Assumption and Retention of Liabilities; Related Assets (a) As of the Distribution Date, except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, EWS shall, or shall cause one or more members of the EWS Group to, assume or retain and EWS hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge, in due course in full (i) all Liabilities under all EWS Benefit Plans (provided, that as between EWS and SNI, SNI shall be responsible for certain of those Liabilities pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of this Agreement), (ii) all Liabilities with respect to the employment, retirement, service, termination of employment or termination of service of all EWS Employees, Former EWS Employees, their dependents and beneficiaries and other service providers (including any individual who is, or was, an independent contractor, temporary employee, temporary service worker, consultant, freelancer, agency employee, leased employee, on-call worker, incidental worker, or nonpayroll worker of any member of the EWS Group or in any other employment, non-employment, or retainer arrangement or relationship with any member of the EWS Group), in each case to the extent arising in connection with or as a result of employment with or the performance of services for any member of the EWS Group, and (iii) any other Liabilities expressly assumed by or retained by EWS or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates under this Agreement. For purposes of clarification and the avoidance of doubt, (x) the Liabilities assumed or retained by the EWS Group as provided for in this Section 2.01(a) are intended to be EWS Liabilities as such term is defined in the Separation Agreement, and (y) the Parties intend that such Liabilities assumed or retained by the EWS Group include the retirement benefits and health and welfare plan benefits under the EWS Benefit Plans for all EWS Employees, Former EWS Employees, their dependants, beneficiaries, alternate payees and surviving spouses.
Certain Liabilities Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.10, to such Credit Parties’ knowledge, none of the present or previously owned or operated Property of any such Credit Party or of any Subsidiary thereof, wherever located, (i) has been placed on or proposed to be placed on the National Priorities List, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Information System list, or their state or local analogs, or have been otherwise investigated, designated, listed, or identified as a potential site for removal, remediation, cleanup, closure, restoration, reclamation, or other response activity under any Environmental Laws; (ii) is subject to a Lien, arising under or in connection with any Environmental Laws, that attaches to any revenues or to any Property owned or operated by any Credit Party, wherever located, which could reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Change; or (iii) has been the site of any Release of Hazardous Substances or Hazardous Wastes from present or past operations which has caused at the site or at any third party site any condition that has resulted in or could reasonably be expected to result in the need for Response that could cause a Material Adverse Change.
Liabilities of Seller All liabilities of Seller related to the Business or the Assets that are not Assumed Liabilities will be promptly paid by Seller as they come due.
Retained Liabilities The Retained Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of and shall be retained, paid, performed and discharged solely by Seller. “Retained Liabilities” shall mean every Liability of Seller other than the Assumed Liabilities, including:
Accrued Liabilities Termination of this Agreement for any reason shall not release any party hereto from any liability which, at the time of such termination, has already accrued to the other party or which is attributable to a period prior to such termination, nor preclude either party from pursuing any rights and remedies it may have hereunder or at law or in equity which accrued or are based upon any event occurring prior to such termination.
Employee Liabilities All Liabilities with respect to employees which -------------------- relate primarily to the Company Business.
Liability for Transfer Taxes Without duplication of the indemnity set forth in Section 6.05 of the Contribution Agreement, the Equity Holder agrees to indemnify the Company for any Incremental Transfer Taxes incurred as a result of any direct or indirect transfers of the Company Shares or interests therein within two years after the IPO Closing Date; provided that such Company Shares shall be the Company’s sole recourse with respect to such indemnification obligation. Without duplication of the indemnity set forth in Section 6.05 of the Contribution Agreement, the Equity Holder hereby grants a security interest in 50% of the Company Shares received as Merger Consideration to the Company and hereby irrevocably appoints the Company, and any of its agents, officers, or employees as its attorney-in fact, which shall be deemed coupled with an interest, with full power to prepare, execute and deliver any documents, instruments and agreements as may be appropriate to perfect and continue such security interest in favor of the Company. The security interest granted pursuant to this Section 3.02 shall attach to the Company Shares that are not included in the Indemnity Holdback Amount. The Company agrees that the security interest in the Company Shares received by the Equity Holder in the Merger may be released, or collateral may be substituted, in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
Liability for Taxes (i) Parent ----------- ------------------- shall be liable for and pay, and pursuant to Article XI shall indemnify and hold ---------- harmless each Buyer Group Member from and against any and all Losses and Expenses incurred by such Buyer Group Member in connection with or arising from, any and all Taxes (A) imposed on any Company pursuant to Treas. Reg. (S) 1.1502- 6 or similar provision of state or local law solely as a result of such Company having been a member of a group of corporations joining in filing Tax Returns on a consolidated, combined or unitary basis, (B) imposed on or with respect to any Company, for which any Company may otherwise be liable, or with respect to the HEA Membership Interests or the SMMSLP LP Interests, in each case described in this clause (B) for any taxable year or period that ends on or before the Closing Date and, with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period ending on and including the Closing Date, (C) arising solely from the termination, as of the Closing Date, of any Company that is a corporation as a member of the affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which Parent is the parent corporation, (D) arising from the distribution of or otherwise relating to the Excluded Assets or the Excluded Business or (E) that are Section 338(h)(10) Taxes; provided, however, that -------- ------- Parent shall not be liable for or pay, and shall not indemnify or hold harmless any Buyer Group Member from and against, (I) any incremental Taxes (other than Section 338(h)(10) Taxes) that result from any actual or deemed election under Section 338 of the Code or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign law as a result of the purchase of the Shares, the HEA Membership Interests or the SMMSLP LP Interests, or the deemed purchase of shares or equity of any Conveyed Companies Subsidiary, or that result from Buyer, any Affiliate of Buyer or any Company engaging in any activity or transaction (other than the activities and transactions contemplated by this Agreement) that would cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be treated as a purchase or sale of assets of any Company (other than HEA) for federal, state or local Tax purposes, (II) any Taxes (other than Section 338(h)(10) Taxes) imposed on any Company, for which any Company may otherwise be liable or with respect to the HEA Membership Interests or the SMMSLP LP Interests as a result of actual transactions not in the ordinary course of business occurring on the Closing Date after the Closing, and (III) any Taxes shown as a liability or reserve on the Closing Date Balance Sheet and not excluded as a liability in determining Net Working Capital (the Taxes described in this proviso being referred to as "Excluded Taxes"). Parent -------------- shall be entitled to any refund of (or actual credit for when and as actually realized) Taxes for which it is liable under this Section 8.2(a). --------------
Indemnity for Taxes, Reserves and Expenses (a) If after the date hereof, the adoption of any Law or bank regulatory guideline or any amendment or change in the interpretation of any existing or future Law or bank regulatory guideline by any Official Body charged with the administration, interpretation or application thereof, or the compliance with any directive of any Official Body (in the case of any bank regulatory guideline, whether or not having the force of Law):
Liabilities If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.
