Assumption of Liabilities and Obligations (a) At the Closing, ATS shall assume and agree to pay, discharge and perform the following obligations and liabilities of BEA (collectively, the "BEA Assumed Obligations"): (i) all of the obligations and liabilities of BEA under the BEA Assumable Agreements, and (ii) all obligations and liabilities of BEA with respect to the ownership and operation of the BEA Assets and the conduct of the BEA Business, on and after the Closing Date; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, ATS shall not assume and agree to pay, and shall not be obligated with respect to, the BEA Nonassumed Obligations.
(b) ATS shall not assume or become obligated to perform any debt, liability or obligation of BEA relating to any of the following matters (collectively, the "BEA Nonassumed Obligations"):
(i) the ownership or operation of the BEA Assets or the conduct of the BEA Business prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation Taxes, unfunded pension costs, any Employment Arrangement of BEA (including without limitation any obligation to any BEA Employee for severance benefits, vacation time or sick leave), and any of the following to the extent same arise from Events occurring prior to or existing on the Closing Date: products liability, Legal Actions or other Claims, and obligations and liabilities relating to Environmental Law;
(ii) any obligations or liabilities under the BEA Assumable Agreements relating to the period prior to the Closing;
(iii) any insurance policies of BEA;
(iv) those required to be disclosed in the BEA Disclosure Schedule which are not so disclosed or which, if disclosed, Section 2.2(b)(iv) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule indicates that such obligation or liability will not be assumed;
(v) any liability or obligation from or relating to breach of any warranty or any misrepresentation by BEA under this Agreement or any Collateral Document;
(vi) any liability or obligation from or relating to breach or violation of, or failure to perform, any of BEA's obligations, covenants, agreements or undertakings set forth in this Agreement or any Collateral Document, including without limitation Article 5 of this Agreement;
(vii) any obligation or liability relating to any asset of BEA not included in the BEA Assets.
(viii) any obligation or liability with respect to capitalized lease obligations or Indebtedness for Money Borrowed;
(ix) any Taxes, fees, expenses or other amounts required to be paid by BEA pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any Collateral Document; and
(x) any Contract with any Affiliate of BEA, other than those, if any, set forth in Section 2(b)(x) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule. All BEA Nonassumed Obligations shall remain and be the obligations and liabilities solely of BEA.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, except as set forth in Section 2.2(c) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule, all items of income and expense (including without limitation with respect to rent, utility charges, Pro Ratable Taxes and wages, salaries and accrued but unused vacation of BEA employees) arising from the ownership or operation of the BEA Assets or the conduct of the BEA Business shall be prorated as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern time, on the Closing Date, with BEA entitled to and responsible for any such items on or prior to the Closing Date and ATS entitled to and responsible for any such items relating to any subsequent period. For these purposes, Pro Ratable Taxes attributable to a period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date shall be treated on a "closing of the books" basis as two partial periods, one ending at the close of the Closing Date and the other beginning on the day after the Closing Date, except that Pro Ratable Taxes (such as property Taxes) imposed on a periodic basis shall be allocated on a daily basis. If either party shall have received any such revenues or paid any such expenses or charges which, pursuant to the terms hereof, the other party is entitled to or responsible for, it shall furnish the other party with a detailed statement of any such items as soon as practicable after receipt or payment thereof. The parties shall use their best efforts to agree upon such items and other adjustments prior to the Closing Date and, in any event, except as set forth in Section 2.2(c) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule, within sixty (60) days thereafter. If the parties are unable within such period to agree upon such items and other adjustments, BEA and ATS shall, within the following ten (10) days, jointly designate a nationally known independent public accounting firm to be retained to review such items and other adjustments. The fees and other expenses of retaining such independent public accounting firm shall be borne equally by BEA and ATS. Such firm shall report its conclusions as to such items and other adjustments pursuant to this Section and such report shall be conclusive on all parties to this Agreement and not subject to dispute or review. Upon such agreement or determination by such independent accounting firm, BEA or ATS, as the case may be, shall promptly reimburse the other party for any income received or expenses paid by the other party and not previously reimbursed or any other adjustment required by this Section. Nothing contained in this Section 2.2(c) is intended or shall be deemed to amend or modify the indemnification provisions of Article 8 nor to reallocate responsibility for the matters set forth therein.
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Assumption of Liabilities Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Acquisition Subsidiary agrees, effective at the time of Closing, to assume all obligations and liabilities of Seller of any kind, character or description, arising exclusively or primarily out of the conduct of the Business (the "ASSUMED LIABILITIES"), except for the Excluded Liabilities, including, without limitation, the following:
(a) Accounts payable which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(b) Liabilities and obligations related to customer deposits which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(c) Accrued payroll (including bonuses in the ordinary course of business) and accrued vacation and sick time which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(d) Other accrued liabilities relating to the Business (of the nature included in the Most Recent Balance Sheet in the line item "Other accrued liabilities") which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(e) Indebtedness to certain related parties of Seller, after giving effect to the transfer of the Excluded Real Property, subject to a mortgage or deed of trust securing the Real Estate Facility, to the holder(s) of such indebtedness in exchange for the cancellation of a portion of such indebtedness (the "RELATED PARTY DEBT"), as more particularly described in SCHEDULE 2.3(e) of the Disclosure Schedule; and
(f) Seller's obligations under the Assumed Contracts.
Non-Assumption of Liabilities Neither Party shall be liable for the prior, existing or future obligations, liabilities or debts of the other Party.
Novation of Liabilities (a) Each Party, at the request of another Party, shall use best efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any Consent, substitution or amendment required to novate or assign all obligations under Contracts, licenses and other obligations or Liabilities for which a member of such Party’s Group and a member of another Party’s Group are jointly or severally liable and that do not constitute Liabilities of such other Party as provided in this Agreement (such other Party, the “Other Party”), or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to such arrangements (other than any member of the Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement), so that, in any such case, the members of the applicable Group will be solely responsible for such Liabilities; provided, however, that no Party shall be obligated to pay any consideration therefor to any third party from whom any such Consent, substitution or amendment is requested (unless such Party is fully reimbursed by the requesting Party).
(b) If the Parties are unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required Consent, release, substitution or amendment, the Other Party or a member of such Other Party’s Group shall continue to be bound by such Contract, license or other obligation that does not constitute a Liability of such Other Party and, unless not permitted by Law or the terms thereof, as agent or subcontractor for such Party, the Party or member of such Party’s Group who Assumed or retained such Liability as set forth in this Agreement (the “Liable Party”) shall, or shall cause a member of its Group to, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such Other Party or member of such Other Party’s Group thereunder from and after the Effective Time. The Liable Party shall indemnify each Other Party and hold each of them harmless against any Liabilities (other than Liabilities of such Other Party) arising in connection therewith; provided, that the Liable Party shall have no obligation to indemnify any Other Party with respect to any matter to the extent that such Other Party has engaged in any knowing violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation in connection therewith. The Other Party shall, without further consideration, promptly pay and remit, or cause to be promptly paid or remitted, to the Liable Party or to another member of the Liable Party’s Group, all money, rights and other consideration received by it or any member of its Group in respect of such performance by the Liable Party (unless any such consideration is an Asset of such Other Party pursuant to this Agreement). If and when any such Consent, release, substitution or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease, license or other rights or obligations shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, the Other Party shall promptly Transfer all rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder of any member of such Other Party’s Group to the Liable Party or to another member of the Liable Party’s Group without payment of any further consideration and the Liable Party, or another member of such Liable Party’s Group, without the payment of any further consideration, shall Assume such rights and Liabilities.
(c) If the Liable Party (i) suffers a downgrade to its senior debt credit rating to below BB (as rated by Standard & Poor’s) or (ii) no longer has its debt securities rated by any nationally recognized credit rating agencies, then, upon the demand of the Other Party, such Liable Party shall be required to post an irrevocable letter of credit or similar security obligation reasonably acceptable to the Other Party in an amount reasonably necessary to provide security to the Other Party for the Liable Party’s obligations pursuant to Section 2.9(b); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to Assumed Tyco Contingent Liability. For the avoidance of doubt, the posting of such a letter of credit or similar security obligation shall in no event relieve the issuing Party’s obligations pursuant to Section 2.9(b), and shall not result in a cap or limitation on such Party’s Liabilities with respect thereto.
No Assumption of Liabilities Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, no SNH Entity is assuming, and no SNH Entity shall be responsible for, any liability of any kind or nature whether known or unknown, absolute, mature or not yet due, liquidated or non-liquidated, contingent, non-contingent, direct or indirect or otherwise, of any Mariner Entity or any other person for:
(a) Any costs or expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees, accounting fees, consulting and financing costs incurred by any Mariner Entity in negotiating this Agreement or in consummating the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) Any claim as a result of any injury to any person arising out of the rendering of or failure to render services by any Mariner Entity or its or his employees, agents or representatives or any other person performing services for or on behalf of any Mariner Entity (i) with respect to the Retained Facilities, prior to the Effective Time and, subject to, and upon the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Management Agreement, after the Effective Time, and (ii) with respect to the Transferred Facilities or any other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time;
(c) Any liability to set off or recoupment (including set off or recoupment against Post-Effective Time accounts receivable) by any Third Party Payor by reason of any contractual claim, settlement, order or judgment retroactively adjusting the amounts payable for reimbursement purposes or recovering overpayments made or requiring the payment of fines, penalties or damages, or reduction of prospective payments to any Facility or interest, with respect to, or based upon, the services rendered by any Mariner Entity (i) with respect to the Retained Facilities, prior to the Effective Time and, subject to, and upon the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Management Agreement, after the Effective Time, and (ii) with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time, including liabilities that are subject to a stay ordered by the Court and liabilities that may be collected against the New Operator under state or Federal law;
(d) Any taxes owed by any Mariner Entity, including, but not limited to, any investment tax recapture, depreciation recapture, employer taxes such as F.I.C.A. and F.U.T.A., any sales or use taxes, any personal property taxes, any withholding taxes and any workers' compensation or unemployment insurance premiums or adjustments and, in the case of any Mariner Entity's employees or any of its affiliates' employees, relating to, or arising out of, such employee's employment at any Retained Facility prior to the Effective Time; and with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities, both prior to, and after, the Effective Time;
(e) Any claim by any employee of any Mariner Entity for wages, salary, vacation, holiday, sick pay, welfare, or fringe benefits, relating to, or arising out of, such employee's employment prior to the Effective Time, except for those Employee Accruals assumed by the New Manager pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof and with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time;
(f) Any claim arising under any instrument, agreement, indenture, contract or understanding to which any Mariner Entity is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, unless such instrument, agreement, indenture, contract or understanding is explicitly described and affirmed and assumed by the SNH Entities in this Agreement or is otherwise expressly affirmed and assumed by separate instrument in writing executed by SPTMNR; or
(g) Any claim, order or judgment otherwise arising out of the operation of any Facility or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein but specifically including any claim, order or judgment arising under any applicable Federal, state or local statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, licensing requirements or conditions (including Medicare or Medicaid requirements or conditions, and environmental laws), or involving the imposition of any lien under any applicable law), in each case to the extent arising or attributable to conditions or events occurring prior to the Effective Time, and, subject to, and upon the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Management Agreement, after the Effective Time, and (ii) with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time.
Survival of Rights, Duties and Obligations Termination of this Agreement for any cause shall not release a Party from any liability which at the time of termination has already accrued to such Party or which thereafter may accrue in respect of any act or omission prior to such termination.
Survival of Rights and Obligations The provisions relating to Access Rights and Confidentiality, for the time period mentioned therein, as well as for Liability, Applicable law and Settlement of disputes shall survive the expiration or termination of this Consortium Agreement. Termination shall not affect any rights or obligations of a Party leaving the Consortium incurred prior to the date of termination, unless otherwise agreed between the General Assembly and the leaving Party. This includes the obligation to provide all input, deliverables and documents for the period of its participation.
Duties and Obligations The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and, (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with any Loan Document, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral or the existence of the Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
Survival of Representations and Obligations The respective agreements, representations, warranties and other statements made by the Issuer, the Company or the Seller or their respective officers, including any such agreements, representations, warranties and other statements relating to the Master Trust, and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of the Underwriters, the Issuer, the Company or the Seller or any of their respective officers or directors or any controlling person, and will survive delivery of and payment of the Notes. The provisions of Section 9 and Section 10 of this Agreement shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement.
