Tax Representations Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, ------------------- First Intermediary Parent, Parent and Company represent and warrant to the Purchaser and Merger Sub as set forth below:
(a) The Company (or Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent or Parent on behalf of the Company) has (i) timely filed within the time period for filing or any extension granted with respect thereto all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and other returns, declarations, reports, claims for refund, or information statements relating to Taxes including any schedule attached thereto and any amendment thereto ("Returns") required to be filed relating to or pertaining to any and all Taxes attributable to, levied or imposed upon, or incurred in connection with the Company including all Tax Returns with respect to any affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group of which Company is or was a member or has liability for Taxes with respect thereto (a "Relevant Group") and (ii) paid on a timely basis all of the Taxes required to be paid prior to the date hereof except for Taxes shown as liabilities on the balance of the Company dated June 30, 2000.
(b) Company has provided Purchaser true, complete, accurate copies of all material Tax Returns filed by or on behalf of the Company or which include Taxes payable in respect of the Company's assets, operations or its liability for Taxes for all taxable periods commencing on or after January 1, 1995.
(c) With respect to the Company or to the extent relevant to the Company's business or assets, Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent and Parent, (i) there are not pending or threatened in writing any audits, examinations, assessments, asserted deficiencies or written claims for Taxes nor is there any factual or legal basis therefore and (ii) there are (and immediately after the Closing there will be) no Encumbrances for Taxes upon any assets of the Company other than for Taxes not yet due and payable.
(d) Except as disclosed in Schedule 8.2(d), no Tax deficiencies, assessments or audit adjustments have been proposed in writing, assessed or asserted against the Company, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent, Indirect Parent or Parent to the extent Company would be liable for such deficiencies, assessments or adjustments.
(e) Except as disclosed in Schedule 8.2(e), neither Company, Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent nor Parent have requested any extension of time within which to file any Returns related to the Company in respect of any taxable period which have not since been filed and no request for waivers of the time to assess any Taxes are pending or outstanding. There are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the statutory period of limitation applicable to any Tax Returns required to be filed by, or which include or are treated as including, the Company or with respect to any Tax assessment or deficiency affecting the Company or any Relevant Group.
(f) The Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes (including, without limitation, withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441 and 1442 of the Code or similar provisions under any foreign Laws) and have, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, withheld from employee wages and paid over to the proper governmental authorities all employment, FICA, FUTA and other Taxes and similar amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under all applicable laws.
(g) For the tax years where the statute of limitations is open, no power of attorney for Taxes has been granted with respect to the Company.
(h) The accruals and reserves for Taxes reflected in the balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2000 are in all material respects adequate to cover all Taxes required to be accrued through the date thereof (including interest and penalties, if any, thereon and Taxes being contested) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with the balance sheet included in the Company Reports, and the accrual and reserves for Taxes reflected in the books and records of the Company as of the last day of the Company's most recently complete fiscal month end are in all material respects adequate to cover all Taxes required to be accrued through such date (including interest and penalties, if any, thereon and Taxes being contested) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with the balance sheet included in the Company Reports. The Company has incurred no material liability for Taxes in the period after the date of the Company's most recent completed financial month.
(i) The Company has not received any written ruling related to Taxes or entered into any agreement with a Taxing Authority relating to Taxes.
(j) The Company has no liability for the Taxes of any Person other than the Company (i) under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor, (iii) by any written, oral or other agreement, contract, subcontract, lease, binding understanding, instrument, note, option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan, commitment or undertaking of any nature, as of the date hereof or as may hereafter be in effect (a "Contract") or (iv) otherwise.
(k) The Company (i) has neither agreed to make nor is required to make any adjustment under Section 481 of the Code by reason of a change in accounting method and (ii) is not a "consenting corporation" within the meaning of Section 341(f)(1) of the Code.
(l) The Company is not involved in, subject to, or a party to any joint venture, partnership, Contract or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for federal, state, local or foreign Tax purposes.
(m) The Company has not made any payments, is not obligated to make any payments, nor is a party to any contract, agreement or arrangement covering any current or former employee or consultant of the Company that under certain circumstances could require it to make or give rise to any payments that are not deductible as a result of the provisions set forth in Section 280G of the Code or the treasury regulations thereunder or would result in an excise tax to the recipient of any such payment under Section 4999 of the Code.
(n) As a result of ownership changes on April 30, 1999 and April 7, 2000, the Company is subject to limitations on the utilization of the net operating losses, built-in losses, capital losses, Tax credits or other similar items of the Company under (i) Section 382 of the Code, (ii) Section 383 of the Code, (iii) Section 384 of the Code, and (iv) Section 1502 of the Code and Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder. These limitations and the amounts of available loss and other carryovers will be reported by the Parent to the Purchaser prior to March 31, 2001.
(o) Each material election with respect to Taxes affecting the Company are set forth in Section 8.2 of the Company Schedule.
(p) The Company is not nor has it ever been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.
Payee Tax Representations Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
Payer Tax Representations For the purpose of Section 3(e) of the Agreement, each of Dealer and Counterparty makes the following representation: It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under Section 9(h) of the Agreement or amounts payable hereunder that may be considered to be interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes) to be made by it to the other party under the Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on (A) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of the Agreement, (B) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or Section 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or Section 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement and (C) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of the Agreement, except that it will not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (B) above and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) of the Agreement by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position.
Payer Tax Representation Each representation specified in the Schedule as being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
Tax Representation Letters (a) The Company shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the opinion of counsel referred to in Section 8.2(e) and Section 8.3(f), (ii) deliver to Xxxxxxx Procter LLP, counsel to the Company, and Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to Parent, or other counsel described in Section 8.2(e) and Section 8.3(e), respectively, a tax representation letter, dated as of the Closing Date (and, if required, as of the effective date of the Form S-4), signed by an officer of the Company, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Xxxxxxx Procter LLP or other counsel described in Section 8.2(e) and to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP or other counsel described in Section 8.3(e), containing customary representations of the Company for purposes of rendering the opinions described in Section 8.2(e) and Section 8.3(e) and (iii) deliver to Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx, counsel to Parent, and Xxxxxxx Procter LLP, counsel to the Company, or other counsel described in Section 8.2(f) and Section 8.3(f), respectively, tax representation letters, dated as of the Closing Date (and, if required, as of the effective date of the Form S-4), and signed by an officer of the Company, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such counsel, containing customary representations of the Company as shall be reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable Xxxxxxxx, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx to render an opinion on the Closing Date, as described in Section 8.2(f) (and, if required, as of the effective date of the Form S-4) and Xxxxxxx Procter LLP to render an opinion on the Closing Date, as described in Section 8.3(f) (and, if required, as of the effective date of the Form S-4).
(b) Parent shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the opinion of counsel referred to in Section 8.3(e) and Section 8.2(f), (ii) deliver to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, counsel to Parent, or other counsel described in Section 8.3(e), tax representation letters, dated as of the Closing Date (and, if required, as of the effective date of the Form S-4), signed by an officer of Parent, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP or other counsel described in Section 8.3(e) and to the Company, containing customary representations of Parent for purposes of rendering the opinion described in Section 8.3(e) and (iii) deliver to Xxxxxxxx, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx, counsel to Parent, and Xxxxxxx Procter LLP, counsel to the Company, or other counsel described in Section 8.2(f) and Section 8.3(f), respectively, tax representation letters, dated as of the Closing Date (and, if required, as of the effective date of the Form S-4), and signed by an officer of Parent, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such counsel, containing customary representations of Parent as shall be reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable Xxxxxxxx, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx to render an opinion on the Closing Date, as described in Section 8.2(f) (and, if required, as of the effective date of the Form S-4) and Xxxxxxx Procter LLP to render an opinion on the Closing Date, as described in Section 8.3(f) (and, if required, as of the effective date of the Form S-4).
Basic Representations Section 3(a) of the Agreement is hereby amended by the deletion of “and” at the end of Section 3(a)(iv); the substitution of a semicolon for the period at the end of Section 3(a)(v) and the addition of Sections 3(a)(vi), as follows:
Payer Representations For the purpose of Section 3(e) of this Agreement, Party A will make the following representation and Party B will make the following representation: It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be made by it to the other party under this Agreement. In making this representation, it may rely on (i) the accuracy of any representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of this Agreement, (ii) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and the accuracy and effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement and (iii) the satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in Section 4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it shall not be a breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause (ii) and the other party does not deliver a form or document under Section 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement by reason of material prejudice to its legal or commercial position.
Joint Representations Each party represents and warrants, which representations and warranties shall be deemed to be continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, that:
(A) It is a corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized.
(B) To the extent required by Applicable Law (defined below), it is duly registered with all appropriate regulatory agencies or self-regulatory organizations and such registration will remain in full force and effect for the duration of this Agreement.
(C) For the duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, it is currently and will continue to abide by all applicable federal and state laws, including, without limitation, federal and state securities laws; regulations, rules, and interpretations of the SEC and its authorized regulatory agencies and organizations, including FINRA; and all other self-regulatory organizations governing the transactions contemplated under this Agreement (collectively, “Applicable Law”).
(D) It has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of the transactions, duties, and responsibilities contemplated by this Agreement.
(E) This Agreement constitutes a legal obligation of the party, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties.
(F) Whenever, in the course of performing its duties under this Agreement, it determines that a violation of Applicable Law has occurred, or that, to its knowledge, a possible violation of Applicable Law may have occurred, or with the passage of time could occur, it shall promptly notify the other party of such violation.
Survival of Indemnification and Representations and Warranties All indemnities set forth herein and all representations and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement, the making of the Loans, and the repayment of the Loans and other obligations and the termination of the Commitments hereunder.
SURVIVAL OF INDEMNITIES, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, ETC The respective indemnities, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters, as set forth in this Agreement or made by them respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the Company or any person controlling any of them and shall survive delivery of and payment for the Stock. Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement, including without limitation any termination pursuant to Section 8 or Section 10, the indemnities, covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements forth in Sections 2, 5, 7 and 9 and Sections 11 through 21, inclusive, of this Agreement shall not terminate and shall remain in full force and effect at all times.
