Conditions to the Closing Date The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to make LC Credit Extensions hereunder shall become effective on the first date when each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, each of which shall be originals, telecopies or electronic copies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, each dated a date on or prior to the Closing Date and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers:
(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement from the Borrower;
(ii) a promissory note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting three Business Days in advance a promissory note evidencing the Loan provided by such Lender;
(iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of the Borrower as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party or is to be a party;
(iv) a certificate of good standing for the Borrower from its jurisdiction of organization;
(v) a certificate signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower certifying (A) as to the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) after giving effect to the Transaction and the incurrence of all Indebtedness related thereto, (B) as to the Debt Rating then in effect and (C) that the conditions specified in Section 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied;
(vi) a favorable opinion of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, counsel to the Borrower, and the general counsel of the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form set forth on Exhibit C and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(vii) evidence that the Existing Credit Agreement has been, or concurrently with the Closing Date is being, terminated and all Liens securing obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement have been, or concurrently with the Closing Date are being released (the “Refinancing”).
(b) The Borrower shall have received not less than $1,000.0 million in gross cash proceeds from the sale of the Senior Notes.
(c) All accrued fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers (including the fees and expenses of counsels for the Administrative Agent, the U.S. Lead Arrangers and the Nordic Lead Arrangers and local and special counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers) shall have been paid. The Borrower shall have paid all items then due and payable under the Fee Letter.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.03 hereof.
Seller’s Conditions to Closing The obligations of the Seller under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions:
A. The obligations of the Purchaser required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall have been duly performed and complied with and all of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute a default under this Agreement, and the Seller shall have received a certificate to that effect signed by an Authorized Officer of the Purchaser;
B. The Seller shall have received, or the Seller's attorney shall have received in escrow, a certificate signed by an Authorized Officer of the Purchaser dated as of the Closing Date, in the form acceptable to the parties hereto, and attached thereto the resolutions of the Purchaser authorizing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, together with copies of the Articles of Association and by-laws as of a recent date with respect to the Purchaser; and
C. The Purchaser will furnish to the Seller such other certificates of its officers or others and such other documents to evidence fulfillment of the conditions set forth in this Agreement as the Seller and its attorney may reasonably request.
Purchaser’s Conditions to Closing The obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction, on or prior to the Closing Date, of the following conditions:
A. The obligations of the Seller required to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall have been duly performed and complied with and all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, or both, would constitute a default under this Agreement, and the Purchaser shall have received a certificate to that effect signed by an Authorized Officer (as defined below) of the Seller.
B. The Purchaser or the Purchaser's document custodian shall have received, or the Purchaser's attorney shall have received in escrow, all of the following closing documents, in such forms as are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories other than the Purchaser, as required pursuant to the respective terms thereof:
i. An assignment or assignments of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser substantially in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT B with such changes as are required to adapt the assignment to the proper form in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgage Property is located, and each original Mortgage Note (or lost note affidavit and indemnity), duly endorsed originally or by facsimile, without recourse, to the Purchaser, in each case in accordance with the instructions set forth in EXHIBIT A attached hereto, which assignment or assignments and Mortgage Note (or lost note affidavit and indemnity) shall be delivered to and held by the Purchaser or its agent on behalf of the Purchaser;
ii. The Mortgage Loan Schedule prepared by Purchaser dated as of the related Closing Date and attached hereto;
iii. A certificate signed by an officer, which officer may be either a senior vice president, a vice president, an assistant vice president or assistant secretary (an "AUTHORIZED OFFICER"), dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT C, to the parties hereto, and attached thereto copies of the charter and by-laws and a Good Standing Certificate or a memorandum setting forth the verbal assurances from the appropriate regulatory authorities with respect to the Seller will be immediately forthcoming; and
iv. An opinion of Seller's counsel in substantially the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT D.
v. A security release certification, in a form acceptable to the Purchaser, executed by the appropriate mortgagee or secured party, if any of the Mortgage Loans have at any time been subject to any security interest, pledge or hypothecation for the benefit of such person.
C. The Seller will furnish to the Purchaser such other certificates of its officers or others and such other documents to evidence fulfillment of the conditions set forth in this Agreement as the Purchaser and its attorney may reasonably request.
Conditions to the Closing On or before the Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trust Depositor each of the documents, certificates and other items as follows:
(a) The List of Contracts, certified by the Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President of the Seller together with an Assignment substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto.
(b) A certificate of an officer of the Seller substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
(c) An opinion of counsel for the Seller substantially in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters (and including as an addressee thereof each Rating Agency).
(d) A letter or letters from Ernst & Young LLP, or another nationally recognized accounting firm, addressed to the Seller, the Trust Depositor and the Underwriters and stating that such firm has reviewed a sample of the Contracts and performed specific procedures for such sample with respect to certain contract terms and identifying those Contracts which do not so conform.
(e) Copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Seller or of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Seller approving the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereunder, certified in each case by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Seller.
(f) Officially certified recent evidence of due incorporation and good standing of the Seller under the laws of Nevada.
(g) A UCC financing statement naming the Seller as debtor, naming the Trust Depositor and the Trust as assignor secured parties, naming the Indenture Trustee as secured party and identifying the Contract Assets as collateral, in proper form for filing with the appropriate office in Nevada; a UCC financing statement naming the Trust Depositor as debtor, naming the Trust as assignor secured party, naming the Indenture Trustee as secured party and identifying the Trust Corpus as collateral, in proper form for filing with the appropriate office in Nevada; and a UCC financing statement naming the Trust as debtor, naming the Indenture Trustee, as secured party and identifying the Collateral as collateral, in proper form for filing with the appropriate office in Delaware.
(h) An Officer’s Certificate from the Seller certifying that the Seller, on or prior to the Closing Date, has indicated in its computer files, in accordance with its customary standards, policies and procedures, that the Contracts have been conveyed to the Trust Depositor pursuant to this Agreement.
(i) The documents, certificates and other items described in Section 2.02 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, to the extent not already described above.
Buyer’s Conditions to Closing The obligations of Buyer at the Closing are subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing, or waiver in writing by Buyer, of the following conditions:
(a) All representations and warranties of Sellers contained in this Agreement, to the extent qualified with respect to materiality, shall be true and correct in all respects, and to the extent not so qualified, shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case as if such representations and warranties were made at and as of the Closing Date, and Sellers shall have performed and satisfied in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed and satisfied by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.
(b) No suit, action or other proceeding brought by a third party shall be pending, nor shall any order have been entered by any court or Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the Parties or the subject matter of this Agreement which remains in effect at the time of Closing, in either case, that restrains or prohibits or seeks to restrain or prohibit, or seeks damages in connection with, the purchase and sale contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) All material consents and approvals required of any third party or Governmental Authorities in order to sell and transfer the Assets to Buyer and otherwise close and consummate the transaction contemplated herein shall have been received or waived in writing; and Sellers shall have provided evidence satisfactory to Buyer of the same.
(d) The aggregate adjustments to the Base Purchase Price attributable to Title Defects, Environmental Defects and Casualty Defects shall not have exceeded the threshold set forth in Section 7.6 above.
(e) Sellers shall have performed its obligations set forth in Sections 10.5.
(f) Buyer, in its sole discretion and upon its good faith effort, shall have determined that Sellers have satisfied, in all material respects, the provisions of Section 14.5 and shall have satisfied itself that pipeline Segment No. 14609 is, as of the Closing Date, in good working order.
Conditions Precedent to the Closing Date The obligations of each L/C Issuer and each Lender to make the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date (if any) shall, in each case, be subject to the following conditions:
(a) The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, facsimiles or “pdf” or similar electronic format (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by an Officer of the signing Loan Party each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i) a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(ii) executed copies of (x) this Agreement, and (y) each Security Document set forth on Schedule 4.01(a)(ii), executed by each Loan Party thereto, together with:
(A) evidence that all filings under the UCC shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(B) any other documents and instruments as may be necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent valid and subsisting first priority perfected Liens on the properties purported to be subject to the Security Documents set forth on Schedule 4.01(a)(ii), enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms;
(iii) such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Officer thereof authorized to act as an Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party;
(iv) an opinion from (A) Milbank LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, and (B) local or other counsel in each of the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 4.01(a)(iv), in each case as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(v) a certificate attesting to the Solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, from the Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit J;
(vi) a certificate attesting to the compliance with clauses (d), (e), (f) and (h) of this Section 4.01 on the Closing Date from an Officer of the Borrower; and
(vii) if any Loans are to be made on the Closing Date, a Committed Loan Notice pursuant to Section 2.02.
(b) All reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses due and payable to the Lenders, the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent and required to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to Agency Fee Letter shall have been paid or shall have been authorized to be deducted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facilities, so long as any such fees or expenses not expressly set forth in the Agency Fee Letter have been have been invoiced not less than three business days prior to the Closing Date.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, to the extent requested in writing at least seven Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders reasonably determine is necessary in order to allow the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
(d) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article 5 hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects; provided that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects.
(e) There has been no change, occurrence or development since September 30, 2020 that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Prior to or substantially concurrently with the Closing Date, (i) the 2026 Senior Secured Notes shall have been issued and (ii) the Existing Credit Agreement shall have been paid off in full and terminated and all liens thereunder shall have been released pursuant to a customary payoff letter reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
Seller’s Conditions Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the obligation of Seller to consummate the Transactions shall be subject to and conditioned upon the following:
(i) Buyer’s representations and warranties being true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing and Buyer shall have delivered all documents required to be delivered by Buyer pursuant to Paragraph 5(b) below.
(ii) The satisfaction of the [REDACTED] Waiver Condition. In the event the [REDACTED] Waiver Condition is not satisfied at or prior to Closing, then Seller may elect to either (a) terminate this Agreement with respect to the Commerce Property (but not the other Properties), in which event the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Purchase Price for the Commerce Property, neither party shall have any further liability or obligation under this Agreement with respect to the Commerce Property (except for the provisions of this Agreement which recite that they survive termination), and the Closing shall proceed with respect to all other Properties, or (b) elect to continue this Agreement in full force and effect with respect to the Commerce Property. If any condition to Seller’s obligation to proceed with the Closing hereunder has not been satisfied as of the Closing Date or other applicable date (other than the condition to Closing set forth in Paragraph 3(g)(ii) for which Seller’s rights for such failure of the condition to Closing are set forth therein), Seller shall have the right to (i) nevertheless proceed to Closing, notwithstanding the non-satisfaction of such condition, in which event Seller shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such condition, or (ii) terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Buyer prior to Closing, in which case the provisions of Paragraph 3(f) shall apply.
Seller’s Closing Conditions The obligation of Seller to proceed with the Closing contemplated hereby is subject, at the option of Seller, to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of all of the following conditions:
Conditions to Closing Date It shall be a condition to the Closing Date that each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived as of such date, and upon such satisfaction or waiver, this Agreement shall be effective:
(a) this Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties hereto;
(b) the VMTP Preferred Shares shall have a long-term issue credit rating of “Aa1” from Moody’s and long-term issue credit rating of “AA” from Fitch on the Closing Date;
(c) receipt by the Purchaser of opinion(s) of counsel for the Fund acceptable to the Purchaser;
(d) there shall have been delivered to the Purchaser such information and copies of documents, approvals (if any) and records certified, where appropriate, of trust and legal proceedings as the Purchaser may have requested relating to the Fund’s entering into and performing this Agreement and the other Related Documents to which it is a party, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(e) there shall have been delivered to the Fund such information and copies of documents, approvals (if any) and records certified, where appropriate, of trust and legal proceedings as the Fund may have requested relating to the Purchaser’s entering into and performing this Agreement and the other Related Documents to which it is a party, and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(f) receipt by the Purchaser of executed originals or copies of all Related Documents (other than this Agreement) to which the Fund is a party, as in effect on the Closing Date, and an incumbency certificate with respect to the authorized signatories thereto;
(g) receipt by the Fund of executed originals or copies of all Related Documents (other than this Agreement) to which the Purchaser is a party, as in effect on the Closing Date, and an incumbency certificate with respect to the authorized signatories thereto;
(h) receipt by the Fund and the Purchaser of the Information Statement in form and substance satisfactory to the Fund and the Purchaser;
(i) the reasonable fees and expenses and all other amounts (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses related to the issuance of the VMTP Preferred Shares) payable on the Closing Date and pursuant to Section 2.03 hereof shall have been paid;
(j) receipt by the Fund and the Purchaser of an opinion of counsel of the Redemption and Paying Agent in the form and substance satisfactory to the Fund and the Purchaser;
(k) except as disclosed in the Information Statement or in Schedule II hereto, there shall not be any action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or (to the knowledge of the Fund) overtly threatened in writing against the Fund in any court or before any governmental authority which in the good faith judgment of the party invoking this condition, (i) is in any way contesting or, if decided adversely, would affect the validity of any other Related Document to which the Fund is a party or this Agreement, or (ii) in which a final adverse decision would materially adversely affect provisions for or materially adversely affect the sources for payment of Liquidation Preference of or dividends on the VMTP Preferred Shares;
(l) receipt by the Purchaser of copies of all ISDA documentation to which the Fund is a party including all trade confirmations and credit support annexes;
(m) in the good faith judgment of the party invoking this condition no change in law, rule or regulation (or their interpretation or administration), in each case, shall have occurred after the date of this Agreement, which will materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement; and
(n) there shall have been delivered to the Purchaser any additional documentation and financial information, including satisfactory responses to its due diligence inquiries, as it reasonably deems relevant. The Fund and the Purchaser agree that consummation of the purchase and sale of the VMTP Preferred Shares pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute acknowledgment that the foregoing conditions have been satisfied or waived.
Purchaser’s Conditions (a) The obligation of Purchaser to complete the Transaction and purchase the Assets from Vendor is subject to the following conditions precedent, which are inserted into and made part of this Agreement for the exclusive benefit of Purchaser and may be waived only by Purchaser:
(i) the representations and warranties of Vendor set forth in Clause 5.1 shall be true and correct in all material respects when made and as of the Closing Time, unless some other time is specified, and all obligations and covenants of Vendor in this Agreement that are to be performed or complied with prior to or at the Closing Time (other than in respect of the agreements, certificates and other instruments and documents to be delivered at the Closing Time by Vendor pursuant to Clause 4.1) shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects,
(ii) at the Closing Time, Vendor shall have duly delivered the agreements, certificates and other instruments and documents required pursuant to Clause 4.1;
(iii) no Governmental Authority shall have issued an order, decree or ruling or taken any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the completion of the Transaction which has not been vacated or dismissed prior to the Closing Time;
(iv) the Competition Act Approval shall have been obtained without conditions;
(v) the TSXV Approval shall have been obtained without conditions, other than any conditions acceptable to Vendor in its sole and absolute discretion; and
(vi) no material change to the Assets, except as shall have been consented to in writing by the Purchaser, shall have occurred between the execution of this Agreement and the Closing Date which would materially or adversely affect the value of the Assets and Vendor shall have delivered to Purchaser an Officer's Certificate to that effect at Closing, provided that neither a decrease in the market price of any Petroleum Substances, changes in the reservoir, nor production of Petroleum Substances in the ordinary course of business shall be considered substantial damage for the purposes of this subclause.
(b) If any of the conditions precedent Clause 3.1(a) have not been satisfied, complied with or waived by Purchaser at or before the Closing Time, then Purchaser may terminate this Agreement by written notice to Vendor prior to the Closing Time stating the reason for termination;
(c) Following any termination of this Agreement by Purchaser pursuant to Clause 3.1:
(i) Vendor and Purchaser shall forthwith instruct Vendor's Solicitors to return the Cash Deposit and Deposit Interest, and to deliver the Non-Cash Deposit, to Purchaser;
(ii) Purchaser and Vendor shall be released and discharged from the further performance of any duties or obligations under this Agreement, except as provided in this Clause 3.1(c) and Clauses 11.2 and 12.11; and
(iii) Purchaser shall have no Claim against Vendor under this Agreement or in connection with the Assets or otherwise in connection with the Transaction or the termination of this Agreement, other than pursuant to Clauses 11.2 and 12.11, and Purchaser's sole and exclusive right and recourse against Vendor shall be limited to the refund of the Deposit and the Deposit Interest.
