COVENANTS OF PARENT AND THE COMPANY The parties hereto agree that:
Affirmative Covenants of the Seller Parties Until the date on which the Aggregate Unpaids have been indefeasibly paid in full and this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms, each Seller Party hereby covenants, as to itself, as set forth below:
Covenants of Parent Parent agrees that:
Covenants of Company In the event that any litigation with claims in excess of $1,000,000 to which the Company is a party which shall be reasonably likely to result in a material judgment against the Company that the Company will not be able to satisfy shall be commenced by an Owner, during the period beginning nine months following the commencement of such litigation and continuing until such litigation is dismissed or otherwise terminated (and, if such litigation has resulted in a final judgment against the Company, such judgment has been satisfied), the Company shall not make any distribution on or in respect of its membership interests to any of its members, or repay the principal amount of any indebtedness of the Company held by CFC, unless (i) after giving effect to such distribution or repayment, the Company's liquid assets shall not be less than the amount of actual damages claimed in such litigation or (ii) the Rating Agency Condition shall have been satisfied with respect to any such distribution or repayment. The Company will not at any time institute against the Trust any bankruptcy proceedings under any United States federal or state bankruptcy or similar law in connection with any obligations relating to the Certificates, the Notes, this Agreement or any of the Basic Documents.
Covenants of the Shareholders (a) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10, it shall not take any action of any kind that may in any way adversely affect, by delay or otherwise, the likelihood of success of the Arrangement, and in furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Shareholder shall not, directly or indirectly:
(i) option, sell, assign, transfer, dispose of, hypothecate, alienate, grant a security interest in, encumber in any way, tender to any offer or otherwise convey any Subject Shares or Convertible Securities or any right or interest therein or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing;
(ii) grant or agree to grant any proxy or other right to the Subject Shares, or enter into any voting trust or pooling agreement or arrangement or otherwise relinquish or modify its right to vote any of the Subject Shares, or enter into or subject any of the Subject Shares to any other agreement, arrangement, understanding or commitment, formal or informal, with respect to or relating to the voting thereof;
(iii) (A) make, solicit, assist, initiate, encourage, or otherwise facilitate (including by way of furnishing information or entering into any form of written or oral agreement, arrangement or understanding) any inquiries, proposals or offers from any person regarding any Acquisition Proposal, or (B) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal, or (C) otherwise co-operate in any way with, or assist or participate in or facilitate or encourage any effort or attempt by any other person to do or seek to do any of the foregoing;
(iv) take any action of any kind, directly or indirectly, which may cause its representations or warranties hereunder to become untrue; or
(v) take any action to encourage or assist any other person to do any of the prohibited acts referred to in this Section 4(a).
(b) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the termination of this Agreement in accordance Section 10, it shall:
(i) (A) forthwith notify Symmetry and Acquisitionco, at first orally and then in writing, of all Acquisition Proposals currently under consideration and immediately cease and cause to be terminated any existing solicitations, encouraged activities, discussions or negotiations such Shareholder is engaged in with any person (other than Symmetry and Acquisitionco) with respect to or which could lead to any potential Acquisition Proposal from and after the date hereof, and (B) promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) notify Symmetry and Acquisitionco, at first orally and then in writing, of any inquiries, proposals or offers that such Shareholder receives or of which such Shareholder becomes aware, relating to, constituting or which such Shareholder reasonably believes could lead to an Acquisition Proposal, such notice to include a description of the terms and conditions of, and the identity of the person making, any proposal, inquiry or offer or any amendment thereto, and such other details of the proposal, inquiry or offer as Symmetry and Acquisitionco may reasonably request, including a copy thereof; and
(ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts (which, for greater certainty, shall not include influencing the board of directors of the Company) to assist Symmetry and Acquisitionco to successfully complete the Arrangement, including co-operating with Symmetry and Acquisitionco in: (A) making all requisite regulatory filings and giving evidence in relation thereto; (B) meeting with prospective lenders and investors in presentations, meetings, road shows and due diligence sessions; and (C) providing investor relations support and communicating with the shareholders of both Symmetry and the Company; and
(iii) perform all obligations required to by it under this Agreement and the Arrangement Agreement in order to consummate and make effective, as soon as reasonably practicable, the Transactions.
(c) Each Shareholder agrees that, during the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until 36 months following the Effective Time, none of such Shareholder, its affiliates (including any person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Shareholder) and its representatives (including any directors, officers, employees, financial advisors, or other agents) or any person not dealing at arms length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) with any of the foregoing shall, directly or indirectly, in any manner, acquire or agree to acquire or make any offer or proposal to acquire any securities of Symmetry or any property deriving its value in whole or in part from securities of Symmetry.
(d) Each Shareholder consents to the disclosure of the substance of this Agreement in any press release or any circular relating to the Arrangement and to the filing of this Agreement as may be required pursuant to applicable Law.
(e) Each Shareholder (if such Shareholder is a corporation or trust) shall ensure that the officers, directors, trustees and employees of it and its subsidiaries (other than the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) and any financial advisors or other advisors or representatives retained by it are aware of the provisions of this Section 4, and it shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 4 by any such persons.
Affirmative Covenants of Seller (a) Seller, at Seller's sole cost and expense, shall until the earlier of, the Closing Date or termination of this Agreement, keep and perform or cause to be performed in all material respects: (i) all obligations of the lessor under the Leases, and (ii) all obligations of Seller under the Legal Requirements if Seller's failure to perform any of such Legal Requirements would adversely affect Seller's ability to consummate this Agreement.
(b) From the date of Seller's acceptance hereof to the earlier of, the Closing Date or termination of this Agreement, Seller shall not do, suffer or permit or agree to do any of the following:
(i) Enter into any transaction in respect to or affecting the Proper out of the ordinary course of business;
(ii) Except for Seller's execution of New Leases, as provided in Section 4.3(e), sell, encumber, or grant any interest in the Property in any form or manner whatsoever, or otherwise perform or permit any act which will diminish or otherwise affect Purchaser's interest under this Agreement or in the Property, or which will prevent Seller's full performance of its obligations hereunder.
(c) From the date of Seller's acceptance hereof to the earlier of the Closing Date or termination of this Agreement, upon reasonable advance notice from Purchaser (which notice shall be not less than one business day in advance and shall be two (2) business days in advance if Purchaser desires to inspect any occupied portions of the Improvements) Seller shall permit representatives, accountants, agents, employees, lenders, contractors, appraisers, architects and engineers designated by Purchaser (collectively "Permittees") access to and entry upon the Property to examine, inspect, measure and test the Property and access to the office of Seller to review Seller's books and records relating to the operation thereof. Seller shall have the right to require that a representative of Seller may accompany any or all of the Permittees. If Purchaser desires to conduct any environmental sampling or testing at the Property (other than a customary Phase 1 Environmental Report which involves no intrusive testing or sampling), Purchaser shall first provide Seller with the proposed study plan therefor ("Plan"). The Plan is subject to the approval of Seller and no environmental sampling or testing shall be performed until the Plan therefor has been approved by Seller. Purchaser agrees that Seller may have a representative present at any inspection, sampling or testing, including, but not limited to, an environmental engineer or consultant designated by Seller (in connection with any environmental sampling or testing conducted by Purchaser in accordance with this Section 7(c). At Seller's request, any sampling or testing by Purchaser's environmental consultant shall be conducted in a manner so as to provide "split" samples or data to Seller's environmental consultant. Purchaser does hereby indemnify and forever defend and hold Seller, its partners, agents, and employees harmless from any loss, liability, suit, action judgment, or claim (including, without limitation, any mechanics' liens which may be filed against the Property) which any of the indemnified parties may suffer or sustain as a result of the exercise by Purchaser of its rights (and that of its Permittees) to enter upon the Property or the office of Seller pursuant to this Section 7.1(c). Prior to any such entry, Purchaser (or its Permittees) will deliver to Seller a certificate of Commercial General Liability insurance naming Seller and its partners as additional insured thereunder in coverage amounts of not less than $1,000,000.00 per occurrence. If the Closing does not occur for any reason, Purchaser will restore (or cause to be restored), the Property to its former condition to the extent Purchaser or its Permittees have altered or damaged the Property in any manner.
(d) Seller shall notify Purchaser promptly if Seller becomes aware of any transactions or occurrence prior to the Closing Date which would make any of the representations or warranties of Seller contained in Section 7.2 hereof not true in any material respect.
(e) Any vacant rentable space in the Real Property will be placed into Rent Ready Condition which is defined to be that all walls are patched and freshly painted, each space to be demised has a fully-fixtured and operable bathroom, and all doors have locks and are operable, the ceiling is completed with acoustical tile and standard fluorescent lighting and the floor is in broom-clean condition.
(f) Seller agrees to cooperate with Purchaser's accountants (at no cost or expense to Seller) relative to the performance by said accountants of an audit of Seller's books and records relating to the Property. If Purchaser's auditors shall request Seller to execute a representation letter addressed to the auditors and Seller and the auditors cannot agree on the content thereof, Purchaser may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date by written notice to Seller whereupon Purchaser shall obtain a return of the Deposit and Seller shall reimburse Purchaser for the actual costs of Purchaser's appraisal and environmental study to a maximum amount of $8,500.00 and this Agreement shall become null and void and of no further force or effect.
Negative Covenants of Seller On and as of the date hereof and at all times while this Agreement or the Transaction hereunder is in effect, Seller shall not without the prior written consent of Purchaser, which may be granted or denied at Purchaser’s sole and absolute discretion:
(i) subject to Seller’s right to repurchase any Purchased Asset pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, take any action that would directly or indirectly impair or adversely affect Purchaser’s title to any Purchased Asset or other Purchased Item;
(ii) at any time a Transaction is outstanding with respect to any Purchased Asset, transfer, assign, convey, grant, bargain, sell, set over, deliver or otherwise dispose of, or pledge or hypothecate, directly or indirectly, any interest in any Purchased Asset or other Purchased Item to any Person other than Purchaser, or engage in repurchase transactions or similar transactions with respect to any Purchased Asset or other Purchased Item with any Person other than Purchaser;
(iii) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien in or on any of its property, assets, revenue, the Purchased Assets, the other Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the Liens and security interest granted by Seller pursuant to the Transaction Documents;
(iv) intentionally omitted;
(v) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation, winding up or dissolution), or sell all or substantially all of its assets (except in connection with the sale or securitization of the Purchased Assets in the ordinary course of Seller’s business after the repurchase thereof in accordance with this Agreement);
(vi) permit a Change of Control;
(vii) intentionally omitted;
(viii) consent or assent to any Significant Modification other than in accordance with Article 29;
(ix) permit the organizational documents or jurisdiction of organization of Seller to be amended in any material respect;
(x) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, make any distribution, payment on account of, or set apart assets for, a sinking or other analogous fund for the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of any Capital Stock of Seller, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of Seller;
(xi) acquire or maintain any right or interest in any Purchased Asset or any Mortgaged Property that is senior to, or pari passu with, the rights and interests of Purchaser therein under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents unless such right or interest in a Purchased Asset hereunder;
(xii) use any part of the proceeds of any Transaction hereunder for any purpose which violates, or would be inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and
(xiii) directly, or through a Subsidiary, acquire or hold title to any real property.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUBSIDIARY Parent and Merger Subsidiary represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
Covenants of the Selling Shareholders Each Selling Shareholder, in addition to its other agreements and obligations hereunder, severally and not jointly, covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
(a) Such Selling Shareholder agrees that (i) it will not prepare, or have prepared on its behalf, or use or refer to, any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act), and (ii) it will not distribute any written materials in connection with the offer or sale of the Shares.
(b) Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriters that the Underwriters otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.
(c) During the period when delivery of a Prospectus (or, in lieu thereof, the notice referred to under Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) is required under the Securities Act, such Selling Shareholder will advise the Underwriters promptly, and will confirm such advice in writing to the Underwriters, of any change in the information relating to such Selling Shareholder in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.
(d) Such Selling Shareholder will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or result in, or that has constituted or might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any securities of the Company.
(e) Each of the Selling Shareholders agrees to deliver to the Underwriters prior to or at the Closing Date a properly completed and executed United States Treasury Department Form W-8 or W-9 (or other applicable form or statement specified by Treasury Department regulations in lieu thereof).
(f) Each of the Selling Shareholders agrees to deliver to the Underwriters prior to or at the Closing Date a certificate satisfying the beneficial ownership due diligence requirements of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters.
Covenants of the Purchasers Each Purchaser covenants and agrees with the Company as follows:
