Financial Representations Included with the Pubco SEC Documents are true, correct, and complete copies of audited balance sheets for Pubco dated as of December 31, 2009 and unaudited balance sheets for Pubco dated as of June 30, 2010. (the “Pubco Accounting Date”), together with related statements of income, cash flows, and changes in shareholder’s equity for the fiscal year and interim period then ended (collectively, the “Pubco Financial Statements”). The Pubco Financial Statements:
(a) are in accordance with the books and records of Pubco;
(b) present fairly the financial condition of Pubco as of the respective dates indicated and the results of operations for such periods; and
(c) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. Pubco has not received any advice or notification from its independent certified public accountants that Pubco has used any improper accounting practice that would have the effect of not reflecting or incorrectly reflecting in the Pubco Financial Statements or the books and records of Pubco, any properties, assets, Liabilities, revenues, or expenses. The books, records, and accounts of Pubco accurately and fairly reflect, in reasonable detail, the assets, and Liabilities of Pubco. Pubco has not engaged in any transaction, maintained any bank account, or used any funds of Pubco, except for transactions, bank accounts, and funds which have been and are reflected in the normally maintained books and records of Pubco.
Notification of Individuals To notify individuals of the breach or unauthorized use or disclosure when notification is required under state or federal law and to pay any costs of such notifications, as well as any costs associated with the breach. The County Compliance Manager shall approve the time, manner and content of any such notifications.
Opinion of Intellectual Property Counsel for Company At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated the Closing Time, of Seed IP Law Group LLP, counsel for the Company with respect to intellectual property matters, in the form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters previously agreed upon by the Representatives and such counsel, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters if requested.
Tax Representations Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, ------------------- First Intermediary Parent, Parent and Company represent and warrant to the Purchaser and Merger Sub as set forth below:
(a) The Company (or Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent or Parent on behalf of the Company) has (i) timely filed within the time period for filing or any extension granted with respect thereto all applicable federal, state, local, foreign and other returns, declarations, reports, claims for refund, or information statements relating to Taxes including any schedule attached thereto and any amendment thereto ("Returns") required to be filed relating to or pertaining to any and all Taxes attributable to, levied or imposed upon, or incurred in connection with the Company including all Tax Returns with respect to any affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group of which Company is or was a member or has liability for Taxes with respect thereto (a "Relevant Group") and (ii) paid on a timely basis all of the Taxes required to be paid prior to the date hereof except for Taxes shown as liabilities on the balance of the Company dated June 30, 2000.
(b) Company has provided Purchaser true, complete, accurate copies of all material Tax Returns filed by or on behalf of the Company or which include Taxes payable in respect of the Company's assets, operations or its liability for Taxes for all taxable periods commencing on or after January 1, 1995.
(c) With respect to the Company or to the extent relevant to the Company's business or assets, Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent and Parent, (i) there are not pending or threatened in writing any audits, examinations, assessments, asserted deficiencies or written claims for Taxes nor is there any factual or legal basis therefore and (ii) there are (and immediately after the Closing there will be) no Encumbrances for Taxes upon any assets of the Company other than for Taxes not yet due and payable.
(d) Except as disclosed in Schedule 8.2(d), no Tax deficiencies, assessments or audit adjustments have been proposed in writing, assessed or asserted against the Company, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent, Indirect Parent or Parent to the extent Company would be liable for such deficiencies, assessments or adjustments.
(e) Except as disclosed in Schedule 8.2(e), neither Company, Indirect Parent, Second Intermediary Parent, First Intermediary Parent nor Parent have requested any extension of time within which to file any Returns related to the Company in respect of any taxable period which have not since been filed and no request for waivers of the time to assess any Taxes are pending or outstanding. There are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the statutory period of limitation applicable to any Tax Returns required to be filed by, or which include or are treated as including, the Company or with respect to any Tax assessment or deficiency affecting the Company or any Relevant Group.
(f) The Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes (including, without limitation, withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441 and 1442 of the Code or similar provisions under any foreign Laws) and have, within the time and in the manner prescribed by law, withheld from employee wages and paid over to the proper governmental authorities all employment, FICA, FUTA and other Taxes and similar amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under all applicable laws.
(g) For the tax years where the statute of limitations is open, no power of attorney for Taxes has been granted with respect to the Company.
(h) The accruals and reserves for Taxes reflected in the balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2000 are in all material respects adequate to cover all Taxes required to be accrued through the date thereof (including interest and penalties, if any, thereon and Taxes being contested) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with the balance sheet included in the Company Reports, and the accrual and reserves for Taxes reflected in the books and records of the Company as of the last day of the Company's most recently complete fiscal month end are in all material respects adequate to cover all Taxes required to be accrued through such date (including interest and penalties, if any, thereon and Taxes being contested) in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with the balance sheet included in the Company Reports. The Company has incurred no material liability for Taxes in the period after the date of the Company's most recent completed financial month.
(i) The Company has not received any written ruling related to Taxes or entered into any agreement with a Taxing Authority relating to Taxes.
(j) The Company has no liability for the Taxes of any Person other than the Company (i) under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), (ii) as a transferee or successor, (iii) by any written, oral or other agreement, contract, subcontract, lease, binding understanding, instrument, note, option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan, commitment or undertaking of any nature, as of the date hereof or as may hereafter be in effect (a "Contract") or (iv) otherwise.
(k) The Company (i) has neither agreed to make nor is required to make any adjustment under Section 481 of the Code by reason of a change in accounting method and (ii) is not a "consenting corporation" within the meaning of Section 341(f)(1) of the Code.
(l) The Company is not involved in, subject to, or a party to any joint venture, partnership, Contract or other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for federal, state, local or foreign Tax purposes.
(m) The Company has not made any payments, is not obligated to make any payments, nor is a party to any contract, agreement or arrangement covering any current or former employee or consultant of the Company that under certain circumstances could require it to make or give rise to any payments that are not deductible as a result of the provisions set forth in Section 280G of the Code or the treasury regulations thereunder or would result in an excise tax to the recipient of any such payment under Section 4999 of the Code.
(n) As a result of ownership changes on April 30, 1999 and April 7, 2000, the Company is subject to limitations on the utilization of the net operating losses, built-in losses, capital losses, Tax credits or other similar items of the Company under (i) Section 382 of the Code, (ii) Section 383 of the Code, (iii) Section 384 of the Code, and (iv) Section 1502 of the Code and Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder. These limitations and the amounts of available loss and other carryovers will be reported by the Parent to the Purchaser prior to March 31, 2001.
(o) Each material election with respect to Taxes affecting the Company are set forth in Section 8.2 of the Company Schedule.
(p) The Company is not nor has it ever been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.
Mutual Representations Each party hereby represents and warrants to the other party as follows:
Opinion of Intellectual Property Counsel for the Company Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, Professional Corporation, intellectual property counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinion, dated the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.
Authorization of Indemnification Any indemnification under this Article VII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iv) by the stockholders. Such determination shall be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation. To the extent, however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding set forth in Section 7.1 or Section 7.2 or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
General Representations Borrower represents and warrants to Lender as of the Closing Date that, except to the extent (if any) disclosed on Schedule III with reference to a specific subsection of this Section 3.1:
CERTIFICATION OF AGREEMENT In accordance with section 170LT of the Workplace Relations Act 1996, I now certify the attached written agreement. This agreement shall come into force from 16 February 2004 and shall remain in force until 31 October 2005. BY THE COMMISSION: Printed by authority of the Commonwealth Government Printer <Price code 70> TABLE OF CONTENTS Subject Matter Clause No. Page No. Accident Pay 29 32 All-In Payments 34 34 Alpine Areas 14.1.(b) 15 Altona Area Allowance 14.2.(a) 16 Amenities 37 35 Apprentices 22.(a) 23 Australian Materials 41 37 Casual Labour 12.2 13 Classification Structure & Rates of Pay, Allowances 13 14 Clothing Issue & Safety Footwear 40 36 Co-Invest (Long Service Leave) 27 31 Commitments 3 5 Consultation 8 7 Demolition Work 14.1.(d) 16 Dispute Settlement Procedure 9 8 Drugs & Alcohol 38 35 Employment & Termination 12 12 Fares & Travel Allowance 15 17 Fast Food Allowance 14.1.(a) 15 Further Flexibilities 23 24 Geelong, Altona, Portland, etc Metals Agreements 14.3 16 Geographic Area, and Sector Specific Allowances, Conditions and Exceptions 14 15 Hearing Tests 11.(2) 10 Heavy Blocks 11.(9) 12 Hours Of work, Rostered Days Off, and Protection of Leisure Time 17 17 Inclement Weather 24 24 Income Protection 28.1 31 Income Protection & Trauma Insurance 28 31 Induction Procedures 11.(4) 11 Job Stewards/Delegates 36 34 Job Xxxxxxx/Delegate Facilities 36.2 35 Journey Accidents 30 32 Latrobe Valley Allowance 14.2.(b) 16 Leisure Time Protected 17.3 18 Living Away from Home Allowance 16 17 Major Events 14.1.(c) 15 Metal Trades Labour Hire Agreement 14.4 16 Negotiation of a Subsequent Agreement 43 37 No Extra Claims 44 38 Objectives of the Agreement 2 5 Overtime 17.2 18 Parties and Persons Bound 4 6 Payment of Wages 19 21 Period of Operation 6 6 Picnic Day 31 33 Project Agreements 5.2 6 Project Pre-Commencement Conference 18 21 Protective Clothing & Equipment 11.(3) 10 Pyramid Subcontracting 35 34 Redundancy 25 30 Rehabilitation Program 39 35 Relationship to Parent Award and Victorian Building Industry Agreement 7 6 Right of Entry & Representation 33 33 Rostered Days Off 17.4 19 Safety Dispute Resolution 10 8 Scope & Application 5 6 Security & Continuity of Employment 32 33 Service Core Allowance 14.2.(c) 16 Signatories 45 39 Superannuation 26 30 Termination of Employment 12.3 13 Time & Wages Records 19.1 21 Title 1 5 Tool Storage 20 22 Toxic Substances 11(8) 11 Training & Related Matters 22 23 Trauma Insurance 28.2 32 Waste Minimisation, Recycling and Environmental Issues 42 37 Workplace Safety 11 10 Appendix A – Classification Structure 40 Appendix B – Rates of Pay 1. From 1 December 2002 2. From 1 March 2003 3. From 1 March 2004 4. From 1 March 2005 41 Appendix C – Site Allowances 51 Appendix D – Drugs & Alcohol Policy 54 Appendix E – Passenger and Material Lifts 61 Appendix F – Amenities 63 Appendix G – Shopping Centres 66 Appendix H – Trade Union Training Leave 67 Appendix I – Sector Appendix 70
Termination of Indemnification The obligations to indemnify and hold harmless a party hereto pursuant to Sections 8.1, 8.2 (other than 8.2(c)), 8.3 and 8.4 shall terminate upon the termination of the relevant representation, warranty or pre-closing agreement pursuant to Section 3.6; provided, however, that such obligation to indemnify and hold harmless shall not terminate with respect to any item as to which the Person to be indemnified shall have, before the expiration of the applicable period, previously made a claim by delivering a written notice (stating in reasonable detail the basis of such claim) to the indemnifying party.
