The Merger Closing Effective Time 1.1. The Merger 1 1.2. Closing 2 1.3. Effective Time 2
The Merger Closing (a) As soon as reasonably practicable on the Closing Date, the Company and Merger Subsidiary shall execute and file articles of merger with the Department of Financial Institutions of the State of Wisconsin and make all other filings or recordings required by the WBCL to be made in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the articles of merger are duly filed with the Department of Financial Institutions of the State of Wisconsin or, if agreed to by the Company and Parent, at such later time as is specified in the articles of merger (the "Effective Time").
(b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Effective Time, Merger Subsidiary shall be merged with and into the Company in accordance with the requirements of the WBCL, whereupon the separate existence of Merger Subsidiary shall cease. The Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation").
(c) The Merger will have the effects set forth in the WBCL, including the effects set forth in Section 180.1106 of the WBCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and purposes and shall assume and be liable for all the liabilities, obligations and penalties of the Company and Merger Subsidiary.
(d) The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, Four Times Square, New York, New York 10036-6522, at 10:00 a.m. local time, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event within two (2) Business Days after the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereby, waiver of all of the conditions to the Merger, other than those conditions that by their nature are to be fulfilled at Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions, unless this Agreement has been heretofore terminated pursuant to its terms or another time or date is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto (the actual time and date of the Closing being referred to herein as the "Closing Date").
Merger Closing (a) The Merger shall be consummated (the "Closing") at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on a date to be specified by the parties, which shall be no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 7 (other than any such conditions that by their nature cannot be satisfied until the Closing Date, which shall be required to be so satisfied or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waived on the Closing Date), at the offices of Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto (such date upon which the Closing occurs, the "Closing Date").
(b) At the Closing, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by causing to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger or a certificate of ownership and merger, as the case may be (in any such case, the "Certificate of Merger"), in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL and shall make all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later time as Parent and the Company shall agree and specify in the Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective being the "Effective Time").
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Subsidiaries collectively hold or acquire at least 90% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock after giving effect to the closing of the Offer and, if applicable, the purchase by Merger Sub of the Top-Up Shares, Parent and the Company hereby agree to take all necessary and appropriate action to cause the Merger to become effective, without a meeting of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, in accordance with Section 253 of the DGCL as promptly as practicable.
Buyer Closing Deliveries Buyer shall deliver the following documents to the Escrow Agent on or before the date which is (i) one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date if the Loan Assumption is to occur at the Closing with respect to all Assets, or (ii) two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date if the Loan Assumption is not to occur at the Closing with respect to any Asset (i.e., there will be no Loan Assumption at all):
(a) With respect to the Assets:
(i) an assignment and assumption of Crown Ridge Seller’s interest in the Crown Ridge Space Leases (the “Crown Ridge Assignment of Leases”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto;
(ii) an assignment and assumption of Canyon Springs Seller’s interest in the Canyon Springs Space Leases (the “Canyon Springs Assignment of Leases”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto;
(iii) an assignment and assumption of Cascades I Seller’s interest in the Cascades I Space Leases (the “Cascades I Assignment of Leases”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto;
(iv) an assignment and assumption of Cascades II Seller’s interest in the Cascades II Space Leases (the “Cascades II Assignment of Leases”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto;
(v) an assignment and assumption of Cibolo Canyon Seller’s interest in the Cibolo Canyon Space Leases (the “Cibolo Canyon Assignment of Leases”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit A attached hereto;
(vi) an assignment and assumption of the Crown Ridge Contracts (the “Crown Ridge Assignment of Contracts”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit B attached hereto;
(vii) an assignment and assumption of the Canyon Springs Contracts (the “Canyon Springs Assignment of Contracts”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit B attached hereto;
(viii) an assignment and assumption of the Cascades I Contracts (the “Cascades I Assignment of Contracts”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit B attached hereto;
(ix) an assignment and assumption of the Cascades II Contracts (the “Cascades II Assignment of Contracts”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit B attached hereto;
(x) an assignment and assumption of the Cibolo Canyon Contracts (the “Cibolo Canyon Assignment of Contracts”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit B attached hereto;
(xi) notice letters to the tenants at the Real Property (the “Tenant Notices”) duly executed by Buyer, in substantially the form of Exhibit C attached hereto. Buyer shall promptly deliver the same to all tenants following the Closing and shall provide Sellers with confirmation of such delivery upon Sellers’ request;
(xii) an assignment of all licenses, certificates of occupancy, permits, approvals, authorizations, guaranties, warranties and intangibles with respect to the Crown Ridge Real Property to the extent assignable (but excluding any Excluded Assets) (a “Crown Ridge Assignment of Licenses, Permits, Warranties and General Intangibles”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto;
(xiii) an assignment of all licenses, certificates of occupancy, permits, approvals, authorizations, guaranties, warranties and intangibles with respect to the Canyon Springs Real Property to the extent assignable (but excluding any Excluded Assets) (a “Canyon Springs Assignment of Licenses, Permits, Warranties and General Intangibles”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto;
(xiv) an assignment of all licenses, certificates of occupancy, permits, approvals, authorizations, guaranties, warranties and intangibles with respect to the Cascades I Real Property to the extent assignable (but excluding any Excluded Assets) (a “Cascades I Assignment of Licenses, Permits, Warranties and General Intangibles”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto;
(xv) an assignment of all licenses, certificates of occupancy, permits, approvals, authorizations, guaranties, warranties and intangibles with respect to the Cascades II Real Property to the extent assignable (but excluding any Excluded Assets) (a “Cascades II Assignment of Licenses, Permits, Warranties and General Intangibles”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto;
(xvi) an assignment of all licenses, certificates of occupancy, permits, approvals, authorizations, guaranties, warranties and intangibles with respect to the Cibolo Canyon Real Property to the extent assignable (but excluding any Excluded Assets) (a “Cibolo Canyon Assignment of Licenses, Permits, Warranties and General Intangibles”) duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit D attached hereto;
(xvii) all documents relating to each applicable Loan Assumption and required by Existing Lender to effectuate each applicable Loan Assumption (the “Loan Assumption Documents”), which are consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and do not impose any obligation or liability on Buyer that is not expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the applicable Existing Loan Documents, duly executed by Buyer, provided that the delivery in this subsection shall not apply to a particular Loan Assumption if the Lender Consent is not received on or prior to the Closing Date or in the event Buyer elects, in its sole discretion, to forgo the particular Loan Assumption by delivery of a Loan Assumption Rejection Notice in accordance with Section 2.3(d)(ii) or by the delivery of the New Financing Notice referenced in Section 2.3(f);
(xviii) a change in responsibility form for the Exxxxxx Aquifer Protection Plan duly executed by Buyer in substantially the form of Exhibit I attached hereto (a “Change in Responsibility Form”) with respect to the Canyon Springs Asset, which Change in Responsibility Form Buyer shall deliver to the following address promptly following the Closing: Exxxxxx Aquifer Protection Plan, Attn: Mx. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, 10000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, San Antonio TX 78223;
(xix) a Change in Responsibility Form with respect to the Cibolo Canyon Asset duly executed by Buyer, which Change in Responsibility Form Buyer shall deliver to the following address promptly following the Closing: Exxxxxx Aquifer Protection Plan, Attn: Mx. Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx, 10000 Xxxxxx Xxxx, San Antonio TX 78223;
(xx) an Assignment and Amendment Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit K attached hereto (a “Cascades Assignment and Amendment Agreement”) for the Contract for Marketing of Services for Cascades I with respect to the Cascades I Asset duly executed by Buyer; provided, however, as between Seller and Buyer, Buyer is only assuming the obligations under such Contract for Marketing of Services that arise from and after the Closing;
(xxi) a Cascades Assignment and Amendment Agreement for the Contract for Marketing of Services for Cascades II Seniors with respect to the Cascades II Asset duly executed by Buyer; and
(xxii) a Cascades Assignment and Amendment Agreement for the Contract for Marketing of Services for Cascades II Duplexes with respect to the Cascades II Asset duly executed by Buyer.
(b) With respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder:
(i) all transfer tax returns to the extent required by law and the regulations issued pursuant thereto in connection with the payment of all state or local real property transfer taxes that are payable or arise as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, as prepared by Sellers and Buyer and duly executed by Buyer; and
(ii) a separate buyer’s closing statement for each Asset, consistent with the terms of this Agreement (the “Buyer Closing Statement”).
Adjustment of Merger Consideration If, subsequent to the date of this Agreement but prior to the Effective Time, the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares or a different class as a result of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, split, combination, exchange, recapitalization or other similar transaction, the Merger Consideration shall be appropriately adjusted.
Payment of Merger Consideration (a) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity (or its successor in interest) shall deliver to each holder of SPE LLC Interests whose SPE LLC Interests have been converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 1.05(b) hereof, the Merger Consideration payable to such holder in the amounts and form provided in Section 1.05(b) hereof. The issuance of the OP Units and admission of the recipients thereof as limited partners of the Operating Partnership pursuant to Section 1.05(b) shall be evidenced by an amendment to Exhibit A of the Operating Partnership Agreement, and the Operating Partnership shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, an executed copy of such amendment to each Pre-Formation Participant receiving OP Units hereunder. Each certificate representing REIT Shares issuable as Merger Consideration shall bear the following legend: THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION, UNLESS THE TRANSFEROR DELIVERS TO THE CORPORATION AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PROPOSED SALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES OR “BLUE SKY” LAWS. THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFICIAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION’S MAINTENANCE OF ITS STATUS AS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”). SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE CORPORATION’S CHARTER, (I) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF THE CORPORATION’S COMMON STOCK IN EXCESS OF % (IN VALUE OR NUMBER OF SHARES) OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF THE CORPORATION UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS AN EXCEPTED HOLDER (IN WHICH CASE THE EXCEPTED HOLDER LIMIT SHALL BE APPLICABLE); (II) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION IN EXCESS OF % OF THE VALUE OF THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION, UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS AN EXCEPTED HOLDER (IN WHICH CASE THE EXCEPTED HOLDER LIMIT SHALL BE APPLICABLE); (III) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN CAPITAL STOCK THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE CORPORATION BEING “CLOSELY HELD” UNDER SECTION 856(h) OF THE CODE OR OTHERWISE CAUSE THE CORPORATION TO FAIL TO QUALIFY AS A REIT; AND (IV) NO PERSON MAY TRANSFER SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK IF SUCH TRANSFER WOULD RESULT IN THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION BEING OWNED BY FEWER THAN 100 PERSONS. ANY PERSON WHO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNS OR ATTEMPTS TO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK WHICH CAUSES OR WILL CAUSE A PERSON TO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK IN EXCESS OR IN VIOLATION OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE CORPORATION. IF ANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR OWNERSHIP SET FORTH IN (I) THROUGH (III) ABOVE ARE VIOLATED, THE SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO A TRUSTEE OF A TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE BENEFICIARIES. IN ADDITION, THE CORPORATION MAY TAKE OTHER ACTIONS, INCLUDING REDEEMING SHARES UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THAT OWNERSHIP OR A TRANSFER OR OTHER EVENT MAY VIOLATE THE RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. FURTHERMORE, UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF CERTAIN EVENTS, ATTEMPTED TRANSFERS IN VIOLATION OF THE RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE MAY BE VOID AB INITIO. ALL CAPITALIZED TERMS IN THIS LEGEND HAVE THE MEANINGS DEFINED IN THE CHARTER OF THE CORPORATION, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, A COPY OF WHICH, INCLUDING THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP, WILL BE FURNISHED TO EACH HOLDER OF CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION ON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE. REQUESTS FOR SUCH A COPY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE.
(b) The Surviving Entity (or its successor in interest) shall not be liable to any holder of SPE LLC Interests for any portion of the Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
(c) So long as some portion of the Merger Consideration is in the form of OP Units, the parties hereto intend and agree that, for United States federal income tax purposes, the Merger shall constitute an “assets-over” partnership merger within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.708-1(c)(3)(i), and, as a result, that (i) any payment of cash or REIT Shares for SPE LLC Interests of such holder shall be treated as a sale of such SPE LLC Interests by the holder and a purchase of such SPE LLC Interests by the Operating Partnership for the cash and/or REIT Shares so paid under the terms of this Agreement in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.708-1(c)(4), and (ii) each such holder of SPE LLC Interests who accepts cash and/or REIT Shares shall explicitly agree and consent (the “Sale Consent”) to such treatment in their Consent Form as a condition to electing such consideration. To the extent the Operating Partnership acquires any SPE LLC Interests as described above, or previously acquired such interests, for United States federal income tax purposes the receipt by the Operating Partnership of the portion of property attributable to such SPE LLC Interests shall be treated as a distribution by the SPE LLC in redemption of such SPE LLC Interests. Notwithstanding Section 1.05(b) and any holder’s election as to the form of their Merger Consideration, if any holder (other than a non-accredited investor) fails to execute a Sale Consent prior to the Closing, such holder’s Merger Consideration shall consist solely of OP Units. Any cash paid as the Merger Consideration to a non-accredited investor for a SPE LLC Interests shall be paid only after the receipt of a Sale Consent from such holder.
Seller Closing Deliverables Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser each of the certificates, instruments, agreements, documents and other items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.5 at or prior to the Closing Date.
Seller Closing Deliveries Seller shall deliver the following documents to the Escrow Agent on or before the Closing Date:
(a) With respect to the Asset:
(i) the Deed duly executed by Seller;
(ii) the Assignment of Leases duly executed by Seller;
(iii) a xxxx of sale duly executed by Seller in substantially the form of Exhibit F attached hereto, relating to all fixtures, chattels, equipment and articles of Personal Property owned by Seller which are currently located upon or attached to the Property and used solely in connection with the operation of the Property (but not including items owned or leased by tenants, the Property Manager, or which are leased by Seller or any Excluded Assets);
(iv) the Assignment of Contracts duly executed by Seller;
(v) the Tenant Notices duly executed by Seller;
(vi) notice letters to the vendors under the Assumed Contracts duly executed by Seller;
(vii) an affidavit that Seller is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980, as amended, in substantially the form of Exhibit G attached hereto;
(viii) the Assignment of Licenses, Permits, Warranties and General Intangibles duly executed by Seller; and
(ix) to the extent in Seller’s possession, copies of the Space Leases which delivery may be satisfied by delivery of the on-site property management office at the Property.
(b) With respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder:
(i) all transfer tax returns to the extent required by law and the regulations issued pursuant thereto in connection with the payment of all state or local real property transfer taxes that are payable or arise as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, as prepared by Seller and Buyer and duly executed by Seller; and
(ii) a Closing Statement duly executed by Seller.
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Purchaser Closing Deliveries No later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date (except for the balance of the Purchase Price which is to be delivered at the time specified in Section 2.2.4), Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent (for disbursement to the applicable Seller upon the Closing) the following items with respect to each Property being conveyed at such Closing:
(a) A title affidavit (or at Purchaser’s option an indemnity) pertaining to Purchaser’s activity on the applicable Property prior to Closing, in the customary form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, to enable Title Insurer to delete the standard exceptions to the title insurance policy set forth in this Agreement (other than matters constituting any Permitted Exceptions and matters which are to be completed or performed post-Closing) to be issued pursuant to the Title Commitment; provided that such affidavit does not subject Purchaser to any greater liability, or impose any additional obligations, other than as set forth in this Agreement;
(b) Any declaration or other statement which may be required to be submitted to the local assessor with respect to the terms of the sale of such Property;
(c) A closing statement executed by Purchaser;
(d) A counterpart of the General Assignment, countersigned by Purchaser or Purchaser’s Designated Entity, as applicable;
(e) A counterpart of the Leases Assignment, countersigned by Purchaser or Purchaser’s Designated Entity, as applicable;
(f) A counterpart of the Tenant Notices, countersigned by Purchaser or Purchaser’s Designated Entity, as applicable, to be delivered to the Tenants by Purchaser promptly following Closing;
(g) Resolutions, certificates of good standing, and such other organizational documents as Title Insurer shall reasonably require evidencing Purchaser’s or Purchaser Designated Entities’, as applicable, authority to consummate this transaction; and
(h) If applicable and only with respect to the Runaway Bay I, the Xxxxxx’x Pointe, and Xxxx Bridge Crossing Properties, the Loan Documents to be executed by Purchaser or Purchaser’s Designated Entity, as applicable.
