Closing and Effective Time Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties shall hold a closing (the "Closing") on (i) the first business day on which the last of the conditions set forth in Article V to be fulfilled prior to the Closing is fulfilled or waived or (ii) at such time and place as the parties hereto may agree. Such date shall be the date of Exchange (the "Effective Time").
CLOSING AND CLOSING DATE 3.1 Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Closing Date shall be April 27, 2007, or such other date as the parties may agree. All acts taking place at the closing of the transactions provided for in this Agreement (Closing) shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of the close of business on the Closing Date unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The close of business on the Closing Date shall be as of 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time or such later time on that date as the Acquired Funds net asset value and/or the net asset value per share of each class of shares of the Acquiring Fund is calculated in accordance with paragraph 2.2 and after the declaration of any dividends. The Closing shall be held at the offices of Xxxxxxx Xxxx & Xxxxxxxxx LLP or at such other time and/or place as the parties may agree. 3.2 The Acquired Entity shall direct State Street Bank and Trust Company (the Custodian) to transfer ownership of the Assets from the accounts of the Acquired Fund that the Custodian maintains as custodian for the Acquired Fund to the accounts of the Acquiring Fund that the Custodian maintains as custodian for the Acquiring Fund and to deliver to the Acquiring Entity, at the Closing, a certificate of an authorized officer stating that (i) the Assets of the Acquired Fund have been so transferred as of the Closing Date, and (ii) all necessary taxes in connection with the delivery of the Assets of the Acquired Fund, including all applicable federal and state stock transfer stamps, if any, have been paid or provision for payment has been made. 3.3 The Acquired Entity shall direct PFPC Inc., in its capacity as transfer agent for the Acquired Fund (Transfer Agent), to deliver to the Acquiring Entity at the Closing a certificate of an authorized officer stating that its records contain the name and address of each Acquired Fund Shareholder and the number and percentage ownership of each outstanding class of Acquired Fund Shares owned by each such shareholder immediately prior to the Closing. The Acquiring Fund shall deliver to the Secretary of the Acquired Fund a confirmation evidencing that (a) the appropriate number of Acquiring Fund Shares have been credited to the Acquired Funds account on the books of the Acquiring Fund pursuant to paragraph 1.1 prior to the actions contemplated by paragraph 1.5 and (b) the appropriate number of Acquiring Fund Shares have been credited to the accounts of the Acquired Fund Shareholders on the books of the Acquiring Fund pursuant to paragraph 1.5. At the Closing, each party shall deliver to the other party such bills of sale, checks, assignments, share certificates, if any, receipts or other documents as the other party or its counsel may reasonably request. 3.4 In the event that on the Valuation Date (a) the New York Stock Exchange or another primary trading market for portfolio securities of the Acquiring Fund or the Acquired Fund (each, an Exchange) shall be closed to trading or trading thereupon shall be restricted, or (b) trading or the reporting of trading on such Exchange or elsewhere shall be disrupted so that accurate appraisal of the value of the net assets of the Acquired Fund or the Acquiring Fund is impracticable (in the judgment of the Acquiring Entity Board with respect to the Acquiring Fund and the Acquired Entity Board with respect to the Acquired Fund), the Closing Date shall be postponed until the first Friday (that is also a business day) after the day when trading shall have been fully resumed and reporting shall have been restored.
Merger Closing (a) The Merger shall be consummated (the "Closing") at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on a date to be specified by the parties, which shall be no later than the second (2nd) Business Day after satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 7 (other than any such conditions that by their nature cannot be satisfied until the Closing Date, which shall be required to be so satisfied or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waived on the Closing Date), at the offices of Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto (such date upon which the Closing occurs, the "Closing Date"). (b) At the Closing, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by causing to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger or a certificate of ownership and merger, as the case may be (in any such case, the "Certificate of Merger"), in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL and shall make all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later time as Parent and the Company shall agree and specify in the Certificate of Merger (the time the Merger becomes effective being the "Effective Time"). (c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that Parent, Merger Sub and their respective Subsidiaries collectively hold or acquire at least 90% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock after giving effect to the closing of the Offer and, if applicable, the purchase by Merger Sub of the Top-Up Shares, Parent and the Company hereby agree to take all necessary and appropriate action to cause the Merger to become effective, without a meeting of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock, in accordance with Section 253 of the DGCL as promptly as practicable.
First Closing The First Closing shall have occurred.
The Merger Closing (a) As soon as reasonably practicable on the Closing Date, the Company and Merger Subsidiary shall execute and file articles of merger with the Department of Financial Institutions of the State of Wisconsin and make all other filings or recordings required by the WBCL to be made in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the articles of merger are duly filed with the Department of Financial Institutions of the State of Wisconsin or, if agreed to by the Company and Parent, at such later time as is specified in the articles of merger (the "Effective Time"). (b) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, at the Effective Time, Merger Subsidiary shall be merged with and into the Company in accordance with the requirements of the WBCL, whereupon the separate existence of Merger Subsidiary shall cease. The Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation"). (c) The Merger will have the effects set forth in the WBCL, including the effects set forth in Section 180.1106 of the WBCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and purposes and shall assume and be liable for all the liabilities, obligations and penalties of the Company and Merger Subsidiary. (d) The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Xxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP, Four Times Square, New York, New York 10036-6522, at 10:00 a.m. local time, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event within two (2) Business Days after the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereby, waiver of all of the conditions to the Merger, other than those conditions that by their nature are to be fulfilled at Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions, unless this Agreement has been heretofore terminated pursuant to its terms or another time or date is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto (the actual time and date of the Closing being referred to herein as the "Closing Date").
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Closing; Closing Date Closing" and "Closing Date" have the meanings set forth in Section 5.3.
Pre-Closing Promptly upon the execution of this Agreement, Seller shall notify the Manufacturer regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer (or its affiliate) shall promptly apply to the Manufacturer for the issuance of a contractual right to operate an automobile dealership upon the Premises. The Parties shall use commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain Manufacturer approval as soon as possible. Seller shall promptly provide the requisite information, documents and access necessary to prepare for Closing and ensure a seamless operational transfer of the Assets. Effective as of the Closing, Seller shall terminate its Dealer Sales and Service Agreements with the Manufacturer relative to the Dealership location and execute and deliver all of the Manufacturer’s customary documents and promptly remove Manufacturer’s intellectual property from all publicly visible Excluded Assets in every form and medium (i.e., retained internet sites, signs, etc.). Seller shall fully cooperate with Buyer, and take all reasonable steps to assist Buyer, in Buyer’s efforts to obtain its own similar Dealer Sales and Service Agreements with the Manufacturer. All actions to be taken at the Closing pursuant to this Agreement will be deemed to have occurred simultaneously, and no action, document or transaction will be deemed to have been taken, delivered or effected, until all such actions, documents and transactions have been taken, delivered or effected. Promptly after the Closing, Seller shall transfer to Buyer certificates of title or origin for all vehicles and all of its registration lists, owner follow-up lists and service files on hand as of the Closing, provided that such lists and files relate to the Assets. If Seller presents assets for purchase post-Closing that would have otherwise been Assets, then such assets may be purchased at a mutually agreed to price or otherwise retained by Seller. Buyer is not required to submit an offer. This does not apply to in-transit vehicles from the Manufacturer. Buyer shall retain and safeguard the pre-Closing customer paper deal jackets retained by Buyer in accordance with law, and, until Buyer destroys such records in accordance with company policy in effect from time to time, Seller shall have reasonable access to Seller’s pre-Closing customer records (e.g., paper deal jackets) and any records related to Assigned Contracts after the Closing for any legitimate purpose, such as (by way of example and not by limitation) for resolving customer inquiries.
Closing and Closing Documents 7 4.1 Closing...................................................................................... 7 4.2 Seller's Deliveries.......................................................................... 7 4.3 Purchaser's Deliveries....................................................................... 8 4.4 Fees and Expenses; Closing Costs............................................................. 8 4.5 Adjustments.................................................................................. 8 ARTICLE V Miscellaneous......................................................................................... 9
Effective Time; Closing Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of Delaware Law (the “Certificate of Merger”) (the time of such filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (or such later time as may be agreed in writing by the Company and Parent and specified in the Certificate of Merger) being the “Effective Time”) as soon as practicable on the Closing Date. The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Wxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Rxxxxx, Professional Corporation, located at One Market, Sxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxx Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, at a time and date to be specified by the parties, which shall be no later than the second business day after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those that by their terms are to be satisfied or waived at the Closing), or at such other time, date and location as the parties hereto agree in writing; provided, however, that if all the conditions set forth in Article VI shall not have been satisfied or waived on such second business day, then the Closing shall take place on the first business day on which all such conditions shall have been satisfied or waived. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”