presents or, in the case of Company Reports filed after the date of this Agreement, will fairly present, in each case, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as of the date of such balance sheet, and each of the consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) included in or incorporated by reference into the Company Reports (including any related notes and schedules) fairly presents, or, in the case of Company Reports filed after the date of this Agreement, will fairly present, in each case, in all material respects, the results of operations, retained earnings (loss) and changes in financial position, as the case may be, of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to notes and normal year-end audit adjustments that are not or will not be material in amount or effect), in each case in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except as may be noted therein or in the notes thereto.
(e) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any Indebtedness, or issued or sold any debt securities or rights to acquire any debt security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the terms of which, or the terms of any instrument under which such Indebtedness, debt securities or rights were issued, requires the public listing of such Indebtedness, debt securities or rights or the maintenance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of registration under the Exchange Act.
Company Financial Statements (a) The financial statements, including the related consolidated schedules of investments, of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries included (or incorporated by reference) in the Company SEC Reports (including the related notes, where applicable) and the Company Interim Financials (i) have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, in all material respects, the books and records of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, (ii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated results of operations, cash flows, changes in stockholders’ equity and consolidated financial position of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for the respective fiscal periods or as of the respective dates therein set forth (subject in the case of unaudited statements and the Company Interim Financials to recurring year-end audit adjustments normal in nature and amount), (iii) have complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC or, in the case of the Company Interim Financials, as of the date hereof, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto and (iv) have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods involved, except, in each case, as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto. As of the date hereof, the books and records of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries have been maintained in all material respects in accordance with GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions. KPMG LLP has not resigned, threatened resignation or been dismissed as independent public accountants of the Company as a result of or in connection with any disagreements with the Company on a matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries has any material liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent, determined, determinable or otherwise and whether due or to become due), except for (A) in the case of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, liabilities that are reflected or reserved against on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company included in the Company Interim Financials, (B) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since September 30, 2009 and (C) liabilities incurred since September 30, 2009 pursuant to Contracts entered into after September 30, 2009 not in violation of this Agreement (as if this Agreement was in effect on September 30, 2009).
(ii) Other than as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company, neither the Company nor any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries is a party to, and has no commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, partnership agreement or any similar Contract (including any Contract relating to any transaction, arrangement or relationship between or among the Company or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity, on the other hand) where the purpose or intended effect of such arrangement is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving the Company in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
(iii) None of the Consolidated Subsidiaries of the Company is required to file any forms, reports, schedules, statements or other documents with the SEC.
(c) Since January 1, 2008, (i) neither the Company nor any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, Employee, auditor, accountant or representative of the Company or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable or illegal accounting or auditing practices or maintains inadequate internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act), and (ii) no attorney representing the Company or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by the Company or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries, has reported evidence of a material violation of securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or any of its officers, directors, Employees or agents to the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof or to any director or officer of the Company.
(d) Neither the Company nor any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries is a party to any securitization transaction with respect to the assets of the Company or its Consolidated Subsidiaries or off-balance sheet arrangement with respect to the Company (as defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act). To the Company’s knowledge, since January 1, 2008, KPMG LLP, which has expressed its opinion with respect to the financial statements of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries included in the Company SEC Reports (including the related notes), has been (i) “independent” with respect to the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries within the meaning of Regulation S-X, and (ii) in compliance with subsections (g) through (l) of Section 10A of the Exchange Act and the related rules of the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
(e) The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company have made all certifications required by, and would be able to make such certifications as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as if required to be made as of such dates, pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, and the statements contained in any such certifications are complete and correct, and the Company is otherwise in compliance with all applicable effective provisions of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act and the applicable listing standards and corporate governance rules of the NYSE.
(f) The Company has in all material respects:
(i) designed and maintained a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) to ensure that all information (both financial and non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits to the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to allow the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer to make the certifications required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports;
(ii) designed and maintained a system of internal controls over financial reporting sufficient to provide reasonable assurance concerning the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, including reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets, (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; the Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s principal executive and financial officers, has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, and such assessment concluded that such internal controls were effective using the framework specified in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008;
(iii) (A) disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation, to its auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (1) any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses (as defined in the relevant Statement of Auditing Standards) in the design or operation of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that could adversely affect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other Employees who have a significant role in its internal controls over financial reporting and (B) identified for the Company’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
(iv) provided to Parent true and correct copies of any of the foregoing disclosures to its auditors or the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company that have been made in writing from January 1, 2008 through the date hereof, and will promptly provide to Parent true and correct copies of any such disclosures that are made after the date hereof.
Financial Statements, etc The financial statements, including the notes thereto and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, fairly present the financial position and the results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods to which they apply; and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), consistently applied throughout the periods involved (provided that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to year-end audit adjustments that are not expected to be material in the aggregate and do not contain all footnotes required by GAAP); and the supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements are required to be included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the Securities Act or the Securities Act Regulations. The pro forma and pro forma as adjusted financial information and the related notes, if any, included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been properly compiled and prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations and present fairly the information shown therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission), if any, comply with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable. Each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus discloses all material off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations (including contingent obligations), and other relationships of the Company with unconsolidated entities or other persons that may have a material current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, capital resources, or significant components of revenues or expenses. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (a) neither the Company nor any of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including each entity disclosed or described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as being a subsidiary of the Company (each, a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”), has incurred any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent, or entered into any material transactions other than in the ordinary course of business, (b) the Company has not declared or paid any dividends or made any distribution of any kind with respect to its capital stock, (c) there has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, other than in the course of business, any grants under any stock compensation plan, and (d) there has not been any material adverse change in the Company’s long-term or short-term debt.
