Certain Notifications Until Closing From the Signing Date until the Closing, the Company shall promptly notify the Investor of (i) any fact, event or circumstance of which it is aware and which would reasonably be expected to cause any representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect or to cause any covenant or agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement not to be complied with or satisfied in any material respect and (ii) except as Previously Disclosed, any fact, circumstance, event, change, occurrence, condition or development of which the Company is aware and which, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall not limit or affect any rights of or remedies available to the Investor; provided, further, that a failure to comply with this Section 3.4 shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or the failure of any condition set forth in Section 1.2 to be satisfied unless the underlying Company Material Adverse Effect or material breach would independently result in the failure of a condition set forth in Section 1.2 to be satisfied.
Agreements to Sell and Purchase and Lock-Up Agreements On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to issue and sell, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company at a price per Share of $______ (the "PURCHASE PRICE") the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto. On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Additional Shares and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to _______ Additional Shares from the Company at the Purchase Price. Additional Shares may be purchased solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares. The Underwriters may exercise their right to purchase Additional Shares in whole or in part from time to time by giving written notice thereof to the Company within 30 days after the date of this Agreement. You shall give any such notice on behalf of the Underwriters and such notice shall specify the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased pursuant to such exercise and the date for payment and delivery thereof, which date shall be a business day (i) no earlier than two business days after such notice has been given (and, in any event, no earlier than the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined)) and (ii) no later than ten business days after such notice has been given. If any Additional Shares are to be purchased, each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company the number of Additional Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may determine) which bears the same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased from the Company as the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I bears to the total number of Firm Shares. The Company hereby agrees not to (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any
Transactions at Closing At the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof:
Acknowledgment Regarding Investor’s Purchase of Shares The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length purchaser with respect to the Registered Offering Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The Company further acknowledges that the Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in any similar capacity) with respect to the Registered Offering Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any advice given by the Investor or any of its respective representatives or agents in connection with the Registered Offering Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby is merely incidental to the Investor’s purchase of the Securities, and is not being relied on by the Company. The Company further represents to the Investor that the Company’s decision to enter into the Registered Offering Transaction Documents has been based solely on the independent evaluation by the Company and its representatives.
Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Sell the Shares The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Shares is subject to the satisfaction or waiver, at or before the Closing, of each of the conditions set forth below. These conditions are for the Company’s sole benefit and may be waived by the Company at any time in its sole discretion.
Agreement to Sell and Purchase (a) The Company and each Selling Shareholder hereby agree to sell to each Underwriter, and upon the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Selling Shareholders herein contained and subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company and each Selling Shareholder, at a price of $_____ per share, that number of Firm Shares (rounded up or down as determined by you in your discretion, in order to avoid fractions of a share) obtained by multiplying the number of Firm Shares to be sold by the Company or the number of Firm Shares to be sold by each Selling Shareholder as set forth opposite the name of such Selling Shareholder in Schedule I hereto, as the case may be, by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the name of each Underwriter in Schedule II hereto (or such number of Firm Shares increased as set forth in Section 9 hereof) and the denominator of which is the total number of Firm Shares. The difference of $_____ per Firm Share between the initial public offering price and the price at which the Company and each Selling Shareholder will sell the Firm Shares to the Underwriter is the "Underwriters' Discount."
(b) Subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants the Option to the Underwriters to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to 240,000 Option Shares from the Company at the same price per share as the Underwriters shall pay for the Firm Shares. The Option may be exercised only to cover overallotments in the sale of the Firm Shares by the Underwriters and may be exercised in whole or in part at any time (but not more than once) on or before the 30th day after the date of this Agreement upon written or telegraphic notice (the "Option Shares Notice") by the Representatives to the Company no later than 12:00 noon, Charlotte, North Carolina time, at least two and no more than five business days before the date specified for closing in the Option Shares Notice (the "Option Closing Date") setting forth the aggregate number of Option Shares to be purchased and the time and date for such purchase. On the Option Closing Date, the Company will issue and sell to the Underwriters the number of Option Shares set forth in the Option Shares Notice, and each Underwriter will purchase, severally and not jointly, such percentage of the Option Shares as is equal to the percentage of Firm Shares that it is purchasing.
(c) Certificates in negotiable form for the Firm Shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholders hereunder have been placed in custody for delivery under this Agreement, under a custody agreement (the "Custody Agreement") made with _________, as custodian (the "Custodian").
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY TO ISSUE AND SELL COMMON STOCK The obligation hereunder of the Company to issue and sell the Put Shares to Investor is subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth below.
(a) ACCURACY OF INVESTOR'S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and warranties of Investor shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of each such Closing as though made at each such time.
(b) PERFORMANCE BY INVESTOR. Investor shall have performed, satisfied and complied in all respects with all covenants, agreements and conditions required by this Agreement to be performed, satisfied or complied with by Investor at or prior to such Closing.
Transactions at the Closing The closing of the transactions set forth herein (the "Closing") shall take place at York Gate, 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, within ten business days after the date on which all conditions to the Closing shall have been satisfied and all legally required regulatory approvals (including the approval of the Controller of Restrictive Trade Practices, which approval shall not include any conditions or restrictions (the “Anti-trust Approval”)) shall have been obtained, or thereafter at such other time, date and place as may be agreed by the Parties (the time and date of the Closing being herein referred to as the “Closing Date”). In the event that the Closing does not take place within 90 days of the Effective Date, each Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement without giving rise to any right or claim by the other Party hereto, excluding claims for breaches of obligations or representations by any Party hereto prior to such termination; provided, however, that no Party may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 3 if such Party's failure to fulfill any of its obligations under this Agreement shall have been a principal reason that the Closing shall not have occurred within the 90-day period of the date hereof. At the Closing, the following transactions shall occur, which transactions shall be deemed to take place simultaneously and no transaction shall be deemed to have been completed or any document delivered until all such transactions have been completed and all required documents have been delivered:
(1) Seller shall transfer to the Purchaser the Purchased Shares, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances.
(2) Seller shall deliver to Purchaser duly executed irrevocable instructions from the Seller to the broker holding the Purchased Shares or to the holder registered as holding the Purchased Shares with any registration company or otherwise, instructing the electronic transfer of the Purchased Shares to the respective accounts of the Purchaser, as shall be provided to Seller by Purchaser.
(3) The Purchaser shall transfer to the bank account of the Seller the Purchase Price. The Purchase Price shall be paid in US$ by wire transfer of immediately available funds. Any tax due by Seller with respect to the Seller's sale of the Purchased Shares shall be borne exclusively by the Seller and Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser in the event that any taxing authority requires Purchaser to pay the tax liability of Seller with respect to the sale of the Purchased Shares hereunder. The Purchaser shall deliver to the Seller, promptly following its receipt, any notice, demand or claim it receives from any taxing authority in respect of any tax due with respect to the Seller and its sale of the Purchased Shares. Without derogating from Seller's indemnification obligations as set forth above and the Purchaser's right to timely comply with any requirement made to it by a taxing authority, the Seller shall have the right (at its sole discretion and expense) to directly negotiate and settle any such tax requirement with the relevant taxing authority.
Agreement to Purchase and Sell On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Originator, severally and for itself, agrees to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to purchase from such Originator from time to time on or after the Closing Date, but before the Purchase and Sale Termination Date (as defined in Section 1.4), all of such Originator’s right, title and interest (but not obligations) in and to:
(a) each Receivable of such Originator that existed and was owing to such Originator at the closing of such Originator’s business on the date (the “Cut-Off Date”) that is (i) with respect to each Originator party hereto on the Closing Date, 1 Business Day prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) with respect to any Originator that first becomes a party hereto after the Closing Date, 1 Business Day prior to the date on which such Originator becomes a party hereto or such other date as the Buyer and such Originator agree to in writing;
(b) each Receivable generated by such Originator from and including the Cut-Off Date to but excluding the Purchase and Sale Termination Date;
(c) all rights to, but not the obligations of, such Originator under all Related Security with respect to any of the foregoing Receivables;
(d) all monies due or to become due to such Originator with respect to any of the foregoing;
(e) all books and records of such Originator to the extent related to any of the foregoing; and
(f) all Collections and other proceeds (as defined in the UCC) of any of the foregoing that are or were received by such Originator on or after the Cut-Off Date, including, without limitation, all funds which either are received by such Originator, the Buyer or the Servicer from or on behalf of the Account Debtors in payment of any amounts owed (including, without limitation, invoice price, finance charges, interest and all other charges) in respect of any of the above Receivables or Related Security or are applied to such amounts owed by the Account Debtors (including, without limitation, any insurance payments that such Originator, the Buyer or the Servicer applies in the ordinary course of its business to amounts owed in respect of any of the above Receivables or Related Security, and net proceeds of sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the Account Debtors in respect of any of the above Receivables or any other parties directly or indirectly liable for payment of such Receivables).
(g) all rights, remedies, powers, privileges, title and interest (but not obligations) with respect to the Receivables sold hereunder; and
(h) all rights, remedies, powers, privileges, title and interest (but not obligations) in and to all Interim Deposit Accounts, Designated Deposit Accounts, Controlled Accounts and Agent Deposit Accounts into which any Collections or other proceeds with respect to such Receivables may be deposited (which Interim Deposit Accounts existing on the Closing Date shall be transferred to the Buyer under a separate agreement prior to the Initial Borrowing Date), and any related investment property acquired with any such Collections or other proceeds (as such term is defined in the applicable UCC). All purchases hereunder shall be made without recourse, but shall be made pursuant to, and in reliance upon, the representations, warranties and covenants of the Originators set forth in this Agreement and each other Loan Document. No obligation or liability to any Account Debtor or any other Person on any Receivable is intended to be assumed by the Buyer hereunder, and any such assumption is expressly disclaimed. The Buyer’s foregoing agreement to purchase Receivables and the proceeds and rights described in clauses (c) through (h) (collectively; the “Related Rights”), is herein called the “Purchase Facility.”
Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date The obligations of each L/C Issuer and each Lender to make the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date (if any) shall, in each case, be subject to the following conditions:
(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, facsimiles or “pdf” or similar electronic format (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by an Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) executed copies of (x) this Agreement, and (y) each Security Document set forth on Schedule 4.01(a)(ii), executed by each Loan Party thereto, together with:
(A) evidence that all filings under the UCC shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(B) any other documents and instruments as may be necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent valid and subsisting first priority perfected Liens on the properties purported to be subject to the Security Documents set forth on Schedule 4.01(a)(ii), enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms;
(iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Officer thereof authorized to act as an Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;
(iv) an opinion from (A) Milbank LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, and (B) local or other counsel in each of the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 4.01(a)(iv), in each case as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(v) a certificate attesting to the Solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, from the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J;
(vi) a certificate attesting to the compliance with clauses (d), (e), (f) and (h) of this Section 4.01 on the Closing Date from an Officer of the Borrower; and
(vii) if any Loans are to be made on the Closing Date, a Committed Loan Notice pursuant to Section 2.02.
(b) All reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses due and payable to the Lenders, the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent and required to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Agency Fee Letter shall have been paid or shall have been authorized to be deducted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facilities, so long as any such fees or expenses not expressly set forth in the Agency Fee Letter have been have been invoiced not less than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, to the extent requested in writing at least seven Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders reasonably determine is necessary in order to allow the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
(d) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article 5 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects.
(e) There has been no change, occurrence or development since September 30, 2020 that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing Date, (i) the 2026 Senior Secured Notes shall have been issued and (ii) the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been paid off in full and terminated and all liens thereunder shall have been released pursuant to a customary payoff letter reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
