Reporting Obligations and Regulatory Approvals Applicable laws and regulations may require holders and beneficial owners of Shares, including the Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs, to satisfy reporting requirements and obtain regulatory approvals in certain circumstances. Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs are solely responsible for determining and complying with such reporting requirements and obtaining such approvals. Each Holder and each Beneficial Owner hereby agrees to make such determination, file such reports, and obtain such approvals to the extent and in the form required by applicable laws and regulations as in effect from time to time. Neither the Depositary, the Custodian, the Company or any of their respective agents or affiliates shall be required to take any actions whatsoever on behalf of Holders or Beneficial Owners to determine or satisfy such reporting requirements or obtain such regulatory approvals under applicable laws and regulations.
Required Regulatory Approvals (a) The obligations of each Party under this Agreement are expressly contingent upon (i) each Party receiving all licenses, permits, permissions, certificates, approvals, authorizations, consents, franchises and releases from any local, state, or federal regulatory agency or other governmental agency or authority (which may include, without limitation and as applicable, the NYISO and the PSC) or any other third party that may be required for such Party in connection with the performance of such Party’s obligations under or in connection with this Agreement (the “Required Approvals”), (ii) each Required Approval being granted without the imposition of any modification or condition of the terms of this Agreement or the subject transactions, unless such modification(s) or condition(s) are agreed to by both Parties in their respective sole discretion, and (iii) all applicable appeal periods with respect to the Required Approvals having expired without any appeal having been made or, if such an appeal has been made, a full, final and non-appealable determination having been made regarding same by a court or other administrative body of competent jurisdiction, which determination disposes of or otherwise resolves such appeal (or appeals) to the satisfaction of both Parties in their respective sole discretion.
(b) If any application or request is made in connection with seeking any Required Approval and is denied, or is granted in a form, or subject to conditions, that either Party rejects, in its sole discretion, as unacceptable, this Agreement shall terminate as of the date that a Party notifies the other Party of such denial or rejection, in which event the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall cease as of such date and this Agreement shall terminate, subject to NYSEG’s obligation to pay National Grid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 10.3 above) for all Reimbursable Costs. All of National Grid’s actual costs in connection with seeking Required Approvals shall be included within the meaning of the term Reimbursable Costs and shall be paid for by NYSEG.
Seller Closing Deliverables Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser each of the certificates, instruments, agreements, documents and other items required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.5 at or prior to the Closing Date.
Regulatory Approvals (a) Each Party shall, and shall cause its ultimate parent entity (as such term is defined in the HSR Act) to, use reasonable best efforts to file or otherwise submit, as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement, all applications, notices, reports, filings and other documents reasonably required to be filed by such Party or its ultimate parent entity with or otherwise submitted by such Party or its ultimate parent entity to any Governmental Body with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, and shall file no later than ten (10) Business Days thereafter the Notification and Report Forms required by the HSR Act. Each Party shall (i) promptly supply the other with any information which may be required in order to effectuate such filings, (ii) submit promptly any additional information which may be reasonably requested by any such Governmental Body, and (iii) coordinate with the other Party in making any such filings or information submissions pursuant to and in connection with the foregoing that may be necessary, proper, or advisable in order to consummate and make effective the Contemplated Transactions.
(b) Without limiting the generality of anything contained in this Section 5.4, in connection with its efforts to obtain all requisite approvals and authorizations, and the expiration or termination of all applicable waiting periods for the Contemplated Transactions under any Antitrust Law, each Party hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cooperate with the other with respect to any investigation or other inquiry; (ii) promptly provide to the other a copy of all communications received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, any Governmental Body, in each case regarding the Contemplated Transactions; and (iii) to the extent not prohibited under applicable Antitrust Law, permit the other to review in advance any communication given by it to any Governmental Body concerning the Contemplated Transactions, consider in good faith the views of the other in connection with any proposed written communications by such Party to any Governmental Body concerning the Contemplated Transactions, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting or telephone or video conference with, any Governmental Body, and give the other or its outside counsel the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and conferences unless prohibited by the applicable Governmental Body; provided, that materials required to be provided pursuant to this Section 5.4(b) may be restricted to outside counsel and redacted to (A) remove references concerning the valuation of either Party, (B) comply with contractual arrangements, and (C) preserve attorney-client privilege. Neither Party shall commit to or agree with any Governmental Body to stay, toll or extend any applicable waiting period under applicable Antitrust Law, or pull and refile under the HSR Act, without the prior written consent of the other. Parent and the Company shall each pay one-half of the filing fee under the HSR Act relating to the HSR filing required for the Merger; provided, however, that each Party shall bear its own legal fees.
(c) Except as required by this Agreement, prior to Closing, neither the Company nor Parent shall, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, acquire or agree to acquire by merging or consolidating with, or by purchasing a substantial portion of the assets of or equity in, or by any other manner, any Person or portion thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets, if the entering into of an agreement relating to or the consummation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation would reasonably be expected to (i) impose any delay in the obtaining of, or significantly increase the risk of not obtaining, any authorizations, consents, orders, declarations or approvals of any Governmental Body necessary to consummate the Contemplated Transactions or the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period, or (ii) increase the risk of any Governmental Body entering an order prohibiting the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
Post-Closing Deliverables (a) Within ten (10) days of the Closing Date, Seller and/or Seller’s Affiliates shall give any notices required to be given under the Material Contracts in connection with the consummation of the Transaction and shall further provide to Purchaser at Closing with true and complete copies of such notices. From and following the date of this Agreement, Seller and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) obtain any consents or authorizations required under the terms of the Material Contracts in connection with the consummation of the Transaction and (ii) prepare the documents to be executed pursuant to Section 2.2(e) as required under the terms of the Material Contracts in connection with the consummation of the Transaction. If, as of Closing (i) any notice has not been given or any authorization or consent has not been obtained under the terms of the Contracts included in the Assets (including as may be required under the terms of the Assumed Contracts in connection with the consummation of the Transaction) or (ii) any conveyance or assignment documents required to vest title to all Owned Real Property and easements in the Company have not been executed prior to Closing, in each case other quitclaim deeds with respect to Owned Office Properties as specifically required to be delivered at Closing in accordance with Section 2.2(e), notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, such failure shall not give rise to any right to indemnification under Article IX.
(b) Seller shall (i) for twelve (12) months following the Closing Date, use commercially reasonable efforts to, as and when requested by Purchaser, give any notice that has not been given or obtain any authorization or consent that has not been obtained prior to the Closing that is required under the terms of the Contracts included in the Assets (including as may be required under the terms of the Assumed Contracts in connection with the consummation of the Transaction) and (ii) as soon as practicable following Closing (but no more than 90 days following Closing), deliver to Purchaser an accurate list and description of all Owned Real Property and execute and deliver to Purchaser all real estate conveyance documents required to vest title to all Owned Real Property and easements in the Company (to the extent not previously delivered at Closing). Following Closing, until such required notices are given or such required consents are obtained or such documents are executed, Seller agrees to enter into a commercially reasonable alternative arrangement to provide (and cause its Affiliates to provide, as applicable), the Company and Purchaser’s Affiliates with the benefits (e.g., in respect of any applicable Sign Location Lease, the right to operate the Structures on the property covered thereby) to which such notice or consent relates, including by enforcing at the written request of Purchaser (and at Purchaser’s sole cost and expense) any of the rights under such Contract (including the right of termination); and to the extent the Company (or Purchaser’s Affiliate) receives such benefits (or Seller enforces any rights under such Contract at Purchaser’s written request), Purchaser shall be responsible for the performance of the Seller’s obligations thereunder, at Purchaser’s sole cost and expense, acting in good faith and in the ordinary course of business. If within the twelve (12) month period following the Closing Date (aa) either Party (or their Affiliates) receives written notice from a landowner or counterparty (or counsel for the landowner or counterparty) purporting to terminate a particular Sign Location Lease which is a Material Contract or a Bus Transit Contract, as a result of the failure to obtain a consent required by the terms of such lease or Bus Transit Contract, or (bb) any such landlord or counterparty files suit (or initiates arbitration, if applicable) against either Party (or their respective Affiliates) seeking termination of the applicable Sign Location Lease or Bus Transit Contract, as a result of the failure to obtain a consent required by the terms of such lease or Bus Transit Contract, or (cc) any such landowner or counterparty requires payment of a material sum or some other material concession from the Company in exchange for any such required consent (and in the case of a demand for a material sum of money, where Seller elects to not pay such amount upon request of the Company), then in each such instance, the Company or Purchaser may within ten days following the expiration of such twelve month period (or such later period as provided below) by written notice to Seller either (i) elect to relinquish all of its right, title and interest in and to such Sign Location Lease or Bus Transit Contract, as applicable (and any Assets solely related thereto), to Seller, in which case the Purchaser shall be entitled to a payment from Seller in an amount equal to that portion of the Purchase Price allocable to such item or asset, which shall be based on a multiple equal to the product of 7.1 times net revenues less site lease expense for calendar year 2014; or (ii) elect to retain such rights over the item or asset, in which case there would be no such payment to the Company or Purchaser, as applicable; provided, however, that (x) Purchaser shall upon request by Seller, assist and cooperate with Seller in effecting the commercially reasonable alternative arrangement referred to above and in obtaining the applicable required consent, and (y) before Purchaser shall have the right to exercise its rights under subpart (i) above, Seller shall have the right (at Seller’s sole cost) to defend any such action by a landlord or counterparty and/or to negotiate a settlement and/or cure any alleged breach of the applicable lease or Bus Transit Contract and so long as Seller is diligently doing so, Seller shall have until the expiration of the following periods to cure or settle such matter (i) if Purchaser is still permitted to operate at such location during the pendency of such matter, until such matter is finally adjudicated or (ii) if Purchaser is not permitted to operate at such location during the pendency of such matter and Seller elects not to replace the lost net cash flow at such location during the pendency of such matter, a two (2) month period from the date Purchaser is first not able to operate at such location (provided, further, that, in the case of both (i) and (ii) above, if Purchaser in good faith determines that the Company or Purchaser’s applicable Affiliate could reasonably be expected to be subject to liability to such landlord or counterparty by continuing to operate such asset, Purchaser may require that Seller confirm in writing to Purchaser Seller’s duty to defend and indemnify Purchaser with respect thereto, including but not limited to damages for trespass, where applicable). Purchaser acknowledges that failure to timely notify Seller of such an election in accordance with the foregoing shall be deemed an acceptance by Purchaser of such Sign Location Lease or Bus Transit Contract, as applicable and related Assets and a relinquishment of any right to payment from Seller. For the avoidance of doubt, any amounts that may become due to Purchaser (or the Company) under this paragraph shall not be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.2(c).
(c) As soon as practicable following the Closing (but no later than 90 days following Closing), Seller shall deliver to Purchaser Outdoor Advertising Permit transfer documents as are required to validly and fully transfer and assign all such Permits to the Company (or Purchaser’s designated Affiliate).
Seller Closing Deliveries Seller shall deliver the following documents to the Escrow Agent on or before the Closing Date:
(a) With respect to the Asset:
(i) the Deed duly executed by Seller;
(ii) the Assignment of Leases duly executed by Seller;
(iii) a xxxx of sale duly executed by Seller in substantially the form of Exhibit F attached hereto, relating to all fixtures, chattels, equipment and articles of Personal Property owned by Seller which are currently located upon or attached to the Property and used solely in connection with the operation of the Property (but not including items owned or leased by tenants, the Property Manager, or which are leased by Seller or any Excluded Assets);
(iv) the Assignment of Contracts duly executed by Seller;
(v) the Tenant Notices duly executed by Seller;
(vi) notice letters to the vendors under the Assumed Contracts duly executed by Seller;
(vii) an affidavit that Seller is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980, as amended, in substantially the form of Exhibit G attached hereto;
(viii) the Assignment of Licenses, Permits, Warranties and General Intangibles duly executed by Seller; and
(ix) to the extent in Seller’s possession, copies of the Space Leases which delivery may be satisfied by delivery of the on-site property management office at the Property.
(b) With respect to the transactions contemplated hereunder:
(i) all transfer tax returns to the extent required by law and the regulations issued pursuant thereto in connection with the payment of all state or local real property transfer taxes that are payable or arise as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case, as prepared by Seller and Buyer and duly executed by Seller; and
(ii) a Closing Statement duly executed by Seller.
Purchaser Closing Deliveries No later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date (except for the balance of the Purchase Price which is to be delivered at the time specified in Section 2.2.4), Purchaser shall deliver to the Escrow Agent (for disbursement to the applicable Seller upon the Closing) the following items with respect to each Property being conveyed at such Closing:
(a) A title affidavit (or at Purchaser’s option an indemnity) pertaining to Purchaser’s activity on the applicable Property prior to Closing, in the customary form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, to enable Title Insurer to delete the standard exceptions to the title insurance policy set forth in this Agreement (other than matters constituting any Permitted Exceptions and matters which are to be completed or performed post-Closing) to be issued pursuant to the Title Commitment; provided that such affidavit does not subject Purchaser to any greater liability, or impose any additional obligations, other than as set forth in this Agreement;
(b) Any declaration or other statement which may be required to be submitted to the local assessor with respect to the terms of the sale of such Property;
(c) A closing statement executed by Purchaser;
(d) A counterpart of the General Assignment, countersigned by Purchaser or Purchaser’s Designated Entity, as applicable;
(e) A counterpart of the Leases Assignment, countersigned by Purchaser or Purchaser’s Designated Entity, as applicable;
(f) A counterpart of the Tenant Notices, countersigned by Purchaser or Purchaser’s Designated Entity, as applicable, to be delivered to the Tenants by Purchaser promptly following Closing;
(g) Resolutions, certificates of good standing, and such other organizational documents as Title Insurer shall reasonably require evidencing Purchaser’s or Purchaser Designated Entities’, as applicable, authority to consummate this transaction; and
(h) If applicable and only with respect to the Runaway Bay I, the Xxxxxx’x Pointe, and Xxxx Bridge Crossing Properties, the Loan Documents to be executed by Purchaser or Purchaser’s Designated Entity, as applicable.
Closing Transactions On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the following transactions shall occur in the order set forth in this Section 2.1:
Seller’s Closing Deliveries At least one (1) business day prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Escrow Agent the following:
(a) A deed executed by Seller, in the form of Exhibit E (the “Deed”).
(b) A Xxxx of Sale executed by Seller, in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto (the “Xxxx of Sale”).
(c) A certification from the Seller as required by the Foreign Investors Real Property Tax Act, as amended, that Seller is not a “foreign person” (the “Certificate of Non-Foreign Status”).
(d) A customary affidavit sufficient for the Title Company to issue the Approved Title Policy and to delete any exceptions for parties in possession (other than tenants under the Leases) and mechanics’ or materialmen’s therefrom (the “Title Affidavit”).
(e) A General Assignment executed by Seller, in the form of Exhibit H attached hereto assigning to Purchaser all of Seller’s interest under the service contracts to be assigned to Purchaser at Closing (the “General Assignment”).
(f) An Assignment of Leases executed by Seller, in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto, assigning to Purchaser all of Seller’s interest under the Leases to be assigned to Purchaser at Closing (the “Assignment of Leases”).
(g) A closing statement reflecting the Purchase Price and all adjustments, prorations, credits, costs and expenses set forth herein (the “Closing Statement”) approved by Seller.
(h) A notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K (the “Tenant Notice”), executed by Seller which Purchaser shall send to each tenant under each of the Leases promptly after the Closing.
(i) A Seller’s residency certification/exemption, if required by applicable law.
(j) A closing instruction letter from Seller to the Escrow Agent.
(k) Any other funds, documents, instruments or agreements (signed by Seller and acknowledged, if appropriate) reasonably necessary to effectuate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
(l) A certificate executed by Seller certifying to Purchaser that Seller has no actual knowledge of any breach by Seller of any of the representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement or, if applicable, disclosing any such breach.
Post-Closing Cooperation (a) Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate with each other, and shall cause their officers, employees, agents, auditors, Affiliates and representatives to cooperate with each other, for a period of 180 days after the Closing to ensure the orderly transition of the Businesses from Seller to Purchaser and to minimize any disruption to the Businesses and the other respective businesses of Seller and Purchaser that might result from the transactions contemplated hereby. After the Closing, upon reasonable written notice, Purchaser and Seller shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each other and their employees, counsel, auditors and representatives access, during normal businesses hours, to such information and assistance relating to the Businesses (to the extent within the control of such party) as is reasonably requested for financial reporting and accounting matters.
(b) After the Closing, upon reasonable written notice, Purchaser and Seller shall furnish or cause to be furnished to each other, as promptly as practicable, such information and assistance (to the extent within the control of such party) relating to the Acquired Assets (including access to books and records) as is reasonably requested for the filing of all Tax returns, and making of any election related to Taxes, the preparation for any audit by any Taxing authority, and the prosecution or defense of any claim, suit or proceeding related to any Tax return. Seller and Purchaser shall cooperate with each other in the conduct of any audit or other proceeding relating to Taxes involving the Businesses. Purchaser shall retain the books and records of Seller and its Affiliates included in the Acquired Assets for a period of seven years after the Closing. After the end of such seven-year period, before disposing of such books or records, Purchaser shall give notice to such effect to Seller and shall give Seller, at Seller's cost and expense, an opportunity to remove and retain all or any part of such books or records as Seller may select.
(c) Each party shall reimburse the other for reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in assisting the other pursuant to this Section 4.17. Neither party shall be required by this Section 4.17 to take any action that would unreasonably interfere with the conduct of its business or unreasonably disrupt its normal operations (or, in the case of Purchaser, the Businesses).
