Termination by Seller This Agreement may be terminated by Seller and the purchase and sale of the Station abandoned, if Seller is not then in material default, upon written notice to Buyer, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
Termination by Agreement both parties may agree to terminate this Agreement;
Investigation by Buyer Buyer has undertaken an independent review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Business and has performed all due diligence that it has deemed necessary to perform concerning the Business, the Purchased Assets, and the Assumed Obligations in connection with its decision to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and acknowledges that Buyer and Buyer’s Representatives have been provided access to the personnel, properties, premises and records of Seller for such purpose. In entering into this Agreement, Buyer has relied solely upon its own investigation and analysis, and Buyer:
(a) acknowledges that none of Seller or any of its Affiliates or any of Seller’s Representatives makes or has made any representation or warranty, of any kind or nature whatsoever, oral or written, express or implied (including, but not limited to, any relating to (a) projections, estimates or budgets delivered or made available to Buyer (or any of its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees or representatives) of, except as set forth in Section 5.4, the future results of operations (or any component thereof), cash flows or financial condition (or any component thereof), of the Business; (b) future business, operations, revenues or profits of the Business; (c) maintenance, repair, condition, design, performance, value, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose of the Purchased Assets; or (d) as to the accuracy or completeness of any of the information provided or made available to Buyer or Buyer’s Representatives), except for those representations and warranties expressly set forth in Article V of this Agreement (as qualified by the Seller Disclosure Schedules), and Seller hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties;
(b) agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, that none of Seller or any of its Affiliates or any of Seller’s Representatives shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever to Buyer on any basis based upon any information provided or made available, or statements made, to Buyer or Buyer’s Representatives (including any forecasts or projected information), except that the foregoing limitations shall not apply with respect to Seller to the extent Seller has liability for indemnification pursuant to Article IX for the breach of the specific representations and warranties set forth in Article V of this Agreement (as qualified by the Seller Disclosure Schedules), but always subject to the limitations and restrictions contained herein;
(c) acknowledges that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, there are no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Obligations; and
(d) none of Seller, its Affiliates or Seller’s Representatives shall have any liability or responsibility based upon any information provided or made available or statements made or omissions therefrom to Buyer, its Affiliates or their respective Representatives, except as and only to the extent expressly set forth in Article V of this Agreement (as qualified by the Seller Disclosure Schedules).
Action by Agent The obligations of the Agent hereunder are only those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent shall not be required to take any action with respect to any Default, except as expressly provided in Article 6.
Termination by Parent This Agreement may be terminated and the Mergers may be abandoned at any time prior to the First Effective Time by action of the Board of Directors of Parent if:
(a) the Board of Directors of the Company shall have made a Company Change in Recommendation; provided, however, that Parent will not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.04(a) if the Company Requisite Vote has been obtained; or
(b) there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that Sections 6.02(a) or 6.02(b) would not be satisfied and such breach or failure to be true is not curable or, if curable, is not cured following notice to the Company from Parent of such breach or failure by the earlier of (x) the 30th day following such notice and (y) the Termination Date; provided that Parent shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.04(b) if Parent is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements under this Agreement in a manner such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.03(a) or Section 6.03(b) would not be satisfied (unless capable of being cured within 30 days).
(c) at any time prior to the Parent Requisite Vote being obtained, (i) if the Board of Directors of Parent authorizes Parent, to the extent permitted by and subject to complying with the terms of Section 5.03, to enter into an Alternative Parent Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Parent Superior Proposal that did not result from a material breach of this Agreement, (ii) concurrently with the termination of this Agreement, Parent, subject to complying with the terms of Section 5.03, enters into an Alternative Parent Acquisition Agreement providing for a Parent Superior Proposal that did not result from a material breach of this Agreement and (iii) prior to or concurrently with such termination, Parent pays to the Company in immediately available funds any fees required to be paid pursuant to Section 7.05(c).
Investigation by Purchaser Purchaser acknowledges that it has conducted its own independent investigation and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company, which investigation, review and analysis was done by Purchaser and its Affiliates and/or Representatives. Purchaser acknowledges that it has had a full and fair opportunity to conduct such review, investigation, physical inspection and testing of the Assets of the Company, including without limitation, the Facilities and the Leased Real Property, as Purchaser deems necessary or advisable in connection with its acquisition of Company pursuant to this Agreement, and Purchaser has satisfied itself as to the condition of the Assets. In entering into this Agreement, Purchaser acknowledges that it has relied solely upon the aforementioned investigation, review and analysis and has not relied on any factual representations, statements or opinions of Seller or its Representatives (except the specific and express warranties of the Seller set forth in Articles III and IV and the Disclosure Schedules thereto), including factual representations or opinions stated by the Seller or its Representatives during the course of the independent investigation, whether given orally or in writing. Purchaser hereby agrees and acknowledges that (a) other than the express warranties and representations made in Articles III and IV, none of the Seller, its Affiliates or its Representatives make or have made, and Purchaser has not and will not rely upon, any representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to the Company or its Assets as to (i) merchantability or fitness for any particular use or purpose, (ii) the operation of the Company or its business by Purchaser after Closing, or (iii) the probable success or profitability of Company or its business after Closing, and (b) except in the event of any intentional, fraudulent misrepresentation of a material fact by Seller, none of Seller, its Affiliates or its Representatives will be subject to any liability to Purchaser or to any other Person resulting from the distribution to Purchaser, its Affiliates or Representatives of, or Purchaser’s use of, any information relating to the Company, its business or the Assets, and any information, documents, or material made available to Purchaser, whether orally or in writing, in certain “data rooms”, management presentations, functional “break-out” discussions, responses to questions submitted on behalf of Purchaser or in any other form during the independent investigation or otherwise in expectation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Purchaser acknowledges that by proceeding with the Closing on its purchase of the Company, it will forever waive all claims against Seller or its Affiliates related to the condition of the Assets, including without limitation, all claims based on Environmental Conditions, and shall assume all defects in and all risks associated with the Assets.
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Termination by Purchaser (i) This Agreement may be terminated by Purchaser at any time prior to the Closing, if (A) Seller shall have breached or failed to comply, in any material respect, with any of Seller’s covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or (B) there shall have been a breach of or inaccuracy in any material respect when made with one or more of the representations or warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement and, in the case of clauses (A) and (B) above, such breach, failure or inaccuracy would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.01 to be satisfied, which breach, failure or inaccuracy is not cured (if capable of being cured prior to the Closing) within thirty (30) days (or by the Outside Date, if sooner) after receiving notice thereof from Purchaser; provided, that Purchaser may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(b)(ii) only if at the time of termination (x) Purchaser is not in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement and (y) Purchaser has satisfied those conditions set forth in Section 7.02 required to be satisfied by it (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the Closing).
(ii) This Agreement may be terminated by Purchaser if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before the Outside Date; provided, however, that (A) Purchaser may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(b)(ii) only if at the time of termination (x) Purchaser is not in material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement and (y) Purchaser has satisfied those conditions set forth in Section 7.02 required to be satisfied by it (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied by actions taken at the Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the Closing) and (B) Purchaser may not terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01(b)(ii) during the pendency of any Legal Proceeding brought by Seller for specific performance of Purchaser’s obligation to consummate the Closing pursuant to Section 10.15.
(iii) This Agreement may be terminated by Purchaser at any time prior to the Closing, if a final, non-appealable Closing Legal Impediment shall be in effect; provided, that Purchaser may not rely upon this Section 9.01(b)(iii) to terminate this Agreement if Purchaser’s failure to fulfill any obligation or condition under this Agreement materially contributed to the cause of such Closing Legal Impediment.
Termination by Buyer This Agreement may be terminated by Buyer and the purchase and sale of the Station abandoned, if Buyer is not then in material default, upon written notice to Seller, upon the occurrence of any of the following:
Termination by ICANN (a) ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if: (i) Registry Operator fails to cure (A) any fundamental and material breach of Registry Operator’s representations and warranties set forth in Article 1 or covenants set forth in Article 2, or (B) any breach of Registry Operator’s payment obligations set forth in Article 6 of this Agreement, each within thirty (30) calendar days after ICANN gives Registry Operator notice of such breach, which notice will include with specificity the details of the alleged breach, (ii) an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction has finally determined that Registry Operator is in fundamental and material breach of such covenant(s) or in breach of its payment obligations, and (iii) Registry Operator fails to comply with such determination and cure such breach within ten (10) calendar days or such other time period as may be determined by the arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if Registry Operator fails to complete all testing and procedures (identified by ICANN in writing to Registry Operator prior to the date hereof) for delegation of the TLD into the root zone within twelve (12) months of the Effective Date. Registry Operator may request an extension for up to additional twelve (12) months for delegation if it can demonstrate, to ICANN’s reasonable satisfaction, that Registry Operator is working diligently and in good faith toward successfully completing the steps necessary for delegation of the TLD. Any fees paid by Registry Operator to ICANN prior to such termination date shall be retained by ICANN in full.
(c) ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if (i) Registry Operator fails to cure a material breach of Registry Operator’s obligations set forth in Section 2.12 of this Agreement within thirty (30) calendar days of delivery of notice of such breach by ICANN, or if the Continued Operations Instrument is not in effect for greater than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days at any time following the Effective Date, (ii) an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction has finally determined that Registry Operator is in material breach of such covenant, and (iii) Registry Operator fails to cure such breach within ten (10) calendar days or such other time period as may be determined by the arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction.
(d) ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if (i) Registry Operator makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or similar act, (ii) attachment, garnishment or similar proceedings are commenced against Registry Operator, which proceedings are a material threat to Registry Operator’s ability to operate the registry for the TLD, and are not dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days of their commencement, (iii) a trustee, receiver, liquidator or equivalent is appointed in place of Registry Operator or maintains control over any of Registry Operator’s property, (iv) execution is levied upon any material property of Registry Operator, (v) proceedings are instituted by or against Registry Operator under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws relating to the relief of debtors and such proceedings are not dismissed within sixty (60) calendar days of their commencement, or (vi) Registry Operator files for protection under the United States Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. Section 101, et seq., or a foreign equivalent or liquidates, dissolves or otherwise discontinues its operations or the operation of the TLD.
(e) ICANN may, upon thirty (30) calendar days’ notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 2 of Specification 7 or Sections 2 and 3 of Specification 11, subject to Registry Operator’s right to challenge such termination as set forth in the applicable procedure described therein.
(f) ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if (i) Registry Operator knowingly employs any officer who is convicted of a misdemeanor related to financial activities or of any felony, or is judged by a court of competent jurisdiction to have committed fraud or breach of fiduciary duty, or is the subject of a judicial determination that ICANN reasonably deems as the substantive equivalent of any of the foregoing and such officer is not terminated within thirty (30) calendar days of Registry Operator’s knowledge of the foregoing, or (ii) any member of Registry Operator’s board of directors or similar governing body is convicted of a misdemeanor related to financial activities or of any felony, or is judged by a court of competent jurisdiction to have committed fraud or breach of fiduciary duty, or is the subject of a judicial determination that ICANN reasonably deems as the substantive equivalent of any of the foregoing and such member is not removed from Registry Operator’s board of directors or similar governing body within thirty (30) calendar days of Registry Operator’s knowledge of the foregoing.
(g) ICANN may, upon thirty (30) calendar days’ notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement as specified in Section 7.5.
(h) [Applicable to intergovernmental organizations or governmental entities only.] ICANN may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.16.
