Pre-Closing Restructuring (a) Subject to Section 2.05(b), prior to the consummation of the Closing Seller shall, and shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to, engage in restructuring activities necessary to effect a reorganization of certain assets, liabilities and legal entities to separate the Business from Seller’s other businesses (collectively, the “Pre-Closing Restructuring”), which such Pre-Closing Restructuring shall be undertaken in a manner consistent with Section 6.14 of the Seller Disclosure Letter (as the same may be modified in accordance with this Section 6.14) and otherwise in a manner, and pursuant to documentation, reasonably acceptable to Purchaser (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) and in accordance with applicable Law. Following the Pre-Closing Restructuring, at the Closing, Purchaser shall (directly or indirectly) own and assume all the assets, properties, claims, rights and Liabilities of Seller and its Subsidiaries constituting Transferred Assets or Assumed Liabilities and neither Purchaser nor any of its Subsidiaries (including the Transferred Entities) shall (directly or indirectly) own any Excluded Assets or be liable for or have any responsibility with respect to any Retained Liabilities.
(b) Seller may propose changes to Section 6.14 of the Seller Disclosure Letter and Exhibit A (including in order to designate any additional Subsidiaries as a Transferred Entity (whether as an Auto Care Company or as an Auto Care Company Subsidiary) or to remove any Subsidiary from the universe of Auto Care Companies or Transferred Entities) at any time prior to the Closing and Purchaser shall consider any such proposal in good faith and shall not unreasonably object to, delay or condition its consent to such proposed changes. Any such agreed changes shall be incorporated into a revised, amended and restated Section 6.14 of the Seller Disclosure Letter or Exhibit A, as applicable.
(c) In connection with the Pre-Closing Restructuring, Seller shall, and shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to (i) deliver all agreements, instruments, certificates and all other documents to effect the Pre-Closing Restructuring to Purchaser (with appropriate redaction for confidential information relating to Seller’s other businesses or third-parties) and (ii) keep Purchaser reasonably informed with respect to all material activity concerning the status of the Pre-Closing Restructuring and consult with Purchaser on a regular basis and cooperate in good faith in connection with all of Purchaser’s reasonable requests for information related to the Pre-Closing Restructuring. In the event that, at any time between the date of this Agreement and the Closing, Exhibit A is amended to designate any additional Subsidiaries as a Transferred Entity (whether as an Auto Care Company or as an Auto Care Company Subsidiary) or to remove any Subsidiary from the universe of Auto Care Companies or Transferred Entities, Seller shall be permitted to revise the Seller Disclosure Letter at such time to include any additional necessary disclosures related thereto.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt but subject to Section 2.05(a), the Pre-Closing Restructuring shall be completed by Seller or its applicable Subsidiaries prior to the Closing.
(e) At or prior to the Closing, Seller will deliver to Purchaser all agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents necessary to evidence the release or satisfaction of all Indebtedness of the Transferred Entities (other than Transferred Indebtedness) and the release of all Liens, guarantees or other encumbrances against the Transferred Entities and Transferred Assets, including without limitation, any guarantees of or Liens securing the (i) Credit Agreement, dated June 23, 2015, as amended, with Spectrum Brands Inc. as the Borrower and Royal Bank of Canada as administrative agent and collateral agent, (ii) Indenture dated December 4, 2014, as amended, with Spectrum Brands Inc. as the Issuer and US Bank National Association as Trustee, (iii) Indenture dated May 20, 2015, as amended, with Spectrum Brands Inc. as the Issuer and US Bank National Association as Trustee, and (iv) Indenture dated September 20, 2016, as amended, with Spectrum Brands Inc. as the Issuer and US Bank National Association as Trustee.
PRE-CLOSING COVENANTS The Parties agree as follows with respect to the period between the execution of this Agreement and the Closing.
Conditions to the Closing Date The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to make LC Credit Extensions hereunder shall become effective on the first date when each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, each of which shall be originals, telecopies or electronic copies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, each dated a date on or prior to the Closing Date and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers:
(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement from the Borrower;
(ii) a promissory note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting three Business Days in advance a promissory note evidencing the Loan provided by such Lender;
(iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of the Borrower as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party or is to be a party;
(iv) a certificate of good standing for the Borrower from its jurisdiction of organization;
(v) a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower certifying (A) as to the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) after giving effect to the Transaction and the incurrence of all Indebtedness related thereto, (B) as to the Debt Rating then in effect and (C) that the conditions specified in Section 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied;
(vi) a favorable opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel to the Borrower, and the general counsel of the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form set forth on Exhibit C and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(vii) evidence that the Existing Credit Agreement has been, or concurrently with the Closing Date is being, terminated and all Liens securing obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement have been, or concurrently with the Closing Date are being released (the “Refinancing”).
(b) The Borrower shall have received not less than $1,000.0 million in gross cash proceeds from the sale of the Senior Notes.
(c) All accrued fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers (including the fees and expenses of counsels for the Administrative Agent, the U.S. Lead Arrangers and the Nordic Lead Arrangers and local and special counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers) shall have been paid. The Borrower shall have paid all items then due and payable under the Fee Letter.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.03 hereof.
Post-Closing Requirements Borrowers shall complete each of the post-closing obligations and/or provide to Agent each of the documents, instruments, agreements and information listed on Schedule 7.4 attached hereto on or before the date set forth for each such item thereon, each of which shall be completed or provided in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
Pre-Closing Actions As promptly as practicable, each Warrantor shall: (a) use best efforts to take all actions required of such party and to do all other things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents; (b) file or supply, or cause to be filed or supplied, all applications, notifications and information required to be filed or supplied by such Warrantor pursuant to Law in connection with the Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Subscription Shares pursuant hereto and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated under the Transaction Documents; (c) use reasonable best efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents (including any consents required under any Contract) necessary to be obtained by such party in order to consummate the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Transaction Documents; and (d) coordinate and cooperate with the other Parties in exchanging such information and supplying such assistance as may be reasonably requested by the other Parties in connection with any filings and other actions to be made or taken in order to consummate the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Transaction Documents.
Pre-Closing Promptly upon the execution of this Agreement, Seller shall notify the Manufacturer regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer (or its affiliate) shall promptly apply to the Manufacturer for the issuance of a contractual right to operate an automobile dealership upon the Premises. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain Manufacturer approval as soon as possible. Seller shall promptly provide the requisite information, documents and access necessary to prepare for Closing and ensure a seamless operational transfer of the Assets. Effective as of the Closing, Seller shall terminate its Dealer Sales and Service Agreements with the Manufacturer relative to the Dealership location and execute and deliver all of the Manufacturer’s customary documents and promptly remove Manufacturer’s intellectual property from all publicly visible Excluded Assets in every form and medium (i.e., retained internet sites, signs, etc.). Seller shall fully cooperate with Buyer, and take all reasonable steps to assist Buyer, in Buyer’s efforts to obtain its own similar Dealer Sales and Service Agreements with the Manufacturer. All actions to be taken at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement will be deemed to have occurred simultaneously, and no action, document or transaction will be deemed to have been taken, delivered or effected, until all such actions, documents and transactions have been taken, delivered or effected. Promptly after the Closing, Seller shall transfer to Buyer certificates of title or origin for all vehicles and all of its registration lists, owner follow-up lists and service files on hand as of the Closing, provided that such lists and files relate to the Assets. If Seller presents assets for purchase post-Closing that would have otherwise been Assets, then such assets may be purchased at a mutually agreed to price or otherwise retained by Seller. Buyer is not required to submit an offer. This does not apply to in-transit vehicles from the Manufacturer. Buyer shall retain and safeguard the pre-Closing customer paper deal jackets retained by Buyer in accordance with law, and, until Buyer destroys such records in accordance with company policy in effect from time to time, Seller shall have reasonable access to Seller’s pre-Closing customer records (e.g., paper deal jackets) and any records related to Assigned Contracts after the Closing for any legitimate purpose, such as (by way of example and not by limitation) for resolving customer inquiries.
Pre-Closing Transactions Prior to the purchase of the Initial Securities on the Closing Date, the Pre-Closing Transactions shall have been duly consummated at the respective times and on the terms contemplated by this Agreement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and the Representatives shall have received such evidence that the Pre-Closing Transactions have been consummated as the Representatives may reasonably request.
Closing Requirements Closing shall occur after approval of title commitment, as described hereinabove.
a) At closing, Seller shall do the following:
1. Duly execute, acknowledge and deliver to Buyer, a Quit Claim Deed conveying the Property to Buyer, free and clear of all liens, claims, pledges and encumbrances.
b) At closing, Buyer shall do the following:
1. Execute and provide at closing, all documents reasonably required by the City for closing.
2. Tender payment at closing for the purchase price and all associated closing costs described herein.
Pre-Closing Collections Within two (2) Business Days after the Closing Date the Seller shall transfer to the account or accounts designated by Ally Auto (or by the Issuing Entity under the Further Transfer Agreements) all collections on the Receivables held by the Seller on the Closing Date, and conveyed to Ally Auto pursuant to Section 2.01.
Operations Prior to the Closing Date (a) From the ------------------------------------ date hereof through the Closing Date, Parent shall cause the Companies to operate and carry on the Business in the ordinary course in accordance with past practice and in compliance with all applicable Requirements of Law, including Environmental Laws. Consistent with the foregoing, Parent shall cause each of the Companies to use its reasonable efforts consistent with good business practice to (i) maintain the business organization of the Companies intact, (ii) keep available the services of any key employees of the Companies and (iii) preserve the goodwill and beneficial relationships of the suppliers, contractors, licensors, employees, customers, distributors and others having business relations with the Companies.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 7.4(a), except as set forth in Schedule -------------- -------- 7.4, except as contemplated by this Agreement or except with the express written --- approval of Buyer (which, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii), (vi), (ix), (x) and (xviii), Buyer agrees shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Parent shall cause each of the Companies not to:
(i) make any material change in the Business or its operations, except such changes as may be required to comply with any applicable Requirements of Law;
(ii) make any capital expenditure or enter into any contract or commitment therefor, other than in the ordinary course of the Business, which is in excess of $50,000;
(iii) other than in the ordinary course of the Business, enter into any contract, agreement, undertaking or commitment which would have been required to be set forth in Schedule 5.14(a) or 5.14(b) if in effect on the ---------------- ------- date hereof or amend any Business Agreement in any material respect;
(iv) enter into any contract that contains a "change of control" provision that would give the other party a right to terminate such contract upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or under which the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby would constitute a default;
(v) enter into any contract for the purchase of real property or exercise any option to extend a lease listed in Schedule 5.9; ------------
(vi) sell, lease (as lessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of (including any transfers to any of its Affiliates), or mortgage or pledge, or impose or suffer to be imposed any Encumbrance on, any of its properties, rights or assets, other than inventory and minor amounts of personal property sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice and other than Permitted Encumbrances;
(vii) cancel any debts owed to or claims held by it or pay, settle or discharge any claims/litigation, proceedings, actions or liabilities, other than in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice;
(viii) create, incur or assume, or agree to create, incur or assume, any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money (other than money borrowed or advances from any of its Affiliates in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice) or enter into, as lessee, any capitalized lease obligations (as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 13);
(ix) accelerate or delay collection of any notes or accounts receivable in advance of or beyond their regular due dates or the dates when the same would have been collected in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice;
(x) delay or accelerate payment of any account payable or other liability beyond or in advance of its due date or the date when such liability would have been paid in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice;
(xi) make, or agree to make, any distribution of assets (other than cash) to Parent or any of its Affiliates;
(xii) institute any increase in any benefit provided, or loan or advance any money or property, to any present or former director, officer, consultant or employee of any of the Companies, other than in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice or as required by any Company Plan, Parent Plan or Requirements of Law;
(xiii) make any material change in the compensation of its employees, other than changes made in accordance with normal compensation practices of the Companies or pursuant to existing contractual commitments and consistent with past compensation practices, or grant any severance or termination pay to any of its employees or amend the form of retention and severance agreement contained in Schedule 7.4; ------------
(xiv) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any Company Plan, or any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be a Company Plan if it were in existence on the date hereof, other than in the ordinary course of the Business consistent with past practice or as required by any Company Plan, Parent Plan or Requirement of Law;
(xv) make any material change in the accounting policies applied in the preparation of the Interim Financial Statements, unless such change is required by GAAP;
(xvi) make any change in its charter, by-laws or other organizational document or issue any capital stock (or securities exchangeable, convertible or exercisable for capital stock);
(xvii) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock or partnership or membership interests or declare, set aside or pay any dividends or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or other property) in respect of such shares or interests, except for cash dividends and distributions payable by a Conveyed Companies Subsidiary to any of the Companies, Parent or Affiliates of Parent;
(xviii) except as required by law, and except in cases where doing so would not have a material adverse consequence to Buyer Group Members with respect to taxable years or periods beginning after the Closing Date or, with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date, file any Tax Return in a manner inconsistent with past practice or take any position, make any election, or adopt any method that is inconsistent with positions taken, elections made or methods used in prior periods in filing Tax Returns (including any such position, election or method which would have the effect of deferring income to periods for which Buyer is liable or accelerating deductions to periods for which Parent is liable);
(xix) amend any Tax Returns or settle or compromise any proceeding relating to Tax liabilities of any Company, in either case if doing so would, or would reasonably be expected to, materially adversely affect any Buyer Group Member with respect to taxable years or periods beginning after the Closing Date or, with respect to any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date;
(xx) enter into or amend any aviation, manufacturing or transportation customer contract, other than new contracts with existing customers and amendments to existing contracts, in each case, where the terms of such new contract or amendment are not materially less favorable to the Companies than existing contracts with such customers;
(xxi) enter into any joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement or acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business or any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture association or other business organization or division thereof;
(xxii) merge or consolidate with or into any other Person or dissolve or liquidate; or
(xxiii) authorize, commit or agree, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing.
