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.
Prior to Closing Seller shall deliver to Buyer a list of employees of the Stations that Seller does not intend to retain after Closing. Buyer may interview and elect to hire such listed employees, but not any other employees of Seller. Buyer is obligated to hire only those employees that are under employment contracts (and assume Seller's obligations and liabilities under such employment contracts) which are included in the Station Contracts. With respect to employees hired by Buyer ("Transferred Employees"), to the extent permitted by law, Seller shall provide Buyer access to its personnel records and such other information as Buyer may reasonably request prior to Closing. With respect to such hired employees, Seller shall be responsible for the payment of all compensation and accrued employee benefits payable by it until Closing and thereafter Buyer shall be responsible for all such obligations payable by it. Buyer shall cause all employees it hires to be eligible to participate in its "employee welfare benefit plans" and "employee pension benefit plans" (as defined in Section 3(1) and 3(2) of ERISA, respectively) in which similarly situated employees are generally eligible to participate; provided, however, that all such employees and their spouses and dependents shall be eligible for coverage immediately after Closing (and shall not be excluded from coverage on account of any pre-existing condition) to the extent provided under such plans. For purposes of any length of service requirements, waiting periods, vesting periods or differential benefits based on length of service in any such plan for which such employees may be eligible after Closing, Buyer shall ensure that service with Seller shall be deemed to have been service with the Buyer. In addition, Buyer shall ensure that each such employee receives credit under any welfare benefit plan of Buyer for any deductibles or co-payments paid by such employees and dependents for the current plan year under a plan maintained by Seller. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, Buyer shall grant credit to each such employee for all unused sick leave accrued as of Closing as an employee of Seller. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, Buyer shall assume and discharge Seller's liabilities for the payment of all unused vacation leave accrued by such employees as of Closing.
Post-Closing Access In order to facilitate Seller’s efforts to administer and close the Bankruptcy Case (including, without limitation, the preparation of filings in the Bankruptcy Case and state, local and federal Tax Returns and other filings, reconciliation of claims filed in the Case, removal of corporate and other records and information relating or belonging to entities other than Seller), for a period of three (3) years following the Closing, (a) the Buyer shall permit Seller’s counsel and other professionals and counsel for any successor to Seller and its respective professionals, and its employees (collectively, “Permitted Access Parties”) reasonable access to the financial and other books and records relating to the Acquired Assets or the Business and the systems containing such information, books and records, which access shall include (i) the right of such Permitted Access Parties to copy, at such Permitted Access Parties’ expense, such documents and records as they may request in furtherance of the purposes described above, and (ii) Buyer’s copying and delivering to the relevant Permitted Access Parties such documents or records as they may request, but only to the extent such Permitted Access Parties furnish Buyer with reasonably detailed written descriptions of the materials to be so copied and the applicable Permitted Access Party reimburses the Buyer for the reasonable costs and expenses thereof, and (b) Buyer shall provide the Permitted Access Parties (at no cost to the Permitted Access Parties) with reasonable access to those individuals with knowledge of how to access the relevant financial and books and records during regular business hours to assist Seller and the other Permitted Access Parties in their post-Closing activities (including, without limitation, preparation of Tax Returns), provided that such access does not unreasonably interfere with the Buyer’s business operations.
Prior to the Closing Buyer shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and its and their employees, agents, accountants, legal counsel and other representatives and advisers to, hold in strict confidence all, and not divulge or disclose any, information of any kind concerning the Company and its business; provided, however, that the foregoing obligation of confidence shall not apply to (i) information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by Buyer or its Affiliates or any of its or their employees, agents, accountants, legal counsel or other representatives or advisers, (ii) information that is or becomes available to Buyer or its Affiliates or any of its or their employees, agents, accountants, legal counsel or other representatives or advisers on a nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure by Buyer or its Affiliates or any of its or their employees, agents, accountants, legal counsel or other representatives or advisers and (iii) information that is required to be disclosed by Buyer or its Affiliates or any of its or their employees, agents, accountants, legal counsel or other representatives or advisers as a result of any applicable law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority; and provided further that Buyer promptly shall notify the Company of any disclosure pursuant to clause (iii) of this Section 9.2(a); and, provided, further, that the foregoing obligation of confidence shall not apply to the furnishing of information by Buyer in bona fide discussions or negotiations with prospective lenders.
Operations Prior to Closing Between the date of the execution of this Agreement and Closing:
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.
Actions Prior to Closing From the date hereof until the Closing Date, Contributor shall not take any action or fail to take any action the result of which could (1) have a material adverse effect on the Contributed Interests or the Operating Partnership’s ownership thereof, or any Material Adverse Effect on any Contributed Entity or Property after the Closing Date or (2) cause any of the representations and warranties contained in this Section 2.2 to be untrue as of the Closing Date.
Post-Closing Access to Information After the Closing, each Party shall afford the other Party and its counsel, accountants and other representatives, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice, reasonable access to the books, records and other information in such Party’s possession relating directly or indirectly to the assets, liabilities or operations of Performance Packaging with respect to periods prior to the Closing, and the right to make copies and extracts therefrom at its expense, to the extent such access is reasonably required by the requesting Party for any proper business purpose. Without limitation, after the Closing, each Party shall make available to the other Party and its counsel, accountants and other representatives, as reasonably requested, and to any Tax authority that is legally permitted to receive the following pursuant to its subpoena power or its equivalent, all books, records and other information relating to Tax liabilities or potential Tax liabilities for all periods prior to or including the Closing Date and shall preserve all such books, records and other information until the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations for assessment or refund of Taxes or extensions thereof. Subject to the previous sentence, for a period of six years after the Closing Date, neither Party shall, or permit its Affiliates to, destroy or otherwise dispose of any of the books, records or other information described in this Section 5.3 without first offering in writing to surrender such books, records and other information to the other Party, which other Party shall have ten days after such offer to agree in writing to take possession thereof. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.3, while the existence of an adversarial proceeding between the Parties will not abrogate or suspend the provisions of this Section 5.3, as to such records or other information directly pertinent to such dispute, the Parties may not utilize this Section 5.3 but rather, absent agreement, must utilize the rules of discovery.
Termination Prior to Closing This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:
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