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.
Seller’s Closing Documents At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser the following, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Purchaser:
(a) A special warranty deed executed by Seller (the “Deed”), in a form customary for the jurisdiction where the Property is located and otherwise satisfactory to Seller, Purchaser and Title Insurer, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, options and adverse claims of any kind or character except the Permitted Encumbrances and the encumbrance of the Assumed Loan.
(b) A Xxxx of Sale, executed by Seller (the “Xxxx of Sale”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit O, transferring, conveying and assigning and warranting to Purchaser, the Personal Property, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, options and adverse claims of any kind or character other than the Permitted Encumbrances and the encumbrance of the Assumed Loan, together with the original certificates of title thereto, if any.
(c) An assignment (the “Contract Assignment”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit P, executed by Seller, to Purchaser, of (i) those of the Contracts which Purchaser has elected in writing to assume (the “Assigned Contracts”) with the agreement of Seller to indemnify, protect, defend and hold Purchaser harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising in connection with the Assigned Contracts and related to the period prior to the Closing and a comparable indemnity from Purchaser relating to the period following the Closing, (ii) any and all guarantees and warranties used or made in connection with the operation, construction, improvement, alteration or repair of the Property, and (iii) all right, title and interest of Seller and its agents in and to the Intangible Personal Property (including the Governmental Approvals to the extent assignable).
(d) An assignment of lessor’s interest in the Leases (the “Lease Assignment”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q executed by Seller, to Purchaser, together with an agreement by Seller to indemnify, protect, defend and hold Purchaser harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) arising in connection with the Leases relating to the period prior to the Closing and a comparable indemnity from Purchaser relating to the period following the Closing.
(e) To the extent not previously delivered to Purchaser, originals of the Leases, the Contracts which have not been terminated pursuant to Section 9(c), certificate(s) of occupancy and other instruments evidencing the Governmental Approvals in Seller’s possession or, if such originals are not available, copies certified by Seller to be true, correct and complete copies of such originals.
(f) Any keys in the possession of Seller to all locks located in the Property.
(g) Letters executed by Seller and Seller’s management agent, if any, addressed to all Tenants, in form of Exhibit R attached hereto, notifying and directing payment of all rent and other sums due from Tenants from and after the date of the Closing to be made at Purchaser’s direction.
(h) Reasonable proof of the due authorization, execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement and the documents delivered by Seller pursuant hereto.
(i) A Rent Roll, prepared not more than one (1) business day prior to Closing, certified by Seller to be true and correct.
(j) An affidavit from Seller in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L certifying that such Seller is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code.
