No Assumption of Liabilities Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or elsewhere to the contrary, no SNH Entity is assuming, and no SNH Entity shall be responsible for, any liability of any kind or nature whether known or unknown, absolute, mature or not yet due, liquidated or non-liquidated, contingent, non-contingent, direct or indirect or otherwise, of any Mariner Entity or any other person for:
(a) Any costs or expenses, including, but not limited to, legal fees, accounting fees, consulting and financing costs incurred by any Mariner Entity in negotiating this Agreement or in consummating the transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) Any claim as a result of any injury to any person arising out of the rendering of or failure to render services by any Mariner Entity or its or his employees, agents or representatives or any other person performing services for or on behalf of any Mariner Entity (i) with respect to the Retained Facilities, prior to the Effective Time and, subject to, and upon the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Management Agreement, after the Effective Time, and (ii) with respect to the Transferred Facilities or any other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time;
(c) Any liability to set off or recoupment (including set off or recoupment against Post-Effective Time accounts receivable) by any Third Party Payor by reason of any contractual claim, settlement, order or judgment retroactively adjusting the amounts payable for reimbursement purposes or recovering overpayments made or requiring the payment of fines, penalties or damages, or reduction of prospective payments to any Facility or interest, with respect to, or based upon, the services rendered by any Mariner Entity (i) with respect to the Retained Facilities, prior to the Effective Time and, subject to, and upon the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Management Agreement, after the Effective Time, and (ii) with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time, including liabilities that are subject to a stay ordered by the Court and liabilities that may be collected against the New Operator under state or Federal law;
(d) Any taxes owed by any Mariner Entity, including, but not limited to, any investment tax recapture, depreciation recapture, employer taxes such as F.I.C.A. and F.U.T.A., any sales or use taxes, any personal property taxes, any withholding taxes and any workers' compensation or unemployment insurance premiums or adjustments and, in the case of any Mariner Entity's employees or any of its affiliates' employees, relating to, or arising out of, such employee's employment at any Retained Facility prior to the Effective Time; and with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities, both prior to, and after, the Effective Time;
(e) Any claim by any employee of any Mariner Entity for wages, salary, vacation, holiday, sick pay, welfare, or fringe benefits, relating to, or arising out of, such employee's employment prior to the Effective Time, except for those Employee Accruals assumed by the New Manager pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof and with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time;
(f) Any claim arising under any instrument, agreement, indenture, contract or understanding to which any Mariner Entity is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound, unless such instrument, agreement, indenture, contract or understanding is explicitly described and affirmed and assumed by the SNH Entities in this Agreement or is otherwise expressly affirmed and assumed by separate instrument in writing executed by SPTMNR; or
(g) Any claim, order or judgment otherwise arising out of the operation of any Facility or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein but specifically including any claim, order or judgment arising under any applicable Federal, state or local statutes, laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, licensing requirements or conditions (including Medicare or Medicaid requirements or conditions, and environmental laws), or involving the imposition of any lien under any applicable law), in each case to the extent arising or attributable to conditions or events occurring prior to the Effective Time, and, subject to, and upon the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Management Agreement, after the Effective Time, and (ii) with respect to the Transferred Facilities or other operations of the Mariner Entities (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein), both prior to, and after, the Effective Time.
Non-Assumption of Liabilities Neither Party shall be liable for the prior, existing or future obligations, liabilities or debts of the other Party.
No Assumption of Liability The Security Interest is granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.
Liability for Transfer Taxes The Stockholder agrees to indemnify the Company for any Incremental Transfer Taxes incurred as a result of any direct or indirect transfers of the Company Shares received in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or interests therein (other than the receipt of the Merger Consideration by the Stockholder pursuant to the Merger Agreement) within two years after the IPO Closing Date; provided that such Company Shares shall be the Company’s sole recourse with respect to such indemnification obligation. The Stockholder hereby grants a security interest in 50% of its Company Shares received in the Merger to the Company and hereby irrevocably appoints the Company, and any of its agents, officers, or employees as its attorney-in fact, which shall be deemed coupled with an interest, with full power to prepare, execute and deliver any documents, instruments and agreements as may be appropriate to perfect and continue such security interest in favor of the Company. The security interest granted pursuant to this Section 6.05 shall attach to the Company Shares that are not included in the Indemnity Holdback Amount. The Company agrees that the security interest in the Company Shares received by the Stockholder in the Merger may be released, or collateral may be substituted, in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement.
Assumption of Liabilities Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Acquisition Subsidiary agrees, effective at the time of Closing, to assume all obligations and liabilities of Seller of any kind, character or description, arising exclusively or primarily out of the conduct of the Business (the "ASSUMED LIABILITIES"), except for the Excluded Liabilities, including, without limitation, the following:
(a) Accounts payable which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(b) Liabilities and obligations related to customer deposits which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(c) Accrued payroll (including bonuses in the ordinary course of business) and accrued vacation and sick time which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(d) Other accrued liabilities relating to the Business (of the nature included in the Most Recent Balance Sheet in the line item "Other accrued liabilities") which are either disclosed on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of operating the Business between January 1, 2004 and the Closing;
(e) Indebtedness to certain related parties of Seller, after giving effect to the transfer of the Excluded Real Property, subject to a mortgage or deed of trust securing the Real Estate Facility, to the holder(s) of such indebtedness in exchange for the cancellation of a portion of such indebtedness (the "RELATED PARTY DEBT"), as more particularly described in SCHEDULE 2.3(e) of the Disclosure Schedule; and
(f) Seller's obligations under the Assumed Contracts.
Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities (a) On or prior to the Effective Time, but in any case prior to the Distribution, in accordance with the Plan of Reorganization:
Purchase and Sale of Assets Assumption of Liabilities 8 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets 8 2.2 Excluded Assets 10 2.3 Assumption of Liabilities 11 2.4 Excluded Liabilities 12 2.5 Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties 12 2.6 Purchase Price Allocation 13
Assumption of Liabilities and Obligations (a) At the Closing, ATS shall assume and agree to pay, discharge and perform the following obligations and liabilities of BEA (collectively, the "BEA Assumed Obligations"): (i) all of the obligations and liabilities of BEA under the BEA Assumable Agreements, and (ii) all obligations and liabilities of BEA with respect to the ownership and operation of the BEA Assets and the conduct of the BEA Business, on and after the Closing Date; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, ATS shall not assume and agree to pay, and shall not be obligated with respect to, the BEA Nonassumed Obligations.
(b) ATS shall not assume or become obligated to perform any debt, liability or obligation of BEA relating to any of the following matters (collectively, the "BEA Nonassumed Obligations"):
(i) the ownership or operation of the BEA Assets or the conduct of the BEA Business prior to the Closing Date, including without limitation Taxes, unfunded pension costs, any Employment Arrangement of BEA (including without limitation any obligation to any BEA Employee for severance benefits, vacation time or sick leave), and any of the following to the extent same arise from Events occurring prior to or existing on the Closing Date: products liability, Legal Actions or other Claims, and obligations and liabilities relating to Environmental Law;
(ii) any obligations or liabilities under the BEA Assumable Agreements relating to the period prior to the Closing;
(iii) any insurance policies of BEA;
(iv) those required to be disclosed in the BEA Disclosure Schedule which are not so disclosed or which, if disclosed, Section 2.2(b)(iv) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule indicates that such obligation or liability will not be assumed;
(v) any liability or obligation from or relating to breach of any warranty or any misrepresentation by BEA under this Agreement or any Collateral Document;
(vi) any liability or obligation from or relating to breach or violation of, or failure to perform, any of BEA's obligations, covenants, agreements or undertakings set forth in this Agreement or any Collateral Document, including without limitation Article 5 of this Agreement;
(vii) any obligation or liability relating to any asset of BEA not included in the BEA Assets.
(viii) any obligation or liability with respect to capitalized lease obligations or Indebtedness for Money Borrowed;
(ix) any Taxes, fees, expenses or other amounts required to be paid by BEA pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any Collateral Document; and
(x) any Contract with any Affiliate of BEA, other than those, if any, set forth in Section 2(b)(x) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule. All BEA Nonassumed Obligations shall remain and be the obligations and liabilities solely of BEA.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, except as set forth in Section 2.2(c) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule, all items of income and expense (including without limitation with respect to rent, utility charges, Pro Ratable Taxes and wages, salaries and accrued but unused vacation of BEA employees) arising from the ownership or operation of the BEA Assets or the conduct of the BEA Business shall be prorated as of 12:01 a.m., Eastern time, on the Closing Date, with BEA entitled to and responsible for any such items on or prior to the Closing Date and ATS entitled to and responsible for any such items relating to any subsequent period. For these purposes, Pro Ratable Taxes attributable to a period that begins before and ends after the Closing Date shall be treated on a "closing of the books" basis as two partial periods, one ending at the close of the Closing Date and the other beginning on the day after the Closing Date, except that Pro Ratable Taxes (such as property Taxes) imposed on a periodic basis shall be allocated on a daily basis. If either party shall have received any such revenues or paid any such expenses or charges which, pursuant to the terms hereof, the other party is entitled to or responsible for, it shall furnish the other party with a detailed statement of any such items as soon as practicable after receipt or payment thereof. The parties shall use their best efforts to agree upon such items and other adjustments prior to the Closing Date and, in any event, except as set forth in Section 2.2(c) of the BEA Disclosure Schedule, within sixty (60) days thereafter. If the parties are unable within such period to agree upon such items and other adjustments, BEA and ATS shall, within the following ten (10) days, jointly designate a nationally known independent public accounting firm to be retained to review such items and other adjustments. The fees and other expenses of retaining such independent public accounting firm shall be borne equally by BEA and ATS. Such firm shall report its conclusions as to such items and other adjustments pursuant to this Section and such report shall be conclusive on all parties to this Agreement and not subject to dispute or review. Upon such agreement or determination by such independent accounting firm, BEA or ATS, as the case may be, shall promptly reimburse the other party for any income received or expenses paid by the other party and not previously reimbursed or any other adjustment required by this Section. Nothing contained in this Section 2.2(c) is intended or shall be deemed to amend or modify the indemnification provisions of Article 8 nor to reallocate responsibility for the matters set forth therein.
Transfer Taxes On the Closing Date, all stock transfer or other taxes (other than income or similar taxes) which are required to be paid in connection with the issuance, sale and transfer of the Securities to be sold to each Buyer hereunder will be, or will have been, fully paid or provided for by the Company, and all laws imposing such taxes will be or will have been complied with.
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.
