Purchased Contracts The obligation of CNHCR to purchase the Purchased Contracts is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
Purchased Assets On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Purchaser (or a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Purchaser identified to Seller in writing at least three (3) business days before the Closing), and Purchaser shall (or shall cause its applicable Subsidiaries to) purchase and acquire from Seller and its Subsidiaries all of Seller’s and/or its Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest as of the Closing in the following (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”), free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens:
(a) (i) each Business License Contract and (ii) each Contract with customers (including support and services Contracts), partners, distributors or resellers of the Business (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) Contracts solely between Seller and its Subsidiaries or solely between Subsidiaries of Seller and (y) leases of real property) (collectively, (i) and (ii), together with the Contracts designated as Purchased Assets pursuant to Section 2.4(l), such Contracts or portions (to the extent related to the Business) of Contracts, the “Business Contracts”); provided that and for the avoidance of doubt, Business Contracts shall not include any Contract in respect of hosting services provided to the Business;
(b) the Transferred Leases;
(c) the Transferred Intellectual Property Rights, including (other than with respect to Retained Claims) the right to seek and obtain damages for the past, present or future infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Transferred Intellectual Property Rights, and the goodwill of the Business appurtenant to such Transferred Intellectual Property Rights;
(d) the Transferred Technology, including (other than with respect to Retained Claims) the right to seek and obtain damages for the past, present or future infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Transferred Technology and the goodwill of the Business appurtenant to such Transferred Technology; provided that Seller shall be permitted to keep copies of any Transferred Technology to the extent it constitutes Shared Transferred Technology subject to the terms and conditions of the Intellectual Property License Agreement;
(e) any and all Permits primarily related to the Business (collectively, the “Transferred Permits”);
(f) any and all claims, causes of action, defenses and rights of offset or counterclaims (in any manner arising or existing, whether xxxxxx or inchoate, known or unknown, contingent or non-contingent) at any time to the extent arising out of or related to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities and the right to retain all proceeds and monies therefrom, other than any Retained Claims;
(g) any and all rights under Contracts between Seller or one of its Subsidiaries and any Transferred Business Employee to the extent they restrict the Transferred Business Employee from competing with, or soliciting employees, customers, clients, vendors, and other Persons engaged in a business relationship with, the Business;
(h) true and complete copies of the Business Books and Records; provided that Seller shall be permitted to keep copies of such Business Books and Records to the extent relating to the Retained Business or the Retained Liabilities, or otherwise to the extent reasonably necessary, and only for so long as required, for Seller’s financial reporting purposes;
(i) any and all raw materials, works-in-process, finished goods, supplies and other inventories, including two-factor authentication tokens, to the extent related to, used in or held for use in the Business;
(j) all rights under letters of credit, performance bonds, negotiable instruments and other credit support instruments to the extent third parties provide credit support for any Business Contract or any other Purchased Assets pursuant to the foregoing (collectively, the “Transferred Financial Instruments”);
(k) any and all prepaid assets and deposits to the extent made or paid in respect of any Purchased Assets described in Section 2.4(i) or any tangible assets (including Tangible Personal Property and Information Technology) that become Purchased Assets pursuant to Section 2.4(l) (the “Transferred Prepaid Assets”);
(l) all other assets, Contracts or rights of any kind (including Tangible Personal Property and Information Technology, but excluding owned or leased real property, permits, Intellectual Property Rights (other than any Contracts) and Minority Investments), wherever located, whether personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, that are owned by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or to which Seller or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or has a license or other right with respect thereto, and in each case, that are primarily related to or primarily used or held for use in the Business and are not listed on Section 2.5(o) of the Seller Disclosure Letter, and that have been designated as a “Purchased Asset” by Purchaser in writing in its sole discretion prior to the Asset Selection Cut-Off Time; and
(m) any and all assets set forth on Section 2.4(m) of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
Assumption of Assumed Liabilities Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Purchaser shall (i) assume and, subject to Section 2.5, Section 6.5, Section 6.6 and Article VII, pay, perform, satisfy and discharge any and all Liabilities of the Sellers or any of their Affiliates (including the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries), whether arising prior to, on or after the Closing, to the extent resulting from or arising out of the past, present or future ownership, operation, use or conduct of the Business or the Purchased Assets (including the Shares) and (ii) cause the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries to pay, perform, satisfy and discharge any and all of their respective Liabilities, in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), other than Liabilities identified as Retained Liabilities in clauses (a) through (g) of Section 2.5 (all of the foregoing Liabilities being collectively referred to herein as the “Assumed Liabilities”). The Assumed Liabilities shall also include the following:
(a) all Liabilities to the extent expressly assumed by, retained by or agreed to be performed by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries (including the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including all Liabilities to the extent transferred to or assumed or retained by Purchaser or its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.6 and Section 6.13;
(b) all Liabilities in respect of any Action, whether class, individual or otherwise in nature, in law or in equity, whether or not presently threatened, asserted or pending, to the extent arising out of, or to the extent relating to, the Business or the operation or conduct of the Business prior to, on or after the Closing;
(c) all Liabilities for Taxes of the Conveyed Subsidiaries and their Subsidiaries and, without duplication, all other Liabilities for Taxes imposed with respect to, arising out of or relating to the Purchased Assets or the Business, in each case, other than Seller Indemnified Taxes for which Seller Parent is liable pursuant to this Agreement;
(d) all Liabilities to the extent arising out of, or to the extent relating to, the design, manufacture, testing, marketing, distribution, use or sale of Products prior to, on or after the Closing, including warranty obligations and irrespective of the legal theory asserted;
(e) all Liabilities to suppliers and customers, in each case to the extent arising out of, or to the extent relating to, the Business, including in respect of any Products returned prior to, on or after the Closing;
(f) all accounts payable and all other Liabilities, in each case included in the calculation of Final Business Working Capital, all Funded Indebtedness included in the calculation of Final Business Net Cash and all other Indebtedness of the Conveyed Subsidiaries (or their Subsidiaries) that is not Funded Indebtedness;
(g) all Environmental Liabilities of any nature whatsoever to the extent arising out of, or relating to, or in respect of the Conveyed Subsidiaries (or their Subsidiaries), the Purchased Assets, the Business or the Facilities, whether arising prior to, on or after the Closing, other than the Retained Facilities Environmental Liabilities or the Retained Environmental Liabilities;
(h) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, resulting from or arising out of the Assumed Contracts, including Purchaser’s or its Affiliates’ (including any Conveyed Subsidiary’s or its Subsidiaries’) portion of Shared Contractual Liabilities pursuant to Section 2.2(d); and
(i) the Liabilities set forth in Section 2.4(i) of the Seller Disclosure Letter.
Acquired Assets On the Closing Date, in accordance with this Agreement, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to Buyer, free and clear of any and all Encumbrances, and Buyer will purchase, acquire and accept, all of Seller's and its Subsidiaries' respective right, title and interest in and to the following properties, assets and other rights, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible (collectively, the "Acquired Assets"):
(a) The Equipment of Seller and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2.1(a), together with any Equipment transferred to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.4 (c) (the "Acquired Equipment");
(b) The inventory of Seller and its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 2.1(b) (the "Acquired Inventory");
(c) The Contracts of Seller and its Subsidiaries (including any future claims arising from or related to such contracts) listed on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto and the Backlog related to such Contracts (the "Assumed Contracts");
(d) Copies or originals of all books, records, data (in any media), papers and instruments of whatever nature and wherever located to the extent related to the Acquired Assets;
(e) All licenses, sublicenses and other contract rights held by Seller and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Business listed on Schedule 2.1(e), including all Insituform and NuPipe licenses, sublicenses and rights to use or operate under Insituform or NuPipe patents or trademarks, and intangible or intellectual property rights, including know-how, relating thereto or to the Business (the "Acquired Intellectual Property");
(f) All Permits required solely in connection with the Business in effect as of the Closing Date, to the extent such Permits are transferable (the "Acquired Permits"); and
(g) All rights to the name "Insituform", "Insituform East", "MidSouth" and "insitu" and all derivatives thereof.
Excluded Assets Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Purchased Assets shall not include the following assets (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”):
(a) all cash, cash equivalents (including marketable securities and short-term investments), bank accounts and their balances (including related books and records), lockboxes and deposits of, and any rights or interests in, the cash management system of Seller, including uncleared checks and drafts received or deposited for the account of Seller;
(b) all rights under any Contracts, including those listed on Schedule 2.02(b), but excluding the Assumed Contracts;
(c) all Company Plans and attributable assets of, or relating to, such plans, including all records, Contracts and arrangements associated with such Company Plans;
(d) any Intellectual Property of Seller not Related to the Business;
(e) Seller’s Organizational Documents and minute and equity ownership books and records having to do with the company organization or existence of Seller and its company seal;
(f) all rights, claims, credits, causes of action or rights of set-off that Seller may have arising under this Agreement or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;
(g) any refunds of Taxes for any Pre-Closing Tax Period or for which Seller is liable pursuant to Section 6.12;
(h) the Tax Returns and Tax records and reports of Seller other than those that are Purchased Assets;
(i) all insurance policies of Seller, including claims thereunder and any claims or benefits in, to or under any express or implied warranties from suppliers of goods or services relating to Inventory sold by Seller prior to Closing;
(j) all of Seller’s intercompany account balances with its Affiliates, including those related to the Products;
(k) all assets, properties, and interests rights primarily used in or held for use in connection with the operation of Seller’s wound care and urology business;
(l) the rights that accrue or will accrue to Seller under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents; and
(m) the other assets of Seller that are identified on Schedule 2.02(m).
Assumed Contracts (a) Other than the Assumed Contracts, no existing contracts with Seller shall be assumed by Purchaser, without specific, individual, written consent by Purchaser.
(b) Seller shall provide Purchaser a list of all existing contracts on Schedule 3.9(b). Except for the Assumed Contracts, Seller is not a party to or otherwise bound by the terms of any material contract, agreement or obligation, written or oral, affecting the Business or the Assets. Seller shall separately identify each Assumed Contract (i) pursuant to which any other party is granted “most favored party” rights of any type or scope, or containing any non-solicitation or non-competition covenants or other restrictions relating to the Business or that limits the freedom of Seller to engage or participate, or compete with any other Person, in any line of business, market or geographic area, or to make use of any Transferred Intellectual Property, (ii) that is an IP Agreement, (iii) that imposes on Seller payment obligations (contingent or otherwise) in excess of $5,000 per annum, (iv) that provides for payments to Seller in excess of $5,000 per annum, (v) that constitutes a partnership or joint venture agreement, (vi) that evidences outstanding Indebtedness which constitutes an Asset and (vii) that is a Lease.
(c) Assumed Contracts (if any) are valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable by Seller prior to Closing and by Purchaser upon and after Closing.. Neither Seller, nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, any other party, is in material breach, violation of, or default under, and to the Knowledge of Seller, no event has occurred which, with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, is reasonably likely to result in a breach or violation by Seller or such other party of, or default under, any Assumed Contract, and there are no existing disputes or claims of default relating thereto, or any facts or conditions Known to Seller which, if continued, will result in a material default or claim of default thereunder. Seller has not received any written or, to the Knowledge of Seller, oral notice of the intention of any party to terminate, cancel, amend or not renew any Assumed Contract. Except as set forth in Section 1.7, no consents are necessary for the effective assignment to and assumption by Purchaser of any of the Assumed Contracts including but not limited to the lease on the Premises. Seller has furnished or made available to Purchaser true and complete copies of all Assumed Contracts and descriptions of all material terms of Assumed Contracts that are not in writing, including any amendments, waivers or other changes thereto.
Assumed Liabilities On the Closing Date, Buyer or the UniSource Designee acquiring the Assets shall deliver to Seller the Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which Buyer or such UniSource Designee shall assume and agree to discharge when due, without recourse to Seller, in accordance with the respective terms and subject to the respective conditions thereof, all of the Assumed Liabilities. All of the following liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer which relate to, or arise by virtue of Seller's or Buyer's ownership of the Assets or operation of the Business (other than Excluded Liabilities) are referred to collectively as the "Assumed Liabilities":
(a) all liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer arising on or after the Closing Date under the Assigned Agreements, the Real Property Leases, and the Transferable Permits in accordance with the terms thereof, including, without limitation, the Assigned Agreements entered into by Seller (i) prior to the date hereof and (ii) after the date hereof consistent with the terms of this Agreement, except in each case to the extent such liabilities and obligations, but for a breach or default by Seller, would have been paid, performed or otherwise discharged on or prior to the Closing Date and are not otherwise included among the items causing an adjustment to the Base Purchase Price contemplated in Section 3.3 or to the extent the same arise out of any such breach or default or out of any event which after the giving of notice or passage of time or both would constitute a default by Seller;
(b) all liabilities and obligations of Seller for accounts payable to the extent included among the items causing an adjustment to the Base Purchase Price contemplated in Section 3.3;
(c) all liabilities and obligations associated with the Assets or the Business in respect of Taxes for which Buyer is liable pursuant to Section 3.4 or 6.10(a) hereof;
(d) all liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer with respect to the Transferred Employees incurred on or after the Closing Date for which Buyer is responsible pursuant to Section 6.12;
(e) all liabilities, responsibilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer arising under Environmental Laws or relating to Environmental Conditions or Regulated Substances (including common law liabilities relating to Environmental Conditions and Regulated Substances), whether such liability, responsibility or obligation is known or unknown, contingent or accrued as of the Closing Date, including but not limited to: (i) costs of compliance (including capital, operating and other costs) relating to any violation or alleged violation of Environmental Laws occurring prior to, on or after the Closing Date, with respect to the ownership of the Assets or operation of the Business; (ii) property damage or natural resource damage (whether such damages were manifested before or after the Closing Date) arising from Environmental Conditions or Releases of Regulated Substances at, on, in, under, adjacent to, or migrating from any Assets prior to, on or after the Closing Date; (iii) any Remediation (whether or not such Remediation commenced before the Closing Date or commences after the Closing Date) of Environmental Conditions or Regulated Substances that are present or have been Released prior to, on or after the Closing Date, at, on, in, adjacent to or migrating from the Assets; (iv) any violations or alleged violations of Environmental Laws occurring on or after the Closing Date with respect to the ownership of any Assets or operation of the Business; (v) any bodily injury or loss of life arising from Environmental Conditions or Releases of Regulated Substances at, on, in, under, adjacent to or migrating from any Asset on or after the Closing Date; (vi) any bodily injury, loss of life, property damage, or natural resource damage arising from the storage, transportation, treatment, disposal, discharge, recycling or Release, at any Off-Site Location, or arising from the arrangement for such activities, on or after the Closing Date, of Regulated Substances generated in connection with the ownership of the Assets or the operation of the Business; and (vii) any Remediation of any Environmental Condition or Release of Regulated Substances arising from the storage, transportation, treatment, disposal, discharge, recycling or Release, at any Off-Site Location, or arising from the arrangement for such activities, on or after the Closing Date, of Regulated Substances generated in connection with the ownership or operation of the Assets; provided, that nothing set forth in this Section 2.3 shall require Buyer to assume any liabilities, responsibilities or obligations that are expressly excluded in Section 2.4;
(f) any Tax that may be imposed by any federal, state or local government on the ownership, sale (except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4 or 6.10(a)), operation of the Business or use of the Assets on or after the Closing Date, except for any Income Taxes attributable to the income of Seller;
(g) all liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer arising on and after the Closing Date under those Orders specifically relating to the Assets or the Business issued by or entered into with any Governmental Authority and listed in Schedule 2.3(g) or imposed on Buyer in any Required Regulatory Approval;
(h) customer advances, customer deposits and construction advances, unperformed service obligations, Easement relocation obligations, and engineering and construction required to complete scheduled construction, construction work in progress, and other capital expenditure projects, in each case directly related to the Business and outstanding on or arising after the Closing Date; and
(i) actions and proceedings based on conduct, actions, circumstances or conditions arising or occurring on or after the Closing Date, actions and proceedings described in Schedule 2.3(i), actions and proceedings arising from or directly related to any other Assumed Liability, and generic or industry-wide actions and proceedings outstanding on or arising on or after the Closing Date that are applicable to the Business.
Assigned Contracts Each Credit Party will secure all consents and approvals necessary or appropriate for the assignment to or for the benefit of Agent of any Assigned Contract and to enforce the security interests granted hereunder. Each Credit Party shall fully perform all of its obligations under each of its Assigned Contracts, and shall enforce all of its rights and remedies thereunder, in each case, as it deems appropriate in its business judgment. Such Credit Party shall notify Agent in writing, promptly after such Credit Party becomes aware thereof, of any event or fact which could give rise to a material claim by it for indemnification under any of its Assigned Contracts. If an Event of Default then exists, Agent may, and at the direction of Required Lenders shall, directly enforce such right in its own or such Credit Party’s name and may enter into such settlements or other agreements with respect thereto as Agent shall determine. In any suit, proceeding or action brought by Agent under any Assigned Contract for any sum owing thereunder or to enforce any provision thereof, the Credit Parities shall indemnify and hold Agent and Lenders harmless from and against all expense, loss or damage suffered by reason of any defense, setoff, counterclaims, recoupment, or reduction of liability whatsoever of the obligor thereunder arising out of a breach by such Credit Party of any obligation thereunder or arising out of any other agreement, indebtedness or liability at any time owing from the Credit Parties to or in favor of such obligor or its successors, except for such expenses, damages or losses resulting from Agent’s or any Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. All such obligations of the Credit Parties shall be and remain enforceable only against the Credit Parties and shall not be enforceable against Agent or Lender. Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, the Credit Parties shall at all times remain liable to observe and perform all of its duties and obligations under its Assigned Contracts, and Agent’s exercise of any of its rights with respect to the Collateral shall not release the Credit Parties from any of such duties and obligations. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall be obligated to perform or fulfill any of any Credit Party’s duties or obligations under its Assigned Contracts or to make any payment thereunder, or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment or property received by it thereunder or the sufficiency of performance by any party thereunder, or to present or file any claim, or to take any action to collect or enforce any performance, any payment of any amounts, or any delivery of any property.
Purchase and Sale of the Purchased Assets Except as otherwise provided below, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller and the Retained Subsidiaries, and Seller agrees to, and to cause the Retained Subsidiaries to, sell, convey, transfer, assign and deliver, or cause to be sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned and delivered, to Buyer at the Closing, free and clear of any Liens other than Permitted Liens, all of Seller’s and the Retained Subsidiaries’ right, title and interest in, to and under the assets, properties and business, of every kind and description, owned, used or held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business by Seller or any of the Retained Subsidiaries (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Excluded Assets or assets and properties of any Purchased Subsidiary) (the “Purchased Assets”), including all right, title and interest of Seller and the Retained Subsidiaries in, to and under the following Purchased Assets:
(a) the Owned Real Property, together with all buildings, fixtures and improvements erected thereon;
(b) all rights under the Leases with respect to the Leased Real Property;
(i) all tangible personal property and interests therein, including machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment, communications equipment, vehicles, storage tanks, spare and replacement parts, fuel and other tangible property (including all interests in personal property underlying capital leases) located at the Real Property and held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business and (ii) those assets of Seller related primarily to the Business that are located at its Corporate Technology Center facility located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which are listed on Schedule 2.02(c);
(d) all raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, supplies and other inventories used or held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business (collectively, the “Inventory”);
(e) all rights under all Contracts (other than the Leases) used or held for use primarily in the conduct of the Business, including those listed in Schedule 2.02(e) (the “Purchased Contracts”);
(f) all rights, claims, credits, causes of action or rights of set-off against third parties relating to or arising from the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities, including unliquidated rights under manufacturers’ and vendors’ warranties;
(g) all trade accounts receivable and other receivables (collectively, the “Accounts Receivable”) to the extent arising out of the Business;
(h) all prepaid assets to the extent arising out of the Business;
(i) all Business Intellectual Property Rights other than Business Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Purchased Subsidiaries;
(j) all Permits that are necessary to the operation of the Business; and
(k) Business Records relating primarily to the Business.
Sale of Purchased Assets On the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Agreement, at Closing Seller shall sell, assign, convey, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase, receive and accept from Seller, as they exist on the Closing Date, all right, title and interest that Seller or its subsidiary CBS Communications Services Inc. possesses and has the right to transfer in and to all the assets which are used in the conduct of the Business, other than Excluded Assets, including, without limitation, the following (collectively, "Purchased Assets"):
(a) Accounts and contracts receivable and prepaid expenses, including deposits, advertising materials and brochures;
(b) Tangible personal property, including raw materials, works-in-process, finished goods, parts, accessories, tools, furniture, equipment, switches, microwave facilities, routers and other network equipment, the WesNet IP Network, machinery, automobiles, trucks, motor vehicles, all other personal property owned or leased by Seller and used in the conduct of the Business and miscellaneous inventories;
(c) Leases and subleases of Leased Real Property and of Owned Real Property;
(d) Leases and subleases of Leased Personal Property;
(e) Intellectual Property (other than as provided in Section 1.2(b)), licenses and sublicenses granted or obtained with respect thereto, remedies against infringements thereof and rights to protection of interests therein and all other intangible assets, in each case used in connection with the conduct of the Business;
(f) Unexecuted or uncompleted portions of the Contracts as existing on the Closing Date, or which are listed on Schedule 2.11 hereto, or which are not required to be disclosed thereon but are or have been entered into in the ordinary course of business, as any of the foregoing may be amended in the ordinary course of business between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, subject to Section 6.2 (the "Assumed Contracts");
(g) All Permits existing as of the Closing Date and associated with the Purchased Assets or the Business, subject to Section 6.3;
(h) Lists of suppliers, customers and potential customers of services or products offered by the Business, as of the Closing Date, if any;
(i) Supplies and sundry items, including telephone numbers, keys and lock combinations, customer records, and books and records of, or relating to, and material to the operation of, the Business and the assets acquired and any obligations assumed pursuant hereto (including all customer files, customer lists, supplier records, records relating to accounts receivable and market research and surveys, if any), copies of financial records (or portions thereof) relating solely to the Business and copies of Tax Returns, other than Income Tax Returns, relating solely to the Business;
(j) Personnel records and payroll records with respect to all New Employees; and
(k) All claims and rights of Seller against third parties with respect to the conduct of the Business including, without limitation, (i) fees for early termination payable pursuant to any Telecom Contract terminated by the customer between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (to the extent not received by Seller prior to the Closing Date) and (ii) claims and rights arising out of or relating to the Assumed Contracts.
