Conditions Precedent This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof (the “Amendment Effective Date”), subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
Seller’s Conditions Precedent The obligations of Seller at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions precedent (collectively, the “Seller’s Conditions”):
(i) The representations and warranties of Buyer made in this Agreement will be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date, as if remade on the Closing Date (without duplication of any materiality qualifiers within the representations and warranties themselves); and (ii) Buyer shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all of the covenants and agreements required of Buyer or its Affiliates under this Agreement to be performed at or prior to Closing;
(b) No Additional Required Consent, which has not been obtained, would cause Closing of the Transaction to be in violation of applicable law;
(c) No order has been entered by any court or governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Parties or the subject matter of this Agreement that restrains or prohibits the Transaction and that remains in effect at the time of Closing;
(d) Buyer shall have delivered at Closing all Buyer Closing Deliveries and have paid all Buyer Closing Payments unless Buyer’s failure to deliver the Buyer Closing Deliveries and pay the Buyer Closing Payments results from Buyer’s termination of this Agreement as a result of its termination rights under Section 8.2 below as a result of a failure of Buyer’s Conditions; and
(e) The Bankruptcy Court shall have approved in connection with the Bankruptcy Case the Transaction contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything set forth in this Agreement to the contrary, if any Seller’s Condition has not been satisfied by the Closing Date, then Seller may, as Seller’s sole and exclusive remedy with respect to such Seller’s Condition, either (1) terminate this Agreement, in which case the Parties shall have no further rights or obligations hereunder except those which expressly survive termination or (2) proceed to Closing, in which case such Seller’s Condition shall be deemed to be waived for all purposes.
Buyer’s Conditions Precedent Buyer’s obligation to purchase the Partnership Interests or otherwise to perform any obligation provided in this Agreement shall be conditioned upon the fulfillment of the following conditions precedent:
(a) On or before the expiration of the Inspection Period, Buyer shall have inspected and approved, in Buyer’s sole discretion, all aspects and matters relating to the Property, of any nature whatsoever, or waived such approval, in Buyer’s sole and absolute discretion; provided, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if Buyer fails to deliver to Seller, on or before the expiration of the Inspection Period, written notice of the failure of the condition set forth in Section 6.02 hereof, then such condition shall be deemed to have been satisfied without further notice.
(b) On or before the respective dates provided for herein, Seller shall have, in a timely fashion, substantially performed each and every covenant, undertaking and agreement to be performed by Seller pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) The Title Insurer shall deliver to Buyer at the Closing at Buyer’s sole expense an endorsement to Owner’s Policy of Title Insurance with respect to the Partnership’s ownership of the Real Property as contemplated under Section 2.01 hereof and in accordance with the Commitment, as it may have been modified as contemplated by this Agreement (the “Title Policy”), with extended coverage (i.e. with General Standard Exceptions 1 through 5 deleted), with respect to (i) taxes (except for taxes which are not yet due and payable which are apportioned hereunder), (ii) mechanic’s liens, (iii) survey issues (which shall be replaced by a “reading” of the Survey and an exception only for “shortages in area”), (iv) leases and parties in possession (which shall be replaced by a reference to “tenants under the leases described on the Rent Roll delivered at the Closing, as tenants only without any right or option to purchase all or any part of the Property”) and (v) items raised after the effective date of the Title Commitment), issued by the Title Insurer at its standard filed rates, as applicable as of the date and time of the issuance of the Title Policy, in the amount of the Purchase Price, containing Buyer’s Endorsements (as hereinafter defined), insuring the Partnership as owner of fee simple title to the Property subject only to the Permitted Exceptions. As used herein, the term “Buyer Endorsements” shall mean such endorsements as Buyer has requested by the end of the Inspection Period and the Title Insurer has agreed to issue in the Title Commitment by the end of the Inspection Period. Seller or the Management Company (to the extent permitted by the Title Insurer) shall execute at the Closing an affidavit in such form as the Title Insurer shall reasonably require for the issuance of the Title Policy and, provided Seller shall not incur any additional cost or liability, Buyer Endorsements. The Title Policy may be delivered after the Closing if at the Closing the Title Insurer issues a currently effective, duly executed “marked-up” Title Commitment and irrevocably commits in writing to issue the Title Policy in the form of the “marked-up” Title Commitment promptly after the Closing Date.
Purchaser’s Conditions Precedent Except as may be waived in writing by Purchaser, the obligations of Purchaser hereunder are subject to the fulfillment at or prior to the Closing of each of the following conditions:
Other Conditions Precedent Each of the conditions set forth in Sections 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6 and 4.1.10 shall have been satisfied unless the failure of any such condition to be satisfied is the result of any action or inaction by Mortgagee.
General conditions precedent The agreement of the Finance Parties referred to in clause 2 (Agreement of the Finance Parties) shall be further subject to:
(a) the representations and warranties in clause 4 (Representations and warranties) being true and correct on the Effective Date as if each was made with respect to the facts and circumstances existing at such time; and
(b) no Event of Default or Default having occurred and continuing at the time of the Effective Date.
Initial Conditions Precedent The obligation of the Lenders to effect or permit the occurrence of the first Credit Event hereunder, whether as the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit, is subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) The Agent shall have received each of the following (subject to Section 6.3. in the case of clauses (iv) and (v)), in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent:
(i) counterparts of this Agreement executed by each of the parties hereto;
(ii) Revolving Notes executed by the Borrower, payable to each Lender and complying with the applicable provisions of Section 2.10., and the Swingline Note executed by the Borrower;
(iii) the Guaranty executed by the Parent and each Material Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary or a Foreign Subsidiary) existing as of the Effective Date;
(iv) a copy of the articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of limited partnership or other comparable organizational instrument (if any) of the Borrower and each other Loan Party certified (x) by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of such Loan Party as of a date not more that 6 months prior to the delivery thereof to the Agent and (y) by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of such Loan Party as being a true, correct and complete copy thereof as of the date of delivery thereof to the Agent;
(v) a copy of a certificate of good standing or certificate of similar meaning with respect to each Loan Party issued by the Secretary of State of the state of formation of each such Loan Party and copies of certificates of qualification to transact business or other comparable certificates issued by each Secretary of State (and any state department of taxation, as applicable) of each state in which such Loan Party is required to be so qualified and where the failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, in each case, issued as of a date not more than 6 months prior to the date of delivery thereof to the Agent;
(vi) a certificate of incumbency signed by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party with respect to each of the officers of such Loan Party authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party, and in the case of the Borrower, and the officers of the Borrower then authorized to deliver Notices of Borrowing, Notices of Swingline Borrowings, Notices of Continuation and Notices of Conversion and to request the issuance of Letters of Credit;
(vii) copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary (or other individual performing similar functions) of each Loan Party of (i) the by-laws of such Loan Party, if a corporation, the operating agreement, if a limited liability company, the partnership agreement, if a limited or general partnership, or other comparable document in the case of any other form of legal entity and (ii) all corporate, partnership, member or other necessary action taken by such Loan Party to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(viii) an opinion of counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Agent, the Lenders and the Swingline Lender, addressing the matters set forth in Exhibit I;
(ix) the Fees then due and payable under Section 3.6., and any other Fees payable to the Agent, the Titled Agents and the Lenders on or prior to the Effective Date;
(x) a Compliance Certificate calculated as of the Effective Date (giving pro forma effect to the financing evidenced by this Agreement and the use of the proceeds of the Loans to be funded on the Agreement Date);
(xi) evidence that arrangements have been made for the termination and release of the existing Security Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) upon the occurrence of the Effective Date; and
(xii) such other documents, agreements and instruments as the Agent on behalf of the Lenders may reasonably request; and
(b) In the good faith and reasonable judgment of the Agent and the Lenders:
(i) there shall not have occurred or become known to the Agent or any of the Lenders any event, condition, situation or status since the date of the information contained in the financial and business projections, budgets, pro forma data and forecasts concerning the Parent, the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries delivered to the Agent and the Lenders prior to the Agreement Date that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) no litigation, action, suit, investigation or other arbitral, administrative or judicial proceeding shall be pending or threatened in writing which could reasonably be expected to (1) result in a Material Adverse Effect or (2) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect the ability of any Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and
(iii) the Parent, the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries shall have received all approvals, consents and waivers, and shall have made or given all necessary filings and notices as shall be required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby without the occurrence of any default under, conflict with or violation of (1) any Applicable Law or (2) any agreement, document or instrument to which the Borrower or any other Loan Party is a party or by which any of them or their respective properties is bound, except for such approvals, consents, waivers, filings and notices the receipt, making or giving of which would not reasonably be likely to (A) have a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) restrain or enjoin, impose materially burdensome conditions on, or otherwise materially and adversely affect the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to fulfill its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party. The provisions of clauses (iv) through (viii) of the immediately preceding subsection (a) shall not apply to Accommodation Subsidiaries that are not also Material Subsidiaries.
Further conditions precedent If any of the conditions set forth below does not exist on or before the Closing Date with respect to either party hereto, the other party to this Agreement shall, at its option, not be required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:
8.1 This Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein shall have been approved by the requisite vote of the Acquired Fund's shareholders in accordance with the provisions of the Safeco Trust's Trust Instrument and By-Laws, and certified copies of the resolutions evidencing such approval by the Acquired Fund's shareholders shall have been delivered by the Acquired Fund to the Acquiring Fund. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither party hereto may waive the conditions set forth in this Paragraph 8.1;
8.2 On the Closing Date, no action, suit or other proceeding shall be pending before any court or governmental agency in which it is sought to restrain or prohibit, or obtain damages or other relief in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein;
8.3 All consents of other parties and all other consents, orders and permits of federal, state and local regulatory authorities (including those of the Commission and of state Blue Sky and securities authorities) deemed necessary by either party hereto to permit consummation, in all material respects, of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained, except where failure to obtain any such consent, order or permit would not involve a risk of a material adverse effect on the assets or properties of either party hereto, provided that either party may waive any such conditions for itself;
8.4 The Acquiring Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-14 shall have become effective under the Securities Act and no stop orders suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement shall have been issued and, to the best knowledge of the parties hereto, no investigation or proceeding for that purpose shall have been instituted or be pending, threatened or contemplated under the Securities Act;
8.5 The parties shall have received an opinion of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Xxxx xxx Xxxr XXX, xxxxxxxxtory xx xhe Safeco Trust and the Acquiring Trust and subject to customary assumptions and qualifications, substantially to the effect that for federal income tax purposes the acquisition by the Acquiring Fund of the Acquired Assets solely in exchange for the issuance of Acquiring Fund Shares to the Acquired Fund and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by the Acquiring Fund, followed by the distribution by the Acquired Fund, in liquidation of the Acquired Fund, of Acquiring Fund Shares to the Acquired Fund Shareholders in exchange for their Acquired Fund Shares and the termination of the Acquired Fund, will constitute a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;
8.6 The Acquired Fund shall have distributed to its shareholders, in a distribution or distributions qualifying for the deduction for dividends paid under Section 561 of the Code, all of its investment company taxable income (as defined in Section 852(b)(2) of the Code determined without regard to Section 852(b)(2)(D) of the Code) for its taxable year ending on the Closing Date, all of the excess of (i) its interest income excludable from gross income under Section 103(a) of the Code over (ii) its deductions disallowed under Sections 265 and 171(a)(2) of the Code for its taxable year ending on the Closing Date, and all of its net capital gain (as such term is used in Sections 852(b)(3)(A) and (C) of the Code), after reduction by any available capital loss carryforward, for its taxable year ending on the Closing Date; and
8.7 The Acquiring Fund shall have made a distribution of capital gains to its shareholders in November 2004 in accordance with its normal practices and, unless the Acquiring Fund distributes income monthly, the dividend distribution that the Acquiring Fund normally would make in December of 2004 shall have been made to shareholders of record prior to the Closing.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO LOAN The obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are subject to the satisfaction by Borrower of the following conditions:
Conditions Precedent to EFFECTIVENESS OF SECTIONS 2.01 AND 2.03. Sections 2.01 and 2.03 of this Agreement shall become effective on and as of the first date (the "EFFECTIVE DATE") on which the following conditions precedent to the initial Advance by any Lender have been satisfied:
(a) There shall exist no action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding affecting the Company or any of its Consolidated Subsidiaries pending or threatened before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator that (i) could be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) purports to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any Note or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Nothing shall have come to the attention of the Lenders during the course of their due diligence investigation to lead them to believe that the Information Memorandum was or has become misleading, incorrect or incomplete in any material respect; without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders shall have been given such access to the management, records, books of account, contracts and properties of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as they shall have reasonably requested as a basis for making its decision to enter into its commitment hereunder.
(c) All governmental and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the transactions by the Company contemplated hereby shall have been obtained (without the imposition of any conditions that are not acceptable to the Lenders) and shall remain in effect, and no law or regulation shall be applicable in the reasonable judgment of the Lenders that restrains, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) The Company shall have notified the Agent in writing as to the proposed Effective Date.
(e) The Company shall have paid all accrued fees and expenses of the Agent and the Lenders (including the invoiced accrued fees and expenses of counsel to the Agent).
(f) On the Effective Date, the following statements shall be true and the Agent shall have received for the account of each Lender a certificate signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, dated the Effective Date, stating that:
(i) The representations and warranties contained in Section 4.01 are correct on and as of the Effective Date, and
(ii) No event has occurred and is continuing that constitutes a Default.
(g) The Agent shall have received on or before the Effective Date the following, each dated such day, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and (except for the Revolving Credit Notes) in sufficient copies for each Lender:
(i) The Revolving Credit Notes of the Company to the order of the Lenders to the extent requested by any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16.
(ii) Certified copies of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving this Agreement and the Notes to be delivered by it, and of all documents evidencing other necessary corporate action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement and the Notes to be delivered by it.
(iii) A certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of the Company authorized to sign this Agreement and the Notes to be delivered by it and the other documents to be delivered by it hereunder.
(iv) A favorable opinion of Nicholas J. Camera, General Counsel of the Compaxx, xxx xx Xleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, counsel for the Company, substanxxxxxy in the form of Exhibits D-1 and D-2 hereto, respectively.
(v) A favorable opinion of Shearman & Sterling, counsel for the Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
(h) The termination of the commitments of the Lenders and the payment in full of all Debt outstanding under the bilateral credit agreements and other confirmed lines of credit listed on Schedule 3.01(h).
