Release of Pre-Closing Claims (a) Except as provided in Section 3.1(c), effective as of the IPO Closing Date, TODCO does hereby, for itself and each other member of the TODCO Group, their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the IPO Closing Date have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the TODCO Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge Transocean, each member of the Transocean Group and their respective Affiliates, successors and assigns, and all stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Transocean Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever to TODCO and each other member of the TODCO Group, whether at law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the IPO Closing Date, including in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement any Prior Transfers, the Separation, the IPO and any Distribution.
Release of Pre-Distribution Claims (a) Except (i) as provided in Section 8.1(b), (ii) as may be otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and (iii) for any matter for which any Party is entitled to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Article VIII, each Party, for itself and each member of its respective Group, their respective Affiliates and all Persons who at any time prior to the Relevant Time were directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of their Group (in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, do hereby remise, release and forever discharge the other Parties and the other members of such other Parties’ Group, their respective Affiliates and all Persons who at any time prior to the Relevant Time were shareholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of such other Parties (in their respective capacities as such), in each case, together with their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at Law or in equity (including any right of contribution), whether arising under any Contract, by operation of Law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Relevant Time, including in connection with the Plan of Separation and all other activities to implement the Distributions and any of the other transactions contemplated hereunder and under the Ancillary Agreements.
Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date The obligation of the Lenders to execute this Agreement and make any requested Loans on the Closing Date is subject to the prior satisfaction of each of the following conditions (unless waived in writing by Administrative Agent with the consent of the Lenders):
Closing Date and Option Closing Date Opinion of Counsel On each of the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinion of GM, dated the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, addressed to the Representative and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to BM, confirming as of the Closing Date and, if applicable, the Option Closing Date, the statements made by GM in their opinion delivered on the Effective Date.
Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements This Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, (i) all prior intercompany Tax allocation agreements or arrangements solely between or among BGC Partners and/or any of its Subsidiaries shall be terminated, and (ii) amounts due under such agreements as of the date on which the Effective Time occurs shall be settled. Upon such termination and settlement, no further payments by or to the BGC Group, or by or to the Newmark Group, with respect to such agreements shall be made, and all other rights and obligations resulting from such agreements between the Companies and their Affiliates shall cease at such time. Any payments pursuant to such agreements shall be disregarded for purposes of computing amounts due under this Agreement; provided, that to the extent appropriate, as determined by BGC Partners, payments made pursuant to such agreements shall be credited to the Newmark Entities or the BGC Entities, respectively, in computing their respective obligations pursuant to this Agreement, in the event that such payments relate to a Tax liability that is the subject matter of this Agreement for a Tax Period that is the subject matter of this Agreement.
Closing Date and Option Closing Date Opinions of Counsel On the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, if any, the Representative shall have received the favorable opinions and negative assurance statements of Ellenoff Xxxxxxxx & Schole LLP, dated the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, addressed to the Representative as representative for the several Underwriters and in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative and GM.
Pre Closing Matters From and after the expiration of the Inspection Period and until the Closing or earlier termination of this Agreement, except as otherwise set forth below:
Company Closing Certificate Parent shall have received a certificate duly executed on behalf of the Company by a duly authorized officer of the Company certifying that the conditions set forth Section 8.2(a), Section 8.2(b) and Section 8.2(c) have been satisfied.
Post-Closing Matters Execute and deliver the documents and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.14, in each case within the time limits specified on such schedule, as such time limits may be extended from time to time by Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Amendment This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above when, and only when, each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or waived (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”) by the Administrative Agent:
