Investigation by Buyer Buyer has undertaken an independent review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Business and has performed all due diligence that it has deemed necessary to perform concerning the Business, the Purchased Assets, and the Assumed Obligations in connection with its decision to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and acknowledges that Buyer and Buyer’s Representatives have been provided access to the personnel, properties, premises and records of Seller for such purpose. In entering into this Agreement, Buyer has relied solely upon its own investigation and analysis, and Buyer:
(a) acknowledges that none of Seller or any of its Affiliates or any of Seller’s Representatives makes or has made any representation or warranty, of any kind or nature whatsoever, oral or written, express or implied (including, but not limited to, any relating to (a) projections, estimates or budgets delivered or made available to Buyer (or any of its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or representatives) of, except as set forth in Section 5.4, the future results of operations (or any component thereof), cash flows or financial condition (or any component thereof), of the Business; (b) future business, operations, revenues or profits of the Business; (c) maintenance, repair, condition, design, performance, value, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of the Purchased Assets; or (d) as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information provided or made available to Buyer or Buyer’s Representatives), except for those representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article V of this Agreement (as qualified by the Seller Disclosure Schedules), and Seller hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties;
(b) agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, that none of Seller or any of its Affiliates or any of Seller’s Representatives shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever to Buyer on any basis based upon any information provided or made available, or statements made, to Buyer or Buyer’s Representatives (including any forecasts or projected information), except that the foregoing limitations shall not apply with respect to Seller to the extent Seller has liability for indemnification pursuant to Article IX for the breach of the specific representations and warranties set forth in Article V of this Agreement (as qualified by the Seller Disclosure Schedules), but always subject to the limitations and restrictions contained herein;
(c) acknowledges that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, there are no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Obligations; and
(d) none of Seller, its Affiliates or Seller’s Representatives shall have any liability or responsibility based upon any information provided or made available or statements made or omissions therefrom to Buyer, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives, except as and only to the extent expressly set forth in Article V of this Agreement (as qualified by the Seller Disclosure Schedules).
Investigation by Purchaser (a) Each Buyer Party acknowledges that it and its representatives have been permitted reasonable access to the Books and Records, facilities, equipment, Tax Returns, Contracts, insurance policies (or summaries thereof) and other Properties of the Acquired Companies, and that it and its representatives have had a reasonable opportunity to meet with the officers and employees of the Acquired Companies to discuss the Business. Each of the Buyer Parties further acknowledges that, except as set forth in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, the Schedules and the certificates to be delivered at the Closing, (i) none of Seller, the Acquired Companies or any other Person has made any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the Acquired Companies or the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding the Acquired Companies furnished or made available to the Buyer Parties and their respective representatives, (ii) neither Buyer Party has relied on any representation or warranty from Seller, the Acquired Companies or any other Person in determining to enter into this Agreement, and (iii) neither Seller nor any other Person shall have or be subject to any liability to the Buyer Parties or any other Person resulting from the distribution to the Buyer Parties or any other Person, or the Buyer Parties’ or any other Person’s use of, any information, documents or material made available to the Buyers Parties’ or any other Person in any “data rooms,” management presentations or in any other form in expectation of the Transactions.
(b) As of the date of this Agreement, the Buyer Parties and their respective Affiliates do not have any actual knowledge that the representations and warranties of Seller made in this Agreement qualified as to materiality are not true and correct, or that those not so qualified are not true and correct in any material respect. The Buyer Parties do not have any actual knowledge of any material errors in, or omissions from, any Schedule.
Due Diligence Investigation Pubco shall be reasonably satisfied with the results of its due diligence investigation of the Company in its sole and absolute discretion.
Breach by Seller In the event Seller shall fail to fully and timely perform any of its obligations hereunder or shall fail to consummate the sale of the Property for any reason, except Purchaser’s default, Purchaser may: (1) enforce specific performance of this Contract; or (2) request that the Escrow Deposit, if any, shall be forthwith returned by the title company to Purchaser.
BREACH BY PURCHASER In the event Purchaser should fail to consummate the purchase of the Property, the conditions to Purchaser’s obligations set forth in Article III having been satisfied and Purchaser being in default and Seller not being in default hereunder, Seller shall have the right to receive the Escrow Deposit, if any, from the title company, the sum being agreed on as liquidated damages for the failure of Purchaser to perform the duties, liabilities, and obligations imposed upon it by the terms and provisions of this Contract, and Seller agrees to accept and take this cash payment as its total damages and relief and as Seller’s sole remedy hereunder in such event. If no Escrow Deposit has been made then Seller shall receive the amount of $500 as liquidated damages for any failure by Purchaser.
Indemnity by Buyer Buyer shall release, indemnify and hold harmless Seller, its directors, officers, agents, and representatives against and from any and all loss, Claims, actions or suits, including costs and attorney’s fees resulting from, or arising out of or in any way connected with the Product delivered by Seller under this Agreement after the Delivery Point, including any loss, Claim, action or suit, for or on account of injury to, bodily or otherwise, or death of persons, or for damage to or destruction of property belonging to Buyer, Seller, or others, excepting only such loss, Claim, action or suit as may be caused solely by the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Seller, its Affiliates, or Seller’s and Affiliates’ respective agents, employees, directors or officers.
By Buyer Neither the board of directors of Buyer nor any committee thereof shall: (i) except as expressly permitted by this Section 7.2, withdraw, qualify or modify, or propose publicly to withdraw, qualify or modify, in a manner adverse to Target, the approval or recommendation of such board of directors or such committee of the Nasdaq Stockholder Approval or the Buyer Stockholder Approval; (ii) approve or recommend, or propose publicly to approve or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal; or (iii) cause Buyer to enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or other similar agreement (each, an “Acquisition Agreement”) related to any Acquisition Proposal. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that, prior to the adoption and approval of the Buyer Stockholder Approval by the holders of Buyer Common Stock, the board of directors of Buyer determines in good faith, after it has received a Superior Offer and after consultation with outside counsel, and that the failure to consider such Superior Proposal would violate its fiduciary duties to Buyer stockholders under applicable Law, then the Buyer may (subject to this and the following sentences) inform the Target that it no longer believes that the Merger is advisable and no longer recommends approval and (subject to this and the following sentences) approve or recommend a Superior Proposal and in connection therewith withdraw or modify its approval or recommendation of the Buyer Stockholder Approval (a “Subsequent Determination”), but only at a time that is after the fifth (5th) Business Day following Target’s receipt of written notice advising them that the board of directors of Buyer has received a Superior Proposal, specifying the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal (and including a copy thereof with all accompanying documentation, if in writing), identifying the person making such Superior Proposal and stating that it intends to make a Subsequent Determination. Target shall have five (5) Business Days from the date of receiving such notice to submit to Buyer any changes to the terms and conditions of this Agreement as would enable Buyer to proceed with its recommendation to its stockholders without a Subsequent Determination; provided, that any such adjustment shall be at the discretion of the Parties at the time.
Representations by Purchasers; Resale by Purchasers (a) Each Purchaser severally represents and warrants to the Company and the Guarantors that it is an institutional “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1),(2),(3) or (7) under the Securities Act.
(b) Each Purchaser severally acknowledges that the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company and the Guarantors that it will not offer or sell the Offered Securities within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, except (i) pursuant to Rule 144A or any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, if available, or (ii) to non-U.S. persons outside the United States, in accordance with Regulation S. Each Purchaser severally represents and agrees that it has offered and sold the Notes, and will offer and sell the Notes (i) as part of its distribution at any time and (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering and the Closing Date, only in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 144A. Accordingly, neither such Purchaser nor its affiliates, nor any persons acting on its or their behalf, have engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts with respect to the Notes, and such Purchaser, its affiliates and all persons acting on its or their behalf have complied and will comply with the offering restrictions requirement of Rule 144A and Regulation S. Each Purchaser severally agrees that, at or prior to confirmation of sale of the Notes, other than a sale pursuant to Rule 144A, such Purchaser will have sent to each distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration that purchases the Notes from it during the restricted period a confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect: “The Securities covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of their distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the date of the commencement of the offering and the closing date, except in either case in accordance with Regulation S (or Rule 144A if available) under the Securities Act. Terms used above have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.” Terms used in this subsection (b) have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.
(c) Each Purchaser severally agrees that it and each of its affiliates has not entered and will not enter into any contractual arrangement with respect to the distribution of the Notes except for any such arrangements with the other Purchasers or affiliates of the other Purchasers or with the prior written consent of the Company.
(d) Each Purchaser severally agrees that it and each of its affiliates will not offer or sell the Notes in the United States by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c), including, but not limited to (i) any advertisement, article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine or similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or (ii) any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising. Each Purchaser severally agrees, with respect to resales made in reliance on Rule 144A of any of the Notes, to deliver either with the confirmation of such resale or otherwise prior to settlement of such resale a notice to the effect that the resale of such Notes has been made in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A.
By Seller Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article IX, Seller covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisers, representatives and Affiliates (collectively, the "Buyer Indemnitees") from and against, and pay or reimburse Buyer Indemnitees for, any and all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, fines, costs, proceedings, deficiencies or damages (whether absolute, accrued, conditional or otherwise and whether or not resulting from third party claims), including out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred in the investigation or defense of any of the same or in asserting any of their respective rights hereunder (collectively, "Losses"), resulting from or arising out of:
(i) Any misrepresentation or breach of any warranty of Seller contained in this Agreement; provided that any claim for indemnification by Buyer under this clause (i) may be made no later than 18 months from and after the Closing Date, excepting only that any claim for misrepresentation or breach of warranty under Sections 3.6, 3.10(a), 3.18(a), 3.19 and 3.21 may be made no later than a date thirty days from and after the expiration of the period of the applicable statute of limitations;
(ii) any failure of Seller to perform any covenant or agreement made or contained in this Agreement or fulfill any obligation in respect thereof;
(iii) any Excluded Liabilities;
(iv) any and all Benefit Liabilities in respect of Employees except, with respect to Transferred Employees, to the extent assumed by Buyer pursuant to Article VII; and
(v) any product liability claim with respect to products manufactured by Seller and sold prior to the Closing. Seller shall not be required to indemnify Buyer Indemnitees with respect to any claim for indemnification resulting from or arising out of matters described in clauses (i) and (v) above pursuant to this Section unless and until the aggregate amount of all claims against Seller exceeds $270,000 and then only to the extent such aggregate amount exceeds $270,000. Claims thereafter may be asserted regardless of amount. Seller's maximum liability to Buyer Indemnitees under clauses (i) and (v) of this Section shall not exceed $13,750,000.
Due Diligence Examination At any time during the Review Period, and thereafter through Closing of the Property, Buyer and/or its representatives and agents shall have the right to enter upon the Property at all reasonable times for the purposes of reviewing all Records and other data, documents and/or information relating to the Property and conducting such surveys, appraisals, engineering tests, soil tests (including, without limitation, Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments), inspections of construction and other inspections and other studies as Buyer deems reasonable and necessary or appropriate to evaluate the Property, subject to providing reasonable advance notice to Seller unless otherwise agreed to by Buyer and Seller (the “Due Diligence Examination”). Seller shall have the right to have its representative present during Buyer’s physical inspections of its Property, provided that failure of Seller to do so shall not prevent Buyer from exercising its due diligence, review and inspection rights hereunder. Buyer agrees to exercise reasonable care when visiting the Property, in a manner which shall not materially adversely affect the operation of the Property.
