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• Excluded Liabilities Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Purchaser shall not assume any duties, obligations or liabilities of Seller of any kind, whether known, unknown, contingent or otherwise, other than the Transferred Liabilities, including any duty, obligation or liability: (1) not directly relating to the Transferred Assets; (2) attributable to any acts or omissions to act taken or omitted to be taken by or on behalf of Seller (or any of its Affiliates) prior to the Effective Time in violation of any applicable laws, contracts or legal or fiduciary duties; (3) attributable to any actions, causes of action, claims, suits or proceedings or violations of law or regulation attributable to any acts or omissions to act taken or omitted to be taken by Seller (or any of its affiliates or direct or indirect Subsidiaries); (4) for (i) Taxes relating to the Transferred Assets or the Transferred Liabilities for taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date and (ii) Taxes for which Seller is liable pursuant to Section 2.1(h); (5) except as expressly set forth in Section 8.13, relating to the Employees in any respect, including the employment or termination of employment of any Employee, in the case of each Branch Employee relating to any period prior to the time such Branch Employee become employed by Purchaser as contemplated hereby, and relating to the Benefit Plans, ERISA, COBRA or the WARN Act in any respect, whether arising before or after the Effective Time (for avoidance of doubt, Excluded Liabilities include any duty, obligation or liability arising under the Seller Employment Agreements, the Parent Equity Incentive Plans, any contract listed on Schedule 6.8(b)(ii) or any plan listed on Schedule 6.8(b)(iii)); (6) arising from circumstances, events or conditions prior to the Effective Time and not expressly assumed hereunder; and (7) all amounts due and payable to any Affiliate (collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”). For avoidance of doubt, Excluded Liabilities shall include the Perryville Loan Liabilities, and Purchaser shall not be a successor to Seller with respect to any Perryville Loan Liabilities. This Section 2.1(f) is not intended to enlarge the rights of any third parties relating to the Excluded Liabilities. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent either party hereto from contesting matters relating to the Excluded Liabilities with any third party.

• Retained Liabilities The Sellers shall retain liability to third parties for the following (the “Retained Liabilities”): (a) liabilities arising from disposal off-site of the Facilities before the Closing Date of Hazardous Materials originating from the Facilities or the JWWTP (including without limitation with respect to the Star Lake Canal site, EPA ID TX0001414341) (the “Seller Off Site Disposal Liability”); (b) fines and penalties imposed by Governmental Entities for violations before the Closing Date of Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits (the “Seller Environmental Fines and Penalties Liability”); (c) liabilities, known or unknown, to the extent arising from the exposure before the Closing Date of any employee, former employee, Independent Contractor or former independent contractor of either Seller or other Person to Hazardous Materials from, at or on the Site or the other Assets (the “Seller Exposure Liability”); (d) liabilities, known or unknown, to the extent arising from the MTBE that was manufactured, sold, processed, used or stored by the Sellers in conducting the Business before the Closing Date, excluding the Product Inventory comprised of MTBE conveyed to the Purchaser at the Closing (the “Seller MTBE Liability”); (e) any obligation under (i) each Assumed Contract, related to the rights under each Assumed Contract assigned to the Purchaser under the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (ii) each License of either Seller included in the Assets, and (iii) each JWWTP Agreement, related to the rights under each JWWTP Agreement assigned to the Purchaser under the Assignment (JWWTP Agreements); in each case clause (i), (ii) or (iii), required to be performed before the Closing Date; and any indebtedness of either Seller in respect of the Assets, to the extent not taken into account in the determination of Final Net Working Capital; (f) physical or bodily injuries to, or damage to the property of, third parties that occurred before the Closing Date to the extent caused by the physical condition of the Assets; (g) liabilities (including accounts payable) owed by either Seller to the other Seller or any Affiliate of the Sellers on or before the Closing Date in respect of the Business, the Facilities or any other Assets; (h) liabilities for (i) Taxes of either Seller not related to or associated with the Business, the Facilities or the other Assets, (ii) Taxes related to or associated with the Business, the Facilities or the other Assets or the Assumed Liabilities for taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date and (iii) payments under any Tax allocation, sharing or similar agreement (whether oral or written); (i) liabilities for any indebtedness of either Seller or any Affiliate of either Seller with respect to borrowed money, including any interest or penalties accrued thereon; (j) liabilities associated with, related to or arising from any Excluded Asset, excluding, in the case of an Excluded Asset that is the subject of, or owned or operated after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of, a Commercial Agreement, the Purchaser’s liabilities and obligations with respect to such asset thereunder for matters attributable to operations and transactions during the period after the Closing, it being understood that the respective rights, obligations and liabilities of the Purchaser and the Seller party thereto with respect to such matters will be governed solely by the relevant Commercial Agreement; (k) liabilities arising in connection with any Seller Benefit Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan; (l) liabilities under any of the CBAs or any other collective bargaining agreement or other labor arrangement, including any grievances, to the extent arising from any act or omission of either Seller or any Affiliate of either Seller before the Closing; (m) liabilities set forth on Schedule 2.5(m), 4.10, or 4.11, in each case to the extent attributable to periods of time before the Closing Date; and (n) all other liabilities (other than those the subject matter of clauses (a) through (m) above or that are the subject of the Sellers’ representations and warranties in Article IV and the Sellers’ covenants in Article VI), known or unknown, to the extent arising under current or prior applicable Law (except that, with respect to those liabilities arising under applicable common law, such liabilities shall be included without regard to whether there has been a change in the common law after the Closing) from the ownership, operation or use of the Business, the Facilities and the Assets, in each case, before the Closing Date, excluding, in the case of an Excluded Asset that is the subject of, or owned or operated after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of, a Commercial Agreement, the Purchaser’s liabilities and obligations with respect to such asset thereunder for matters attributable to operations and transactions during the period after the Closing, it being understood that the respective rights, obligations and liabilities of the Purchaser and the Seller party thereto with respect to such matters will be governed solely by the relevant Commercial Agreement.

• ERISA Liabilities The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates not to, (i) permit the assets of any of their respective Plans to be less than the amount necessary to provide all accrued benefits under such Plans, or (ii) enter into any Multiemployer Plan.

• Assumed Liabilities On the Closing Date, Buyer or the UniSource Designee acquiring the Assets shall deliver to Seller the Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which Buyer or such UniSource Designee shall assume and agree to discharge when due, without recourse to Seller, in accordance with the respective terms and subject to the respective conditions thereof, all of the Assumed Liabilities. All of the following liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer which relate to, or arise by virtue of Seller's or Buyer's ownership of the Assets or operation of the Business (other than Excluded Liabilities) are referred to collectively as the "Assumed Liabilities": (a) all liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer arising on or after the Closing Date under the Assigned Agreements, the Real Property Leases, and the Transferable Permits in accordance with the terms thereof, including, without limitation, the Assigned Agreements entered into by Seller (i) prior to the date hereof and (ii) after the date hereof consistent with the terms of this Agreement, except in each case to the extent such liabilities and obligations, but for a breach or default by Seller, would have been paid, performed or otherwise discharged on or prior to the Closing Date and are not otherwise included among the items causing an adjustment to the Base Purchase Price contemplated in Section 3.3 or to the extent the same arise out of any such breach or default or out of any event which after the giving of notice or passage of time or both would constitute a default by Seller; (b) all liabilities and obligations of Seller for accounts payable to the extent included among the items causing an adjustment to the Base Purchase Price contemplated in Section 3.3; (c) all liabilities and obligations associated with the Assets or the Business in respect of Taxes for which Buyer is liable pursuant to Section 3.4 or 6.10(a) hereof; (d) all liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer with respect to the Transferred Employees incurred on or after the Closing Date for which Buyer is responsible pursuant to Section 6.12; (e) all liabilities, responsibilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer arising under Environmental Laws or relating to Environmental Conditions or Regulated Substances (including common law liabilities relating to Environmental Conditions and Regulated Substances), whether such liability, responsibility or obligation is known or unknown, contingent or accrued as of the Closing Date, including but not limited to: (i) costs of compliance (including capital, operating and other costs) relating to any violation or alleged violation of Environmental Laws occurring prior to, on or after the Closing Date, with respect to the ownership of the Assets or operation of the Business; (ii) property damage or natural resource damage (whether such damages were manifested before or after the Closing Date) arising from Environmental Conditions or Releases of Regulated Substances at, on, in, under, adjacent to, or migrating from any Assets prior to, on or after the Closing Date; (iii) any Remediation (whether or not such Remediation commenced before the Closing Date or commences after the Closing Date) of Environmental Conditions or Regulated Substances that are present or have been Released prior to, on or after the Closing Date, at, on, in, adjacent to or migrating from the Assets; (iv) any violations or alleged violations of Environmental Laws occurring on or after the Closing Date with respect to the ownership of any Assets or operation of the Business; (v) any bodily injury or loss of life arising from Environmental Conditions or Releases of Regulated Substances at, on, in, under, adjacent to or migrating from any Asset on or after the Closing Date; (vi) any bodily injury, loss of life, property damage, or natural resource damage arising from the storage, transportation, treatment, disposal, discharge, recycling or Release, at any Off-Site Location, or arising from the arrangement for such activities, on or after the Closing Date, of Regulated Substances generated in connection with the ownership of the Assets or the operation of the Business; and (vii) any Remediation of any Environmental Condition or Release of Regulated Substances arising from the storage, transportation, treatment, disposal, discharge, recycling or Release, at any Off-Site Location, or arising from the arrangement for such activities, on or after the Closing Date, of Regulated Substances generated in connection with the ownership or operation of the Assets; provided, that nothing set forth in this Section 2.3 shall require Buyer to assume any liabilities, responsibilities or obligations that are expressly excluded in Section 2.4; (f) any Tax that may be imposed by any federal, state or local government on the ownership, sale (except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4 or 6.10(a)), operation of the Business or use of the Assets on or after the Closing Date, except for any Income Taxes attributable to the income of Seller; (g) all liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer arising on and after the Closing Date under those Orders specifically relating to the Assets or the Business issued by or entered into with any Governmental Authority and listed in Schedule 2.3(g) or imposed on Buyer in any Required Regulatory Approval; (h) customer advances, customer deposits and construction advances, unperformed service obligations, Easement relocation obligations, and engineering and construction required to complete scheduled construction, construction work in progress, and other capital expenditure projects, in each case directly related to the Business and outstanding on or arising after the Closing Date; and (i) actions and proceedings based on conduct, actions, circumstances or conditions arising or occurring on or after the Closing Date, actions and proceedings described in Schedule 2.3(i), actions and proceedings arising from or directly related to any other Assumed Liability, and generic or industry-wide actions and proceedings outstanding on or arising on or after the Closing Date that are applicable to the Business.

• Employee Liabilities All Liabilities with respect to employees which -------------------- relate primarily to the Company Business.

• 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.

• LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES 11.1. The Parties acknowledge that the Seller has a legitimate interest in ensuring prompt payment under the Contract. Should the Buyer breach the terms of payment stipulated in Clause 6 of the Contract and corresponding additional agreements, the Buyer shall pay to the Seller liquidated damages of 0.05% of the amount outstanding per full calendar day of the payment delay. Should the Buyer fail to make 100% payment of Goods cost within 2 days of the time stipulated for payment, the Seller has the right, at its sole discretion, to terminate the Contract by written notice to the Buyer and without further liability upon the Seller. Should the Buyer breach the terms of signing of additional agreements both on provisional price and on final one, and the terms of fulfillment of final settlement, indicated in cl.8.3, the Seller reserves the right at its sole discretion, not to nominate the future Goods lots with further postponement of the delivery or decrease of the whole amount under the current Contract and / or to terminate the Contract without further liability upon the Seller. The Seller and the Buyer are relieved from any responsibility for the partial or complete default of their obligations under the Supply Сontract, if they prove by the documents that proper fulfillment of their obligations became impossible due to shut-down, unscheduled repairs of JSC Naftan OR facilities or due to force-majeure occurrence. The Parties shall bear no responsibility for the failure to properly fulfil their obligations under the Contract by virtue of provisions of law or other laws and regulations (other documents binding for the Seller / consignor) currently in force that prevent the Contract fulfilment, adopted by the respective state authorities or organizations and Belarusian State Concern of Oil and Chemistry (Belneftekhim concern) in particular, in case they were adopted (published) after the Contract signing and directly affect its fulfillment. 11.2. The Parties acknowledge that the Seller has a legitimate interest in ensuring prompt and full loading of the stipulated quantity of Goods and that any failure of the Buyer to load the full quantity of Goods at the time specified in the Contract could cause the Seller significant loss and inconvenience. In particular, the Buyer understands that any such failure may cause the Seller to incur costs including, but not limited to, terminal storage charges, railway demurrage and / or infrastructure charges, and / or vessel demurrage in respect of other vessels. Accordingly, should the Buyer fail to load the full quantity of Goods at the time specified in the Contract: 11.2.1. the final price (Pr(F)) of the Goods shall be increased by 0,05% of the Contract value of the unlifted goods, per full calendar day of delay in lifting; and 11.2.2. the Seller shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel the delivery of the unlifted Goods and / or to terminate the Contract without further liability upon the Seller. 11.2.3. Сompensates to the Seller losses suffered, including, but not limited to the following: charges of the Seller for storage of the Goods in the tanks of the terminal and in tanks of park of Ministry of Railways, charges of the Seller for using an infrastructure of the railways, other connected with this charges including demurrage claims of other vessels. 11.3. The Buyer shall exercise reasonable efforts to ensure that: 11.3.1. for vessels carrying persistent oil products as cargo, the vessel carries on board a certificate of insurance as described in the Civil Liability Convention for Oil Pollution Damage; and 11.3.2. the vessel has in place insurance cover for oil pollution no less in scope and amounts than available under the Rules of P&I Clubs entered into the International Group of P&I Clubs. 11.3.3. the vessel shall comply with the requirements of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code and the relevant amendments to chapter XI of SOLAS (ISPS Code). 11.4. The Seller shall procure that the loading port/terminal/installation shall comply with the requirements of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code and the relevant amendments to Chapter XI of SOLAS (ISPS Code).

• Excluded Assets and Liabilities Notwithstanding that this ------------------------------- Agreement relates to the purchase of capital stock from Seller by Purchaser, which results in the Company retaining any and all of its assets and liabilities, it is understood and agreed that Seller shall remove from the Company's premises prior to Closing and/or, as appropriate, remove from the Company's books and records, only those particular assets set forth on Schedule 1.3 hereto (the "EXCLUDED ASSETS"). Further, Seller shall assume any and all liabilities set forth on Schedule 1.3 hereto (the "EXCLUDED LIABILITIES"). Purchaser agrees that it shall cause Penta-Gen and the Company to execute any and all such bills of sale, assignments and/or agreements as may be necessary to transfer title to the Excluded Assets to Seller and to assign and/or transfer the Excluded Liabilities to Seller. The parties hereto further agree that no other assets of the Company, whether tangible or intangible, shall be removed from the Company's premises or from the Company's books and records except in the ordinary course of the Company's Business as provided herein from and after December 31, 1995 through the Closing Date.

• Assumed Obligations At the Closing, Buyer shall assume, and shall agree to satisfy and discharge as the same shall become due, the Seller’s obligations and liabilities first arising subsequent to the Closing (excluding any obligations or liabilities that relate to the period preceding the Closing, including, without limitation, obligations or liabilities arising or accruing with respect to any default or breach by the Seller prior to the Closing) under such of the Contracts as are set forth on Schedule 2.2.2 (collectively, the “Assumed Obligations”). Except for the Assumed Obligations, Buyer shall not assume or be responsible at any time for any liability, obligation, Indebtedness or commitment of the Seller, the Owner or the Owner Member, whether absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, asserted or unasserted, or otherwise (such liabilities, obligations, Indebtedness and commitments, other than the Assumed Obligations, collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”), including but not limited to any liabilities, obligations, debts or commitments of the Seller, the Owner or the Owner Member incident to, arising out of or incurred with respect to, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or the Other Acquisition (including any and all sales or use, income or other Taxes arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby). The Seller, the Owner and the Owner Member expressly acknowledge and agree that, except for the Assumed Obligations, the Seller, the Owner and the Owner Member shall retain, as applicable, and Buyer shall not assume or otherwise be obligated to pay, perform, defend or discharge, (i) any liability of the Seller and/or the Owner for Taxes, including without limitation, (A) any and all liabilities for Taxes relating to the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Obligations with respect to all periods prior to and including the Closing Date (including any Taxes that are the liability of the Seller pursuant to Section 5.4), (B) any and all liabilities for Taxes of the Seller and/or the Owner for any period, and (C) any and all Tax liabilities that are incurred or become payable as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including but not limited to any transfer, documentary, sales, use, and other Taxes assessed upon or with respect to the transfer of the Purchased Assets to Buyer, and any recording or filing fees with respect thereto) (collectively, “Seller Taxes”), (ii) any liability of the Seller and/or the Owner in connection with any employee benefits, (iii) any liability of the Seller and/or the Owner under any federal, state or local law, rule, regulation, ordinance, program, permit, or other legal requirement relating to health, safety, hazardous substances and environmental matters applicable to the Business and/or the facilities used by the Seller (whether or not owned by the Seller), (iv) any liability pertaining to services provided by the Seller prior to the Closing Date, or insurance related matters, (v) any liabilities and obligations of the Seller with respect to the Excluded Assets, (vi) any liabilities arising under or in connection with an Employee Plan, or (vii) any other liabilities arising prior to the Closing Date (including, without limitation, the Seller Note Payable), regardless of whether such liabilities are disclosed on the Schedules to this Agreement. The Seller and the Owner further agree to satisfy and discharge, as the same shall become due, all Excluded Liabilities. Buyer’s assumption of the Assumed Obligations shall in no way expand the rights or remedies of third parties against Buyer as compared to the rights and remedies which such parties would have had against the Seller or the Owner had this Agreement not been consummated.

• Liabilities of the Company Except as stated in this Section 8, the Company shall have no liability for damages of any kind arising out of or related to events, acts, rights or privileges contemplated in this Agreement. a. The liability of the Company for damages resulting in whole or in part from or arising in connection with the furnishing of Service under this Agreement including, but not limited to, mistakes, omissions, interruptions, delays, errors or other defects or misrepresentations shall not exceed an amount equal to the charges under this Agreement applicable to the specific call (or portion thereof) that was affected. No other liability shall attach to the Company. b. The Company shall not be liable for any failure of performance hereunder due to causes beyond its control, including, but not limited to: (1) acts of God, fires, flood or other catastrophes; (2) any law, order, regulation, directive, action or request of the United States Government, or any other government, including state and local governments having jurisdiction over the Company, or of any department, agency, bureau, corporation or other instrumentality of any one or more of said governments, or of any civil or military authority; or (3) national emergencies, insurrections, riots, wars or other labor difficulties. c. The Company shall not be liable for any act or omission of any other entity furnishing facilities, equipment, or services used by a Customer, with the Company's Services. In addition, the Company shall not be liable for any damages or losses due to the failure or negligence of any customer or due to the failure of customer provided equipment, facilities or services.