Common use of Non-Assignability of Purchased Assets Clause in Contracts

Non-Assignability of Purchased Assets. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if and to the extent that the transfer or assignment from Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to Buyer of any Purchased Asset would be a violation of Applicable Law with respect to such Purchased Asset or otherwise materially and adversely affect the rights of Seller or its Subsidiaries or Buyer thereunder as a result of the failure to obtain any consent, approval, waiver or authorization required in connection with such transfer or assignment, then the transfer or assignment to Buyer of such Purchased Asset (each, a “Delayed Transfer Asset”) shall be automatically deemed deferred and any such purported transfer or assignment shall be null and void until such time as all legal impediments are removed and/or applicable consents, approvals, waivers or authorizations have been obtained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining whether any liability or obligation is an Assumed Liability, any such Delayed Transfer Asset shall be deemed a Purchased Asset only as of and from the earlier of (i) the date that such Delayed Transfer Asset is actually transferred or assigned to Buyer and (ii) the date that a Sharing Arrangement is entered into by Buyer and Seller with respect to such Delayed Transfer Asset; provided that to the extent Buyer receives the use or benefit of a given Delayed Transfer Asset, it shall bear the burden of such Delayed Transfer Asset corresponding to such use or benefit. Seller and Buyer will use their commercially reasonable efforts (but without any payment of money by Seller or Buyer) to obtain the consent of the applicable third party for the assignment or transfer of the Delayed Transfer Assets.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.), Asset Purchase Agreement (Murphy Oil Corp /De)

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Non-Assignability of Purchased Assets. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement of the Sellers to the contrarytransfer or assign any Purchased Asset (including any lease of a Leased Real Property or Assigned Contract, but excluding any Permits), if and to the extent that the attempted transfer or assignment from Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to Buyer of any Purchased Asset would be a violation of Applicable Law with respect to such Purchased Asset or otherwise materially and adversely affect the rights of Seller or its Subsidiaries or Buyer thereunder same, as a result of the absence of the consent or authorization of a Third Party or the failure of the notice period to obtain expire under a right of first refusal, right of first offer or other similar preemptive right, would constitute a breach or Default under any such agreement; or would violate any applicable Law. Buyer and Sellers shall jointly use all Reasonable Efforts to take all necessary actions before Closing to permit the Purchased Asset to be transferred or assigned to Buyer, including obtaining any required Third Party consent or authorization for such transfer, assignment or waiver of any applicable right of first refusal, right of first offer, or similar preemptive right. If any such consent, approvalauthorization, or waiver is not obtained, or authorization required if an attempted transfer, assignment or assumption would be otherwise ineffective, with respect to any such Purchased Asset (or Purchased Asset that is otherwise deemed to constitute an Excluded Asset pursuant to Sections 2.2.8 and 2.2.10, but excluding Permits, any assets and matters governed by the provisions of Article 6), so that the Buyer would not, in connection fact, receive all Sellers’ rights, or assume all Sellers’ obligations relating to any such period on or after the Effective Time with respect thereto as they exist prior to such transfer attempted transfer, assignment or assignmentassumption, then (i) provided that Buyer has satisfied the Leased Real Property Conditions where required under Section 7.9, the Sellers and Buyer shall enter into such supplemental agreements (including subleases, licenses, operating or transportation agreements, the transfer or assignment of a Purchased Asset to an Affiliate of Sellers followed by the transfer of such entity to Buyer, etc., as applicable) on reasonable terms and conditions that may be necessary (including enforcement at the shared cost of the Parties of any and all rights of the Sellers against any involved Third Parties) to provide the Buyer with the same benefits of such Purchased Asset (eachas possessed by Sellers immediately prior to Closing, a “Delayed Transfer Asset”) shall be automatically deemed deferred and any such purported transfer or assignment shall be null and void until such time as all legal impediments are removed and/or applicable consentsand, approvals, waivers or authorizations have been obtained. Notwithstanding notwithstanding anything herein to the foregoing, for purposes of determining whether any liability or obligation is an Assumed Liabilitycontrary, any such Delayed Transfer Purchased Asset shall be deemed a to constitute an Assumed Liability and (ii) the Sellers and Buyer shall enter into such supplemental agreements on reasonable terms and conditions that may be necessary to provide to Sellers the right to purchase certain fuel and petroleum products from Buyer in order to perform Sellers’ sales obligations under such fuel and petroleum product sales contracts to Third Parties; provided that all fuel and petroleum products purchased by Sellers from Buyer under all such supplemental agreements shall be at the same price as such fuel and petroleum products are sold by Sellers to Third Parties under such fuel and petroleum product sales contracts with Third Parties. Notwithstanding the execution of any supplemental agreements, the Parties shall continue to seek the relevant consents, authorizations or waivers and if and when such consents, authorizations or waivers, the absence of which caused the deferral of transfer of any Purchased Asset only as pursuant to this Section, are obtained, such Purchased Asset shall no longer be an Excluded Asset under Section 2.2.8. The Parties’ obligations under this Section, including with respect to the term of the supplemental agreements entered into pursuant to the above, with respect to the Xxxxxx Logistics and from Marketing Terminals Assets and the earlier Wilmington Calciner Assets, shall expire on the same date that Sellers’ underlying rights and obligations in connection therewith would expire, and with respect to all other Purchased Assets, shall expire on the date that is the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date; provided, that, with respect to all such other Purchased Assets, if, following such twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Closing Date Buyer reasonably demonstrates to Sellers that any such other Purchased Assets are necessary for the operation of the Business (excluding any aspects of the Business related to the Excluded Assets other than those subject to the requirements of this Section 7.2.1) in the manner in which it is currently being operated and the expiration of the Parties’ obligations under this Section would have a material adverse effect, then the Parties’ obligations hereunder shall continue to survive; provided, further that any disputes with respect to the continuation of such obligations shall be resolved pursuant to Section 19.10. Subject to (i) above, in the event Sellers are unable to transfer to Buyer that certain Lease dated December 17, 1969 by and between the City of Long Beach, acting by and through its Board of Harbor Commissioners, as lessor, and Atlantic Richfield Company (predecessor-in-interest to BP West Coast Products LLC), as lessee, as amended, supplemented or assigned (the “Barn Lease”) on or before the date that any option to extend the term of the Barn Lease must be exercised then BPWCP shall, pursuant to the terms of the Barn Lease exercise its option to extend the term of the Barn Lease and BPWCP shall exercise Reasonable Efforts to achieve commercially reasonable lease payment rates thereunder. The Parties shall comply with the terms of the Technology Agreement with respect to the identification, assignment and transfer of Third Party Licenses of Third Party IT Systems and other contemplated Third Party license agreements. If any such Delayed Transfer Asset is actually license cannot be transferred or assigned to Buyer and (ii) within a reasonable time, the date that a Sharing Arrangement is entered into by Buyer and Seller Parties shall comply with the terms of this Section 7.2.1 with respect to such Delayed Transfer Asset; provided license and, pending resolution of the issue, Buyer shall use Reasonable Efforts to provide, either directly or through a Third Party, any transitional services that are necessary in lieu of that license, and if Buyer is not able to provide such necessary transitional services, Sellers shall use Reasonable Efforts to provide such services, if practicable, subject to the extent Buyer receives the use or benefit of a given Delayed Transfer Asset, it shall bear the burden of such Delayed Transfer Asset corresponding to such use or benefit. Seller terms and Buyer will use their commercially reasonable efforts (but without any payment of money by Seller or Buyer) to obtain the consent of the applicable third party for the assignment or transfer of the Delayed Transfer Assetsconditions in Transition Services Agreement.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Purchase and Sale Agreement (Tesoro Corp /New/)

Non-Assignability of Purchased Assets. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute an agreement of the Sellers to the contrarytransfer or assign any Purchased Asset (including any lease of a Leased Real Property or Assigned Contract, but excluding any Permits), if and to the extent that the attempted transfer or assignment from Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to Buyer of any Purchased Asset would be a violation of Applicable Law with respect to such Purchased Asset or otherwise materially and adversely affect the rights of Seller or its Subsidiaries or Buyer thereunder same, as a result of the absence of the consent or authorization of a Third Party or the failure of the notice period to obtain expire under a right of first refusal, right of first offer or other similar preemptive right, would constitute a breach or Default under any such agreement; or would violate any applicable Law. Buyer and Sellers shall jointly use all Reasonable Efforts to take all necessary actions before Closing to permit the Purchased Asset to be transferred or assigned to Buyer, including obtaining any required Third Party consent or authorization for such transfer, assignment or waiver of any applicable right of first refusal, right of first offer, or similar preemptive right. If any such consent, approvalauthorization, or waiver is not obtained, or authorization required if an attempted transfer, assignment or assumption would be otherwise ineffective, with respect to any such Purchased Asset (or Purchased Asset that is otherwise deemed to constitute an Excluded Asset pursuant to Sections 2.2.8 and 2.2.10, but excluding Permits, any assets and matters governed by the provisions of Article 6), so that the Buyer would not, in connection fact, receive all Sellers’ rights, or assume all Sellers’ obligations relating to any such period on or after the Effective Time with respect thereto as they exist prior to such transfer attempted transfer, assignment or assignmentassumption, then (i) provided that Buyer has satisfied the Leased Real Property Conditions where required under Section 7.9, the Sellers and Buyer shall enter into such supplemental agreements (including subleases, licenses, operating or transportation agreements, the transfer or assignment of a Purchased Asset to an Affiliate of Sellers followed by the transfer of such entity to Buyer, etc., as applicable) on reasonable terms and conditions that may be necessary (including enforcement at the shared cost of the Parties of any and all rights of the Sellers against any involved Third Parties) to provide the Buyer with the same benefits of such Purchased Asset (eachas possessed by Sellers immediately prior to Closing, a “Delayed Transfer Asset”) shall be automatically deemed deferred and any such purported transfer or assignment shall be null and void until such time as all legal impediments are removed and/or applicable consentsand, approvals, waivers or authorizations have been obtained. Notwithstanding notwithstanding anything herein to the foregoing, for purposes of determining whether any liability or obligation is an Assumed Liabilitycontrary, any such Delayed Transfer Purchased Asset shall be deemed a Purchased Asset only as of and from the earlier of (i) the date that such Delayed Transfer Asset is actually transferred or assigned to Buyer constitute an Assumed Liability and (ii) the date Sellers and Buyer shall enter into such supplemental agreements on reasonable terms and conditions that a Sharing Arrangement is entered into may be necessary to provide to Sellers the right to purchase certain fuel and petroleum products from Buyer in order to perform Sellers’ sales obligations under such fuel and petroleum product sales contracts to Third Parties; provided that all fuel and petroleum products purchased by Sellers from Buyer under all such supplemental agreements shall be at the same price as such fuel and Seller petroleum products are sold by Sellers to Third Parties under such fuel and petroleum product sales contracts with Third Parties. Notwithstanding the execution of any supplemental agreements, the Parties shall continue to seek the relevant consents, authorizations or waivers and if and when such consents, authorizations or waivers, the absence of which caused the deferral of transfer of any Purchased Asset pursuant to this Section, are obtained, such Purchased Asset shall no longer be an Excluded Asset under Section 2.2.8. The Parties’ obligations under this Section, including with respect to such Delayed Transfer Asset; provided that the term of the supplemental agreements entered into pursuant to the extent Buyer receives above, with respect to the use or benefit of a given Delayed Transfer AssetXxxxxx Logistics and Marketing Terminals Assets and the Wilmington Calciner Assets, it shall bear expire on the burden of such Delayed Transfer Asset corresponding to such use or benefit. Seller same date that Sellers’ underlying rights and Buyer will use their commercially reasonable efforts (but without any payment of money by Seller or Buyer) to obtain the consent of the applicable third party for the assignment or transfer of the Delayed Transfer Assets.obligations in connection therewith

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Purchase and Sale Agreement

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Non-Assignability of Purchased Assets. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if and to the extent that the transfer sale, assignment, sublease, transfer, conveyance or delivery or attempted sale, sublease, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery to Purchaser of any asset that would be a Purchased Asset or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder or resulting therefrom is prohibited by any applicable Law or would require any governmental or third party authorizations, approvals, consents or waivers and such authorizations, approvals, consents or waivers shall not have been obtained prior to the Closing, the Closing shall proceed without the sale, assignment, sublease, transfer, conveyance or delivery of such asset unless such failure causes a failure of any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Article IV, in which event the Closing shall proceed only if the failed condition is waived by the party entitled to the benefit thereof. In the event that the failed condition is waived and the Closing proceeds without the transfer, sublease or assignment from of any such asset, then following the Closing, Purchaser and each Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and cooperate with each other, to obtain promptly such authorizations, approvals, consents and waivers. Pending such authorization, approval, consent or waiver, the parties shall cooperate with each other in any mutually agreeable arrangement designed to provide Purchaser with all of the benefits of use of such asset and to the applicable Seller(s) the benefits, including any indemnities, that they would have obtained had the asset been conveyed to Purchaser at the Closing. Once authorization, approval, consent or waiver for the sale, assignment, sublease, transfer, conveyance or delivery of any such asset not sold, assigned, subleased, transferred, conveyed or delivered at Closing is obtained, Sellers shall or shall cause the relevant Affiliates to assign, transfer, convey and deliver such asset to Purchaser at no additional cost. To the extent that any such asset cannot be transferred or the full benefits or use of any such asset cannot be provided to Purchaser following the Closing pursuant to this Section 2.9, then Purchaser and the applicable Seller(s) shall enter into such arrangements (including subleasing, sublicensing or subcontracting) to provide to the parties hereto the economic (taking into account Tax costs and benefits) and operational equivalent, to the extent permitted, of obtaining such authorization, approval, consent or waiver and the performance by Purchaser of the obligations thereunder. Sellers shall hold in trust for and pay to Purchaser promptly upon receipt thereof, all income, proceeds and other monies received by any Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to Buyer Affiliates derived from its use of any Purchased Asset would be a violation of Applicable Law with respect to such Purchased Asset or otherwise materially and adversely affect the rights of Seller or its Subsidiaries or Buyer thereunder as a result of the failure to obtain any consent, approval, waiver or authorization required asset in connection with such transfer or assignment, then the transfer or assignment to Buyer of such Purchased Asset (each, a “Delayed Transfer Asset”) shall be automatically deemed deferred and any such purported transfer or assignment shall be null and void until such time as all legal impediments are removed and/or applicable consents, approvals, waivers or authorizations have been obtained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining whether any liability or obligation is an Assumed Liability, any such Delayed Transfer Asset shall be deemed a Purchased Asset only as of and from the earlier of (i) the date that such Delayed Transfer Asset is actually transferred or assigned to Buyer and (ii) the date that a Sharing Arrangement is entered into by Buyer and Seller with respect to such Delayed Transfer Asset; provided that to the extent Buyer receives the use or benefit of a given Delayed Transfer Asset, it shall bear the burden of such Delayed Transfer Asset corresponding to such use or benefit. Seller and Buyer will use their commercially reasonable efforts (but without any payment of money by Seller or Buyer) to obtain the consent of the applicable third party for the assignment or transfer of the Delayed Transfer Assetsarrangements under this Section 2.9.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Asset Purchase Agreement (Enesco Group Inc)

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