CLOSING AND CLOSING DATE 3.1. The Closing Date shall be December 3, 2005, or such other date as the parties may agree. All acts taking place at the Closing shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The close of business on the Closing Date shall be as of 4:00p.m.,
Pre-Closing Access Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to permitting access to or to information furnished to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in Seller’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ possession from time to time, from the date hereof until the Initial Closing Date, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (a) give Buyer and its Representatives reasonable access to the offices, properties, books and records of Seller and its Subsidiaries, in each case, to the extent relating to the Business, (b) furnish to Buyer and its Representatives such financial and operating data and other information, in each case, to the extent relating to the Business as such Persons may reasonably request and (c) cause the employees, counsel and financial advisors of Seller and its Subsidiaries to reasonably cooperate with Buyer in its investigation of the Business. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.02 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of Seller or its Subsidiaries, including, in the case of Buyer and its Representatives visiting any Restaurant, at least a twenty-four (24) hour prior notice to Seller and limiting such visits, at Seller’s reasonable discretion, to non-peak business hours at any such location. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Buyer shall not have access to (A) personnel records of the Business Employees relating to individual performance or evaluation records, medical histories or other information which would violate applicable Law or which in Seller’s opinion is sensitive or the disclosure of which could subject Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to risk of Liability, (B) any properties of Seller or its Subsidiaries (whether owned or leased) for purposes of conducting any environmental sampling or testing or any other invasive sampling or testing, (C) any information to the extent relating to any Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability or (D) information relating to the Retained Businesses, and (ii) as and to the extent necessary to avoid contravention or waiver, Seller and its Subsidiaries may withhold any document or information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expect to violate any Contract or any Law or would result in the waiver of any legal privilege or work-product privilege; provided that to the extent practicable, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall make reasonable and appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of this subclause (ii) apply. Seller shall have the right to have a Representative present at all times during any such inspections, interviews and examinations. Buyer shall hold in confidence all such information on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, prior to the Initial Closing, without the prior written consent of Seller, which may be withheld for any reason, Buyer shall not contact any employees or consultants of, vendors to, or customers of, Seller or its Subsidiaries about the Business, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Post-Closing Operations As required by the Settlement Agreement, Buyer hereby covenants and agrees that Buyer shall (and shall cause any successor or assign of Buyer to) cause the Facilities to remain in service for a minimum of eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date.
Third Closing At any time sixty one (61) to ninety (90) days following the Second Closing Date, subject to the mutual agreement of the Buyer and the Company, for the “Third Closing Date” and subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8, (A) the Company shall deliver to the Buyer the following: (i) the Third Debenture; (ii) an amendment to the Transfer Agent Instruction Letter instructing the Transfer Agent to reserve that number of shares of Common Stock as is required under Section 4(g) hereof, if necessary; and (iii) an officer’s certificate of the Company confirming, as of the Third Closing Date, the accuracy of the Company’s representations and warranties contained herein and updating Schedules 3(b), 3(c) and 3(k) as of the Third Closing Date, and (B) the Buyer shall deliver to the Company the Third Purchase Price.
Facility Closings Not later than 11:30 A.M. (New York City local time) on the Closing Day for any Accepted Notes, the Company will deliver to each Purchaser listed in the Confirmation of Acceptance relating thereto at the offices of Prudential Capital Group, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Law Department, or at such other place as Prudential may have directed, the Accepted Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser in the form of one or more Notes in authorized denominations as such Purchaser may request for each Series of Accepted Notes to be purchased on the Closing Day, dated the Closing Day and registered in such Purchaser’s name (or in the name of its nominee), against payment of the purchase price thereof by transfer of immediately available funds for credit to the Company’s account specified in the Request for Purchase of such Notes. If the Company fails to tender to any Purchaser the Accepted Notes to be purchased by such Purchaser on the scheduled Closing Day for such Accepted Notes as provided above in this paragraph 2A(7), or any of the conditions specified in paragraph 3 shall not have been fulfilled by the time required on such scheduled Closing Day, the Company shall, prior to 1:00 P.M., New York City local time, on such scheduled Closing Day notify Prudential (which notification shall be deemed received by each Purchaser) in writing whether (i) such closing is to be rescheduled (such rescheduled date to be a Business Day during the Issuance Period not less than one Business Day and not more than 10 Business Days after such scheduled Closing Day (the “Rescheduled Closing Day”)) and certify to Prudential (which certification shall be for the benefit of each Purchaser) that the Company reasonably believes that it will be able to comply with the conditions set forth in paragraph 3 on such Rescheduled Closing Day and that the Company will pay the Delayed Delivery Fee in accordance with paragraph 2A(8)(iii) or (ii) such closing is to be canceled. In the event that the Company shall fail to give such notice referred to in the preceding sentence, Prudential (on behalf of each Purchaser) may at its election, at any time after 1:00 P.M., New York City local time, on such scheduled Closing Day, notify the Company in writing that such closing is to be canceled. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary appearing in this Agreement, the Company may not elect to reschedule a closing with respect to any given Accepted Notes on more than one occasion, unless Prudential shall have otherwise consented in writing.
Pre Closing Matters Section 6.1 Covenants of Seadrill Prior to the Closing Date 15 Section 6.2 Covenant of the Company Prior to the Closing Date 15 Section 6.3 Covenant of Capricorn Holdings Prior to the Closing Date 15
Final Closing At the Final Closing, the Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Buyer:
Pre-Closing Restructuring (a) Prior to the Principal Closing (in respect of the Principal Business Equity Interests and the Principal Business Transferred Assets) and prior to the applicable Deferred Closing (in respect of the Deferred Business Equity Interests and the Deferred Business Transferred Assets), Sapphire (i) shall use reasonable best efforts to effect, or cause the other Sellers or the Transferred Entities, at all times in accordance with applicable Law (including notifying clients and customers), to effect, all transfers and take all such actions as are necessary so that as of the Relevant Closing (A) the internal restructuring transactions set forth on Schedule 2.06(a)(i)(A), shall be consummated in the manner described on such Schedule, (B) assets, properties and businesses of the Transferred Entities that, if held by the Retained Entities, would constitute Excluded Assets (applying Section 2.03 mutatis mutandis) (collectively, the “Non-Business Assets”) shall be transferred to any of the Retained Entities and (C) except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, any Liability of the Transferred Entities that, if a Liability of a Retained Entity, would constitute an Excluded Liability applying Section 2.05 mutatis mutandis (collectively, the “Non-Business Liabilities”) shall be assigned to any of the Retained Entities and (ii) may effect, or cause the Transferred Entities to effect, any transfer or other action as necessary to undertake any other restructurings that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate (A) to materially interfere with, prevent or materially delay the ability of Sellers to perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents or consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, (B) to change the overall scope of the Businesses being sold to Buyer under this Agreement or the allocation of assets and Liabilities otherwise contemplated by this Agreement or (C) to result in material adverse Tax consequences to Buyer, its Affiliates or any Transferred Entities (taking into account Sapphire’s obligations pursuant to Article VI and Section 9.02) (collectively referred to as the “Restructurings”); provided, however, that (1) Restructurings that would not otherwise be permitted under the foregoing clause (ii) may be completed with the prior written consent of Buyer (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), (2) the completion of any or all such Restructurings shall not be a condition to any Closing, (3) no Restructurings (other than in a manner consistent in all material respects with that set forth on Schedules 2.06(a)(i)(A) in respect of any Brexit Assets shall be completed without the prior written consent of Buyer (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and (4) with respect to UK Newco, Sapphire shall consult in good faith with Buyer regarding such Restructurings and shall consider in good faith Buyer’s reasonable comments in respect of such implementation. At Buyer’s reasonable request, Sapphire shall provide Buyer with reasonable updates from time to time on the status of the Restructurings.
Closing and Closing Documents 24 ----------------------------- 11.1. Closing....................................................... 24 ------- 11.2. Seller's Deliveries........................................... 26 ------------------- 11.3. Purchaser's Deliveries........................................ 26 ---------------------- 11.4. Prorations.................................................... 27 ---------- 11.5. Document Preparation and Closing Costs........................ 28 -------------------------------------- 11.6. Reconciliation and Final Payment.............................. 28 -------------------------------- 11.7.
Operations Prior to the Closing Date (a) Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to, and to cause the Companies to, operate and carry on the Business in the ordinary course and substantially as operated immediately prior to the date of this Agreement. Consistent with the foregoing, Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cause the Companies to use their commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with good business practice, to preserve the goodwill of the suppliers, contractors, licensors, employees, customers, distributors and others having business relations with the Business.
