Excluded Assets and Liabilities Notwithstanding that this ------------------------------- Agreement relates to the purchase of capital stock from Seller by Purchaser, which results in the Company retaining any and all of its assets and liabilities, it is understood and agreed that Seller shall remove from the Company's premises prior to Closing and/or, as appropriate, remove from the Company's books and records, only those particular assets set forth on Schedule 1.3 hereto (the "EXCLUDED ASSETS"). Further, Seller shall assume any and all liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.3 hereto (the "EXCLUDED LIABILITIES"). Purchaser agrees that it shall cause Penta-Gen and the Company to execute any and all such bills of sale, assignments and/or agreements as may be necessary to transfer title to the Excluded Assets to Seller and to assign and/or transfer the Excluded Liabilities to Seller. The parties hereto further agree that no other assets of the Company, whether tangible or intangible, shall be removed from the Company's premises or from the Company's books and records except in the ordinary course of the Company's Business as provided herein from and after December 31, 1995 through the Closing Date.
LIABILITIES AND INDEMNITY 5.1 In the event of any claim or proceeding in respect of personal injury made or brought against the Trust by a Clinical Trial Subject, the Sponsor shall indemnify the Trust, its servants, Agents and employees in accordance with the terms of the indemnity set out at Appendix 4 hereto.
5.2 Nothing in this clause 5 shall operate so as to restrict or exclude the liability of any Party in relation to death or personal injury caused by the negligence of that Party or its servants, Agents or employees or to restrict or exclude any other liability of any Party which cannot be so restricted or excluded in law. The CRO expressly disclaims any liability in connection with the Investigational Medicinal Product caused by or allegedly caused by the use or misuse of the Investigational Medicinal Product other than liability for death, personal injury or loss of or damage to property which liability is the result of negligence on the part of the CRO.
5.3 In no circumstances shall any Party be liable to another Party in contract, tort (including negligence or breach of statutory duty) or otherwise howsoever arising or whatever the cause thereof, for any loss of profit, business, reputation, contracts, revenues or anticipated savings for any special, indirect or consequential damage of any nature, which arises directly or indirectly from any default on the part of any other Party.
5.4 Subject to clauses 5.2 and 5.5, the Trust's liability to the Sponsor and CRO arising out of or in connection with any breach of this Agreement or any act or omission of the Trust in connection with the performance of the Clinical Trial shall in no event exceed in total the amount of fees payable by the Sponsor or CRO to the Trust under this Agreement. In the case of equipment loaned to the Trust for the purposes of the Clinical Trial, the Trust’s liability arising from its negligence shall exclude fair wear and tear and shall not exceed the value of the equipment.
5.5 In respect of any wilful and/or deliberate breach by the Trust, or any breach of clauses 6, 8 and/or 9, the Trust’s liability to the Sponsor and CRO arising out of or in connection with the breach shall not exceed in total twice the value of the contract.
5.6 The Sponsor will take out appropriate insurance cover or will provide an indemnity satisfactory to the Trust in respect of its potential liability under clause 5.1 above and such cover shall be for a minimum of £[…insert amount…] in respect of any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising from one event. The Sponsor shall produce to the Trust, on request, copies of insurance certificates, together with evidence that the policies to which they refer remain in full force and effect, or other evidence concerning the indemnity. The terms of any insurance or the amount of cover shall not relieve the Sponsor of any liabilities under this Agreement.
Excluded Assets Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Purchased Assets shall not include the following assets (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”):
(a) all cash, cash equivalents (including marketable securities and short-term investments), bank accounts and their balances (including related books and records), lockboxes and deposits of, and any rights or interests in, the cash management system of Seller, including uncleared checks and drafts received or deposited for the account of Seller;
(b) all rights under any Contracts, including those listed on Schedule 2.02(b), but excluding the Assumed Contracts;
(c) all Company Plans and attributable assets of, or relating to, such plans, including all records, Contracts and arrangements associated with such Company Plans;
(d) any Intellectual Property of Seller not Related to the Business;
(e) Seller’s Organizational Documents and minute and equity ownership books and records having to do with the company organization or existence of Seller and its company seal;
(f) all rights, claims, credits, causes of action or rights of set-off that Seller may have arising under this Agreement or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(g) any refunds of Taxes for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or for which Seller is liable pursuant to Section 6.12;
(h) the Tax Returns and Tax records and reports of Seller other than those that are Purchased Assets;
(i) all insurance policies of Seller, including claims thereunder and any claims or benefits in, to or under any express or implied warranties from suppliers of goods or services relating to Inventory sold by Seller prior to Closing;
(j) all of Seller’s intercompany account balances with its Affiliates, including those related to the Products;
(k) all assets, properties, and interests rights primarily used in or held for use in connection with the operation of Seller’s wound care and urology business;
(l) the rights that accrue or will accrue to Seller under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and
(m) the other assets of Seller that are identified on Schedule 2.02(m).
LIABILITIES AND INDEMNIFICATION SMC shall be liable for any actual losses, claims, damages or expenses (including any reasonable counsel fees and expenses) resulting from SMC's bad faith, willful misfeasance, reckless disregard of its obligations and duties, negligence or failure to properly perform any of its responsibilities or duties under this agreement. SMC shall not be liable and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Fund, for any claim, demand or action brought against it arising out of, or in connection with:
A. Bad faith, willful misfeasance, reckless disregard of its duties or negligence of the Board of Directors of the Fund, or SMC's acting upon any instructions properly executed and authorized by the Board of Directors of the Fund;
B. SMC acting in reliance upon advice given by independent counsel retained by the Board of Directors of the Fund. In the event that SMC requests the Fund to indemnify or hold it harmless hereunder, SMC shall use its best efforts to inform the Fund of the relevant facts concerning the matter in question. SMC shall use reasonable care to identify and promptly notify the Fund concerning any matter which presents, or appears likely to present, a claim for indemnification against the Fund. The Fund shall have the election of defending SMC against any claim which may be the subject of indemnification hereunder. In the event the Fund so elects, it will so notify SMC and thereupon the Fund shall take over defenses of the claim, and (if so requested by the Fund, SMC shall incur no further legal or other claims related thereto for which it would be entitled to indemnity hereunder provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall prevent SMC from retaining, at its own expense, counsel to defend any claim. Except with the Fund's prior consent, SMC shall in no event confess any claim or make any compromise in any matter in which the Fund will be asked to indemnify or hold SMC harmless hereunder. PUNITIVE DAMAGES. SMC shall not be liable to the Fund, or any third party, for punitive, exemplary, indirect, special or consequential damages (even if SMC has been advised of the possibility of such damages) arising from its obligations and the services provided under this agreement, including but not limited to loss of profits, loss of use of the shareholder accounting system, cost of capital and expenses of substitute facilities, programs or services. FORCE MAJEURE. Anything in this agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, SMC shall not be liable for delays or errors occurring by reason of circumstances beyond its control, including but not limited to acts of civil or military authority, national emergencies, work stoppages, fire, flood, catastrophe, earthquake, acts of God, insurrection, war, riot, failure of communication or interruption.
Excluded Liabilities Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Purchaser shall not assume any duties, obligations or liabilities of Seller of any kind, whether known, unknown, contingent or otherwise, other than the Transferred Liabilities, including any duty, obligation or liability:
(1) not directly relating to the Transferred Assets;
(2) attributable to any acts or omissions to act taken or omitted to be taken by or on behalf of Seller (or any of its Affiliates) prior to the Effective Time in violation of any applicable laws, contracts or legal or fiduciary duties;
(3) attributable to any actions, causes of action, claims, suits or proceedings or violations of law or regulation attributable to any acts or omissions to act taken or omitted to be taken by Seller (or any of its affiliates or direct or indirect Subsidiaries);
(4) for (i) Taxes relating to the Transferred Assets or the Transferred Liabilities for taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) Taxes for which Seller is liable pursuant to Section 2.1(h);
(5) except as expressly set forth in Section 8.13, relating to the Employees in any respect, including the employment or termination of employment of any Employee, in the case of each Branch Employee relating to any period prior to the time such Branch Employee become employed by Purchaser as contemplated hereby, and relating to the Benefit Plans, ERISA, COBRA or the WARN Act in any respect, whether arising before or after the Effective Time (for avoidance of doubt, Excluded Liabilities include any duty, obligation or liability arising under the Seller Employment Agreements, the Parent Equity Incentive Plans, any contract listed on Schedule 6.8(b)(ii) or any plan listed on Schedule 6.8(b)(iii));
(6) arising from circumstances, events or conditions prior to the Effective Time and not expressly assumed hereunder; and
(7) all amounts due and payable to any Affiliate (collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”). For avoidance of doubt, Excluded Liabilities shall include the Perryville Loan Liabilities, and Purchaser shall not be a successor to Seller with respect to any Perryville Loan Liabilities. This Section 2.1(f) is not intended to enlarge the rights of any third parties relating to the Excluded Liabilities. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent either party hereto from contesting matters relating to the Excluded Liabilities with any third party.
Liabilities Assumed On the Closing Date, CNCO will assume and agree to pay, perform and discharge as and when due the liabilities and obligations, whether fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, (the "Assumed Liabilities") relating to the Business as the same exist on the Closing Date which are specified below (provided, that in no event shall the Assumed Liabilities include any Retained Liabilities, and CNCO shall assume no other liabilities whatsoever of the Associated Subsidiaries or their Affiliates):
(i) all accounts payable and trade obligations to the extent relating to the Business, including those which are owed to the Associated Subsidiaries or their Affiliates which were incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) all prepaid subscription and advertising obligations to the extent relating to the Business;
(iii) all liabilities and obligations arising from commitments (in the form of issued purchase orders or otherwise) to purchase or acquire inventory, supplies or services to the extent relating to the Business and reflected on a balance sheet of the Business as of the Closing Date as accounts payable or accrued expenses;
(iv) all liabilities and obligations under existing licenses, permits, authorizations, leases or contracts which are to be assigned to CNCO hereunder other than liabilities or obligations for breaches or defaults that occurred prior to the Closing;
(v) all liabilities or obligations for accrued but unpaid vacation pay, sick pay and holiday pay for Employees (as defined in Section 10.1) to the extent such pay is reflected in the Net Liabilities (as defined in Section 1.3(f)) of the Business as of the Effective Date; and
(vi) [Reserved]
(vii) all liabilities, other than Retained Liabilities (including Tax (as defined in Section 3.14) liabilities), which are reflected in the balance sheet included in the Financial Statements dated as of September 30, 1997 provided pursuant to Section 3.6 (except to the extent discharged prior to the Closing Date) or incurred by the Business since the date of such balance sheet not in breach of any representation or covenant in this Agreement and in the ordinary course of business which are of the type that would be reflected in a balance sheet prepared in conformity with GAAP and consistent with the Financial Statements.
Liabilities and Obligations 33 6.8 Conformity with Law; Litigation.................................33 6.9 No Violations...................................................33 6.10
Securities Act Liabilities Any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee or otherwise act in violation of any undertaking appearing in and required by the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), or in any registration statement filed with the SEC under the Act. Indemnitee acknowledges that paragraph (h) of Item 512 of Regulation S-K currently generally requires the Company to undertake in connection with any registration statement filed under the Act to submit the issue of the enforceability of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement in connection with any liability under the Act on public policy grounds to a court of appropriate jurisdiction and to be governed by any final adjudication of such issue. Indemnitee specifically agrees that any such undertaking shall supersede the provisions of this Agreement and to be bound by any such undertaking.
Assumed Obligations At the Closing, Buyer shall assume, and shall agree to satisfy and discharge as the same shall become due, the Seller’s obligations and liabilities first arising subsequent to the Closing (excluding any obligations or liabilities that relate to the period preceding the Closing, including, without limitation, obligations or liabilities arising or accruing with respect to any default or breach by the Seller prior to the Closing) under such of the Contracts as are set forth on Schedule 2.2.2 (collectively, the “Assumed Obligations”). Except for the Assumed Obligations, Buyer shall not assume or be responsible at any time for any liability, obligation, Indebtedness or commitment of the Seller, the Owner or the Owner Member, whether absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, asserted or unasserted, or otherwise (such liabilities, obligations, Indebtedness and commitments, other than the Assumed Obligations, collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”), including but not limited to any liabilities, obligations, debts or commitments of the Seller, the Owner or the Owner Member incident to, arising out of or incurred with respect to, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or the Other Acquisition (including any and all sales or use, income or other Taxes arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby). The Seller, the Owner and the Owner Member expressly acknowledge and agree that, except for the Assumed Obligations, the Seller, the Owner and the Owner Member shall retain, as applicable, and Buyer shall not assume or otherwise be obligated to pay, perform, defend or discharge, (i) any liability of the Seller and/or the Owner for Taxes, including without limitation, (A) any and all liabilities for Taxes relating to the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Obligations with respect to all periods prior to and including the Closing Date (including any Taxes that are the liability of the Seller pursuant to Section 5.4), (B) any and all liabilities for Taxes of the Seller and/or the Owner for any period, and (C) any and all Tax liabilities that are incurred or become payable as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including but not limited to any transfer, documentary, sales, use, and other Taxes assessed upon or with respect to the transfer of the Purchased Assets to Buyer, and any recording or filing fees with respect thereto) (collectively, “Seller Taxes”), (ii) any liability of the Seller and/or the Owner in connection with any employee benefits, (iii) any liability of the Seller and/or the Owner under any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, ordinance, program, permit, or other legal requirement relating to health, safety, hazardous substances and environmental matters applicable to the Business and/or the facilities used by the Seller (whether or not owned by the Seller), (iv) any liability pertaining to services provided by the Seller prior to the Closing Date, or insurance related matters, (v) any liabilities and obligations of the Seller with respect to the Excluded Assets, (vi) any liabilities arising under or in connection with an Employee Plan, or (vii) any other liabilities arising prior to the Closing Date (including, without limitation, the Seller Note Payable), regardless of whether such liabilities are disclosed on the Schedules to this Agreement. The Seller and the Owner further agree to satisfy and discharge, as the same shall become due, all Excluded Liabilities. Buyer’s assumption of the Assumed Obligations shall in no way expand the rights or remedies of third parties against Buyer as compared to the rights and remedies which such parties would have had against the Seller or the Owner had this Agreement not been consummated.
ADVISER’S LIABILITIES AND INDEMNIFICATION (a) The Adviser shall have responsibility for the accuracy and completeness (and liability for the lack thereof) of the statements in the Fund’s offering materials (including the prospectus, the statement of additional information, and advertising and sales materials), except for information supplied by the administrator or the Trust or another third party for inclusion therein.
(b) The Adviser shall be liable to the Fund for any loss (including brokerage charges) incurred by the Fund as a result of any improper investment made by the Adviser in contradiction of the Investment Policies.
(c) In the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, negligence, or reckless disregard of the obligations or duties hereunder on the part of the Adviser, the Adviser shall not be subject to liability to the Trust or the Fund or to any shareholder of the Fund for any act or omission in the course of, or connected with, rendering services hereunder or for any losses that may be sustained in the purchase, holding or sale of any security by the Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, federal securities laws and certain state laws impose liabilities under certain circumstances on persons who have acted in good faith, and therefore nothing herein shall in any way constitute a waiver or limitation of any rights which the Trust, the Fund or any shareholder of the Fund may have under any federal securities law or state law.
(d) Each party to this Agreement shall indemnify and hold harmless the other party and the shareholders, directors, officers and employees of the other party (any such person, an “Indemnified Party”) against any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense (including the reasonable cost of investigating and defending any alleged loss, liability, claim, damage or expenses and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) arising out of the Indemnified Party’s performance or non-performance of any duties under this Agreement; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to protect any Indemnified Party against any liability to which such Indemnified Party would otherwise be subject by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties under this Agreement.
(e) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to protect any Trustee or officer of the Trust, or officer of the Adviser, from liability in violation of Sections 17(h) and (i) of the Investment Company Act.
