Prior to the Closing ConAgra shall pay and discharge in full or cause the Acquired Companies to pay and discharge in full (x) all indebtedness for borrowed funds and purchase money indebtedness owed to a non-Affiliate of ConAgra and incurred by any Acquired Company or for which any Acquired Company has otherwise become liable or responsible, including, without limitation, the indebtedness set forth on Exhibit 2.1.18, and (y) all indebtedness for borrowed funds and purchase money indebtedness owed to a non-Affiliate of ConAgra and incurred by the Acquired Company or for which any Acquired Company has become liable or responsible, pursuant to Acquisition LP's consent, after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Closing. As of Closing, ConAgra shall settle and treat as equity or cause to be settled and treated as equity all intercompany investments and accounts of the Acquired Companies, as provided in Exhibit 5.1.1, other than loans made pursuant to the Cattleco Loan Agreement. In connection with the above payments and discharges ConAgra shall obtain a release of all Liens (other than Liens relating to the Cattleco Revolver), guarantees, indemnities, bonding arrangements, letters of credit, letters of comfort and similar financial arrangements under which one or more of the Acquired Companies is obligated relating to indebtedness for borrowed funds and purchase money indebtedness. ConAgra shall release or cause to be released (i) all Liens held by ConAgra or any Subsidiary thereof encumbering the assets of any Acquired Company and (ii) any guarantees by any Acquired Company of indebtedness or other obligations of ConAgra or any Subsidiary of ConAgra other than any guarantees arising under the Deed of Cross Guarantee referred to in Section 2.1.22 below. The terms of this Section 2.1.18 shall not apply in respect to Colorado Feed LLC or Better Beef LLC.
Puts Prior to the Settlement Date During the period from the Bank Closing Date to and including the Business Day immediately preceding the Settlement Date, the Assuming Bank shall be entitled to require the Receiver to purchase any Asset which the Assuming Bank can establish is evidenced by forged or stolen instruments as of the Bank Closing Date; provided, that, the Assuming Bank shall not have the right to require the Receiver to purchase any such Asset with respect to which the Assuming Bank has taken any action referred to in Section 3.4(a)(ii) with respect to such Asset. The Assuming Bank shall transfer all such Assets to the Receiver without recourse, and shall indemnify the Receiver against any and all claims of any Person claiming by, through or under the Assuming Bank with respect to any such Asset, as provided in Section 12.4.
Cooperation Prior to the Distribution (a) PNX and Spinco shall prepare, and PNX shall mail to the holders of PNX Common Stock, the Information Statement, which shall set forth appropriate disclosure concerning Spinco, the Distribution and any other appropriate matters. PNX and Spinco shall also prepare, and Spinco shall file with the Commission, the Form 10, which shall include the Information Statement. PNX and Spinco shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Form 10 to become effective under the Exchange Act.
(b) PNX shall, as the sole shareholder of Spinco, approve and adopt the Spinco employee benefit plans contemplated by the Employee Matters Agreement and PNX and Spinco shall cooperate in preparing, filing with the Commission under the Securities Act and causing to become effective not later than the Distribution Date any registration statements or amendments thereto that are appropriate to reflect the establishment of or amendments to any employee benefit plan of Spinco contemplated by the Employee Matters Agreement, including without limitation, a Form S-8 with respect thereto.
(c) PNX and Spinco shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate under the securities or blue sky laws of states or other political subdivisions of the United States in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
(d) Spinco shall prepare, file, and use all reasonable efforts to cause to be approved prior to the Record Date, the application to permit listing of the Spinco Common Stock on NASDAQ.
Actions Prior to the Distribution Prior to the Effective Time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Parties shall take, or cause to be taken, the following actions in connection with the Distribution:
Notice to LIFE COMPANY AVIF will promptly make known in writing to LIFE COMPANY the Board of Directors' determination of the existence of a material irreconcilable conflict, a description of the facts that give rise to such conflict and the implications of such conflict.
Prior to the Agreement Effective Date Prior to the Agreement Effective Date, the Trust will furnish to Distributor the following:
A. copies of the Declaration of Trust and of any amendments thereto, certified by the proper official of the state in which such document has been filed;
B. the Trust’s Bylaws and any amendments thereto;
C. certified copies of resolutions of the Board covering the approval of this Agreement, authorization of a specified officer of the Trust to execute and deliver this Agreement and authorization for specified officers of the Trust to instruct Distributor thereunder;
D. a list of all the officers of the Trust, together with specimen signatures of those officers who are authorized to instruct Distributor in all matters;
E. the Funds’ most recent audited financial statements;
F. the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A and all amendments thereto filed with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act and the 1940 Act;
G. copies of the current plan of distribution adopted by the Trust under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act for each Fund, if applicable;
H. contact information for each Fund’s service providers, including but not limited to, the Fund’s administrator, custodian, transfer agent, independent accountants, legal counsel and chief compliance officer;
I. a copy of procedures adopted by the Trust in accordance with Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act; and
J. any material correspondence or other communication by the SEC, FINRA, any government or self-regulatory organization or its staff relating to the Funds, including any related to examinations of the Trust or the Funds, requests by the SEC for amendments to the Registration Statement or any advertising or sales literature.
Conduct of Business Prior to the Effective Time Except as expressly permitted herein, set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Schedule of Exceptions, or required by Law, from the Execution Date through the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, the Company shall, and cause its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of its business consistent with past practice and, to the extent consistent therewith, use its reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve substantially intact its business organization and the goodwill of those having business relationships with it. Without limiting the foregoing, and except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Schedule of Exceptions, or required by Law, from the Execution Date through the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Parent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed):
(a) Declare, set aside or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock, equity securities or property) in respect of any capital stock or split, combine or reclassify any capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for any capital stock, other than any such transaction by a wholly-owned Subsidiary of it that remains a wholly-owned Subsidiary of it after consummation of such transaction in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company from granting any Ordinary Course Grants (as defined below);
(b) Purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock or the capital stock of its Subsidiaries, other than net issuances of Company RSUs upon the vesting thereof, repurchases of unvested shares at cost or for de minimis consideration in connection with either the termination of the employment relationship with any employee or upon the resignation of any director or consultant, in each case, pursuant to stock option, RSU or purchase agreements in effect on the date hereof;
(c) Issue, deliver, sell, authorize, pledge or otherwise encumber any shares of capital stock, or subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire any shares of capital stock or any securities convertible into shares of capital stock, or enter into other agreements or commitments obligating it to issue any such securities or rights, other than: (A) issuances of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of Company Options, the vesting of Company RSUs, the exercise of Company Warrants or other rights of the Company existing on the date hereof in accordance with their present terms or granted pursuant to clauses (B), (C) or (D) hereof, (B) grants of Company Options with Ordinary Course Pricing (as defined below) or Company RSUs made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and with Ordinary Course Vesting (as defined below) to new Company employees under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”), (C) grants of Company Options with Ordinary Course Pricing (as defined below) or Company RSUs to existing Company employees (other than to (i) directors, (ii) executive officers and (iii) disqualified individuals within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code if the issuance to such persons
Operations Prior to the Closing Date (a) From the date of this Agreement until the Closing, Sellers shall, except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as consented to in writing by Buyer, operate the Business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sellers shall: (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep and maintain the Purchased Assets in good operating condition and repair; (ii) maintain the business organization of the Business intact; (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the goodwill of the regulators, customers, suppliers, contractors, licensors, employees and others having business relations with the Business; (iv) not take or fail to take any action that could result in the occurrence of an “Additional Default Event” (as defined in that certain Letter Agreement, dated as of October 3, 2023, by and between Seller 1 and Vertical Investors, LLC (the “Letter Agreement”)); and (v) use best efforts to comply with the terms and conditions of the Letter Agreement.
(b) Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or with the express written approval of Buyer, no Seller shall, directly or indirectly:
(i) sell, lease, license, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell, lease, license, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, (A) any assets that are material to the Business (other than the Excluded Assets) or (B) any assets to an equity holder of a Seller or any of their respective Affiliates;
(ii) declare or make any dividend or payment of cash to, or pay, loan or advance any amount to, any equity holder of a Seller or any of their respective Affiliates;
(iii) make any material change in the Business or its operations, acquire (including by merger or consolidation) any business or entity, or otherwise acquire any material asset;
(iv) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger or consolidation;
(v) amend any of its Organizational Documents;
(vi) increase or decrease the level of inventory of the Business or make any change in the inventory purchasing patterns, stocking levels or production practices of the Business;
(vii) take actions that may result, or would result, in payments to, or accounts receivable being created for the benefit of, a Seller sooner than is usual in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(viii) grant to any Employee of a Seller any increase in compensation (other than increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice to employees that are not in senior management or executive positions) or pay or agree to pay to any Employee of a Seller any bonus, severance or termination payment not previously agreed upon and provided in any Benefit Plan or other written agreements made available to Buyer (or otherwise required by applicable law);
(ix) make any material change in the manner in which a Seller extends discounts, credits or warranties;
(x) make any capital expenditures or payment in excess of $10,000 (individually or in the aggregate), or enter into any Contract therefor;
(xi) enter into, modify, amend, terminate or grant any consent or waiver under any Transferred Contract, or any other Contract involving more than $15,000, except for the renewal of any such Contract upon its expiration in accordance with its terms;
(a) make any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice or policy;
(xii) fail to preserve intact the Business’s and Sellers’ relationships with their employees, agents, customers, suppliers and other Persons having contacts with a Seller or the Business;
(xiii) terminate or fail to renew any Permit or have any Permit revoked or suspended;
(xiv) abandon, sell, assign, transfer, covenant not to sue, enter into a coexistence Contract, or grant any exclusive license or with respect to, or otherwise create an Encumbrance with respect to any Company IP; or
(xv) enter into any Contract to do any of the things described in subsections (i) through (xv) above or authorize any of, or commit or agree to take any of, such actions.
Relationship to the Plan This grant of Performance Units is subject to all of the terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan and administrative interpretations thereunder, if any, that have been adopted by the Board. Except as otherwise defined in this Award Agreement, capitalized terms shall have the same meanings given to them under the Plan. To the extent that any provision of this Award Agreement conflicts with the express terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control and, if necessary, the applicable provisions of this Award Agreement shall be hereby deemed amended so as to carry out the purpose and intent of the Plan. References to the Participant also include the heirs or other legal representatives of the Participant.
Notice to the Company The Option shall be exercised in whole or in part by written notice in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A directed to the Company at its principal place of business accompanied by full payment as hereinafter provided of the exercise price for the number of Option Shares specified in the notice.