Transfer of Assets and Liabilities On the Effective Date, the rights, privileges, powers and franchises, both of a public as well as of a private nature, of each of the Constituent Corporations shall be vested in and possessed by the Surviving Corporation, subject to all of the disabilities, duties and restrictions of or upon each of the Constituent Corporations; and all and singular rights, privileges, powers and franchises of each of the Constituent Corporations, and all property, real, personal and mixed, of each of the Constituent Corporations, and all debts due to each of the Constituent Corporations on whatever account, and all things in action or belonging to each of the Constituent Corporations shall be transferred to and vested in the Surviving Corporation; and all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises, and all and every other interest, shall be thereafter the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the Constituent Corporations, and the title to any real estate vested by deed or otherwise in either of the Constituent Corporations shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the Merger; provided, however, that the liabilities of the Constituent Corporations and of their shareholders, directors and officers shall not be affected and all rights of creditors and all liens upon any property of either of the Constituent Corporations shall be preserved unimpaired, and any claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or against either of the Constituent Corporations may be prosecuted to judgment as if the Merger had not taken place except as they may be modified with the consent of such creditors and all debts, liabilities and duties of or upon each of the Constituent Corporations shall attach to the Surviving Corporation, and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if such debts, liabilities and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.
Purchases of Assets Fund will, on each business day on which a purchase of Assets shall be made by it, deliver to Custodian Instructions which shall specify with respect to each such purchase:
1. The name of the issuer and description of the Assets; 2. The number of shares or the principal amount purchased, and accrued interest, if any; 3. The trade date; 4. The settlement date; 5. The purchase price per unit and the brokerage commission, taxes and other expenses payable in connection with the purchase; 6. The total amount payable by the Portfolio upon such purchase; 7. The name of the person from whom or the broker or dealer through whom the purchase was made; and 8. The name of the Portfolio with respect to which such purchase was made. In accordance with such Instructions, Custodian will pay for out of monies held for the Account of the applicable Portfolio, but only insofar as monies are available therein for such purpose, and receive the Assets so purchased by or for the Account of the applicable Portfolio. Such payment will be made only upon receipt by Custodian of the Assets so purchased in form for transfer satisfactory to Custodian.
Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger From the date of this Agreement until the Merger Effective Time, except as required by this Agreement, as may be required by applicable Law or as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or except with the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned (provided that consent of Parent shall be deemed to have been given if Parent does not object within three (3) Business Days after request for such consent is actually received by Parent), the Company shall, and shall cause each of the Company Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact the business, assets and organization of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and to preserve the current beneficial relationships of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with any Person with which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has material business relations (including customers, suppliers, directors, officers and key employees). Except as required by this Agreement, as may be required by applicable Law or as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall, between the date of this Agreement and the Merger Effective Time, do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, however, that consent of Parent shall be deemed to have been given if Parent does not object within three (3) Business Days after request for such consent is actually received by Parent.
(a) amend or otherwise change any provision of the Company Charter or Company Bylaws, or similar organizational or governance documents;
(b) (i) authorize for issuance, issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant or transfer or agree or commit to issue, sell, dispose of, grant or transfer any shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership interest, of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than the issuance of Company Common Shares issuable pursuant to Company Stock Awards outstanding on the date hereof, (ii) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any securities or equity equivalents except in connection with the exercise of Company Stock Options or the vesting of Company Stock Awards, (iii) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other actual, constructive or deemed distributions (whether in cash, shares, property or otherwise) in respect of, any shares of the Company’s capital stock or the shares of stock or other equity interests in any Company Subsidiary that is not directly or indirectly wholly owned by the Company, other than (A) dividends by any direct or indirect wholly owned Company Subsidiary to the Company or any other Company Subsidiary and (B) dividend equivalents already accrued as of the date hereof and paid with respect to Company Stock Awards outstanding on the date hereof and set forth in Section 6.01(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (iv) split, combine or reclassify any shares, stock or other equity interests of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or issue or authorize the issuance of any securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of such shares, stock or other equity interests;
(c) merge or consolidate with any other Person or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than the Merger), except (i) that a Company Subsidiary may merge with another Company Subsidiary or (ii) for acquisitions (including by way of merger, consolidation, acquisition of equity interests or assets or any other business combination) by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any Person providing for purchase price consideration (including any related amounts or promissory notes) of an amount less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) individually or Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) in the aggregate;
(d) sell, lease, license, subject to a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) or otherwise surrender, relinquish or dispose of any assets or property of the Company or any Company Subsidiary other than in the ordinary course of business, except for (i) sales of investment assets by the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) transfers and pledges of assets in connection with the conduct of the insurance business, including pursuant to reinsurance, coinsurance, ceding of insurance, assumption of insurance or indemnification with respect to insurance and similar arrangements, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iii) sales or transfers of assets between wholly owned Company Subsidiaries, (iv) pursuant to existing written contracts or commitments as set forth in Section 6.01(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (v) in an amount not in excess of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) in the aggregate;
(e) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for, the obligations of any person (other than a Company Subsidiary) for borrowed money, other than indebtedness for borrowed money incurred in the ordinary course of business and pursuant to any credit agreement to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party as of the date of this Agreement (which shall be deemed to include draws or standby letters of credit under the Company’s line of credit facility or other similar lines of credit);
(f) except as required by the terms of the Plans or awards made thereunder prior to the date of this Agreement, (i) increase the compensation or benefits payable to its directors, officers or employees (other than increases for employees or officers below the level of senior vice president made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (ii) amend, change, terminate or waive any rights under any Employment Agreement or (iii) establish, adopt, enter into or amend to materially increase benefits under any collective bargaining, bonus, profit sharing, thrift, compensation, stock option, restricted stock, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment, loan, retention, consulting, indemnification, termination, severance or other similar plan, agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement with any director, officer or employee (other than with respect to (A) agreements for new hires of non-executive officers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that do not provide any change in control benefits and (B) each award under the Company’s Performance Incentive Plan and the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan;
(g) pre-pay any long-term debt (which shall be deemed to include pre-payments or repayments of lines of credit facilities or other similar lines of credit or payments made in respect of any termination or settlement of any interest rate swap or other similar hedging instrument relating thereto) in an amount exceeding Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) in the aggregate for the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and in accordance with the terms of such debt;
(h) except as required by Law or changes in GAAP or SAP which become effective after the date of this Agreement, materially change any of its accounting policies (whether for financial accounting or Tax purposes);
(i) authorize, or enter into any commitment for, any new material capital expenditures (such authorized or committed new material capital expenditures being referred to hereinafter as the “Capital Expenditures”) in an amount in excess of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) in the aggregate;
(j) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any material litigation, arbitrations, proceedings, claims, liabilities or obligations other than any payment, discharge, settlement or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (which includes payment of policyholders’ claims) where the amounts paid or to be paid, except in the case of policyholder claims, (i) are covered by insurance coverage maintained by the Company or (ii) are in an amount less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) in the aggregate;
(k) take any action that would cause any of the representations or warranties of the Company contained herein to become inaccurate in any material respect or any of the covenants of the Company to be breached in any material respect or result in the failure to be satisfied of any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.02;
(l) create or have any subsidiary of the Company other than the Company Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement;
(m) (A) amend, change, cancel, terminate or waive or release, in any material respect, any rights under any Company Material Contract that was required to be filed as an exhibit to the Company SEC Reports pursuant to Regulation S-K of the Securities Act or (B) enter into any new contract, agreement or arrangement that would be required to be filed as an exhibit to the Company SEC Reports pursuant to Regulation S-K of the Securities Act;
(n) (i) settle or compromise any material Tax audit, (ii) make or change any material Tax election or file any material amendment to a material Tax Return, except, in each case, as required by applicable Law, or (iii) surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes;
(o) enter into (i) any agreement or arrangement that would be required to be reported by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC or (ii) any agreement or arrangement with Alleghany Corporation or its Affiliates; or
(p) enter into any agreement or otherwise make a commitment to do any of the foregoing.
Transfer of Assets On the basis of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, each Seller shall sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from each Seller, free and clear of all Security Interests, all of such Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all assets used by such Seller in or relating to the Business (collectively, the “Acquired Assets”), including, without limitation, the following assets:
(i) except as otherwise described herein, all of such Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all inventories, wherever located, of Business Products, including all finished goods, consigned goods, work-in-progress, raw materials, spare parts, packaging, accessories and all other materials and supplies to be used, consumed, sold, resold or distributed by such Seller, and all warranties and guarantees, if any, express or implied, by the manufacturers or Seller of any such item or component part thereof, rights of return, rebate rights, over-payment recovery rights and any other rights of such Seller relating to these items (collectively, the “Inventory”):
(ii) all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, office equipment, computer hardware, supplies, materials, vehicles and other items of tangible personal property (other than the Inventory) used in or relating to the Business (other than the Excluded Assets) and all warranties and guarantees, if any, express or implied, rights of return, rebate rights, over-payment recovery rights and any other rights of such Seller relating to these items, in each case existing for the benefit of such Seller in connection therewith to the extent transferable (collectively, the “Personal Property”):
(iii) all of such Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the Designated Contracts;
(iv) all of such Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all Business Intellectual Property;
(v) to the extent assignable, all of such Seller’s right, title and interest in and to all Permits relating to the Business;
(vi) all other assets relating to existing customer relationships and all written materials, data and records relating to the Business (in whatever form or medium), including (A) client, customer, prospect, supplier, dealer and distributor lists and records, (B) information regarding referral sources, (C) product catalogs and brochures, (D) sales and marketing, advertising and promotional materials, (E) research and development materials, reports and records, (F) production reports and records, (G) equipment logs, (H) service, warranty and claim records, (I) records relating to the Inventory, (J) maintenance records and other documents relating to the Personal Property, (K) purchase orders and invoices, (L) sales orders and sales order log books, (M) material safety data sheets, (N) price lists, (O) quotations and bids, (P) operating guides and manuals, (Q) correspondence, (R) financial books, records, journals and ledgers, (S) product ideas and developments and (T) plans and specifications, plats, surveys, drawings, blueprints and photographs;
(vii) all other intangible rights and property of such Seller relating to the Business, including (A) going concern value, (B) the goodwill of such Seller relating to the Business as conducted by such Seller, (C) directory, telecopy names, numbers, addresses and listings, and all rights that such Seller may have to institute or maintain any action to protect the same and recover damages for any misappropriation or misuses thereof;
(viii) all insurance benefits, including rights under and proceeds from, insurance policies providing coverage for the Acquired Assets or such Seller relating to the Business, where such rights, benefits and proceeds relate to events occurring prior to the Closing;
(ix) all rights with respect to deposits, prepaid expenses, claims for refunds and rights to offset related to the Business (excluding rights relating to the prior payment of Taxes) and interest payable with respect to any of the foregoing;
(x) all claims (including claims for past infringement or misappropriation of Business Intellectual Property or rights related thereto included in the Acquired Assets) and causes of action of such Seller relating to the Business against any other Person, whether or not such claims and causes of action have been asserted, and all rights of indemnity, warranty rights, rights of contribution, rights to refunds, rights of reimbursement and other rights of recovery of such Seller (regardless of whether such rights are currently exercisable) relating to the Acquired Assets;
(xi) all leasehold interests in the HK Leased Property, including all improvements and fixtures thereon and all rights and easements appurtenant thereto;
(xii) all leasehold or other contractual interests in the California Warehouse Property;
(xiii) all leasehold interests in the Arizona Leased Property, including all improvements and fixtures thereon and all rights and easements appurtenant thereto; and
(xiv) all accounts receivable of such Seller of any kind.
Sale or Transfer of Assets; Suspension of Business Operations The Borrower will not sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (i) the stock of any Subsidiary, (ii) all or a substantial part of its assets, or (iii) any Collateral or any interest therein (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) to any other Person other than the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business and will not liquidate, dissolve or suspend business operations. The Borrower will not transfer any part of its ownership interest in any Intellectual Property Rights and will not permit any agreement under which it has licensed Licensed Intellectual Property to lapse, except that the Borrower may transfer such rights or permit such agreements to lapse if it shall have reasonably determined that the applicable Intellectual Property Rights are no longer useful in its business. If the Borrower transfers any Intellectual Property Rights for value, the Borrower will pay over the proceeds to the Lender for application to the Obligations. The Borrower will not license any other Person to use any of the Borrower’s Intellectual Property Rights, except that the Borrower may grant licenses in the ordinary course of its business in connection with sales of Inventory or provision of services to its customers.
Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as permitted by any other provision of this Agreement, unless Parent will otherwise agree in writing (which agreement will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Company will, and will cause each Company Subsidiary to, conduct its operations in the ordinary course of business and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact its business organization and maintain existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers and employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Without limiting the foregoing, and as an extension thereof, except as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as permitted by any other provision of this Agreement, the Company will not (unless required by applicable Law), and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned):
(a) amend or otherwise change its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;
(b) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, or encumbrance of, any shares of capital stock of, or other Equity Interests in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any class, or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, any shares of such capital stock or other Equity Interests, or any options, warrants or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock or other Equity Interests or such convertible or exchangeable securities, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any such interest represented by Contract right), of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than the issuance of Shares (i) upon the vesting of Company RSUs or Company Restricted Shares, (ii) the exercise of Company Options outstanding as of the date hereof in accordance with their terms or (iii) in connection with the Top-Up Option;
(c) sell, pledge, dispose of, let lapse, abandon, assign, transfer, lease, license, guarantee or encumber any material property or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including any Registered Intellectual Property and unregistered Owned Intellectual Property), except (i) to the extent required pursuant to Contracts in effect prior to the date hereof, (ii) pursuant to the sale, purchase or licensing of inventory, raw materials, equipment, goods, or other supplies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (iii) for non-exclusive licenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with a fair market value not in excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate;
(d) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether payable in cash, stock, property or a combination thereof) with respect to any of its capital stock (other than dividends paid by a wholly-owned Company Subsidiary to the Company or another wholly-owned Company Subsidiary) or enter into any agreement with respect to the voting or registration of its capital stock;
(e) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or amend the terms of, or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock, other Equity Interests or any other securities, or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or other securities, in each case other than in connection with the Top-Up Option;
(f) merge or consolidate the Company or any Company Subsidiary with any Person or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or otherwise enter into any agreements imposing material restrictions on the assets, operations or businesses of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(g) enter into a new line of business (other than currently-projected extensions of existing product lines);
(h) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any interest in any Person or any division thereof or any assets, other than acquisitions of assets (including, without limitation, the purchase of inventory, raw materials, equipment, goods, or other supplies) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and any other acquisitions for consideration that is individually not in excess of $2,500,000, or in the aggregate not in excess of $5,000,000;
(i) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for the obligations of any Person (other than a wholly-owned Company Subsidiary) for borrowed money;
(j) make any loans, advances, guarantees or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person (other than any wholly-owned Company Subsidiary) in excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate;
(k) terminate, cancel or amend any Company Material Contract, or cancel, modify or waive any rights thereunder, or enter into or amend any Contract that, if existing on the date hereof, would be a Company Material Contract;
(l) make or authorize any capital expenditure in excess of the Company’s capital expenditure budget as disclosed to Parent prior to the date hereof, other than capital expenditures that are not, in the aggregate, in excess of $2,500,000;
(m) except to the extent required by (i) applicable Law, (ii) the existing terms of any Company Benefit Plan, (iii) contractual commitments or corporate policies with respect to severance or termination pay as in existence on the date hereof and listed on Section 6.1(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (iv) as otherwise provided on Section 6.1(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (A) increase in any manner the compensation, bonus or benefits payable or to become payable to its Service Providers (except for increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in base salaries or base wages of employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary); (B) grant any additional rights to severance or termination pay to, or enter into any severance agreement with, any Service Provider, or establish, adopt, enter into or amend any Company Benefit Plan; (C) grant any new awards under any Company Benefit Plan, (D) amend or modify any outstanding award under any Company Benefit Plan, (E) take any action to amend, waive or accelerate the vesting criteria or vesting requirements of payment of any compensation or benefit under any Company Benefit Plan or remove any existing restrictions in any Company Benefit Plans or awards made thereunder, (F) take any action to accelerate the payment, or to fund or in any other way secure the payment, of compensation or benefits under any Company Benefit Plan, to the extent not already provided in any such Company Benefit Plan or (G) change any actuarial or other assumptions used to calculate funding obligations with respect to any Company Benefit Plan or to change the manner in which contributions to such plans are made or the basis on which such contributions are determined, except as may be required by GAAP or applicable laws;
(n) forgive any loans to Service Providers or any of their respective affiliates;
(o) make any material change in accounting policies, practices, principles, methods or procedures, other than as required by GAAP or by a Governmental Entity;
(p) encourage customers to make payments earlier than would otherwise reasonably be expected (based on past practice) to be made to the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, or agree to payment terms or conditions with suppliers that are not consistent in all material respects with past practice;
(q) compromise, settle or agree to settle any Proceeding (including any Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby) other than compromises, settlements or agreements in the ordinary course of business that involve only the payment of monetary damages not in excess of $2,500,000 individually or $5,000,000 in the aggregate, in any case without the imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(r) (i) make, change, or rescind any material Tax election, (ii) file any material amended Tax Return of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, (iii) or adopt or change any material method or period of Tax accounting, (iv) settle or compromise any material claim relating to Taxes; (v) surrender any material claim for a refund of Taxes; (vi) enter into any “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code with respect to material Taxes; or (vii) consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business);
(s) write up, write down or write off the book value of any assets, except for depreciation and amortization and normal valuation adjustments to accounts receivable and inventory in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(t) pre-pay any long-term debt; or
(u) authorize or enter into any Contract or otherwise make any commitment, in each case to do any of the foregoing in clauses (a) through (t).
Sale of Assets, Etc (a) Subject to the penultimate paragraph of this clause (a), the Company will not and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to make any Transfer, provided that the foregoing restriction does not apply to a Transfer if:
(i) the property that is the subject of such Transfer constitutes (A) inventory, (B) equipment, fixtures, supplies or materials no longer required in the operation of the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or that is obsolete or (C) checks, drafts, money orders or other instruments with respect to accounts receivable that are to be collected in the ordinary course of business, and, in each case, such Transfer is in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) such Transfer is (A) from a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary or (B) from the Company to a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary;
(iii) such Transfer is subject to Section 11.2 and satisfies the requirements thereof; or
(iv) such Transfer is not a Transfer described in clause (i) through clause (iii) above, and all of the following conditions shall have been satisfied with respect to such Transfer (each such Transfer is referred to as a "Basket Transfer"):
(A) in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company, the Transfer is in exchange for consideration with a Fair Market Value at least equal to the greater of book value or the Fair Market Value of the property exchanged, is in the best interests of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, and is not detrimental to the interests of the holders of Notes,
(B) immediately after giving effect to such transaction no Default or Event of Default would exist, and
(C) immediately after giving effect to such Transfer,
(I) the book value of all property that was the subject of any Basket Transfer occurring during the period beginning with the date that is 12 calendar months preceding the first day of the month in which such Basket Transfer occurred and ending on the date of such Basket Transfer does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Tangible Net Assets determined as of the end of the then most recently fiscal year of the Company ended prior to such period, and
(II) the Operating Income Contribution Percentage of all property that was the subject of any Basket Transfer occurring during the period beginning with the date that is 12 calendar months preceding the first day of the month in which such Basket Transfer occurred and ending on the date of such Basket Transfer does not exceed 10%. For purposes of determining the book value of any property that is the subject of a Transfer, such book value shall be the book value of such property, as determined in accordance with GAAP, at the time of the consummation of such Transfer, provided that, in the case of a Transfer of any capital stock or other equity interests of a Subsidiary, as provided in Section 11.9(b), the book value thereof shall be deemed to be an amount equal to
Merger, Sale of Assets, etc Subject to Section 4.2, if at any time while this Note remains outstanding and unexpired there shall be (a) a reorganization (other than a combination, reclassification, exchange or subdivision of shares otherwise provided for herein), (b) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation in which the Company is not the surviving entity, or a merger in which the Company is the surviving entity but the shares of the Company's capital stock outstanding immediately prior to the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise or (c) a sale or transfer of the Company's stock, properties or assets as, or substantially as, an entirety to any other Person, then, as a part of such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or transfer, lawful provision shall be made so that Holder shall thereafter be entitled to receive by converting this Note the number of shares of stock or other securities or property of the successor corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or transfer that a holder of the shares deliverable upon conversion of this Note would have been entitled to receive in such reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer if this Note had been converted immediately before such reorganization, merger, consolidation, sale or transfer (notwithstanding that the Stockholder Approval may not yet have been obtained), all subject to further adjustment as provided in this Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Section 4.1 shall similarly apply to successive reorganizations, consolidations, mergers, sales and transfers and to the stock or securities of any other corporation. If the per share consideration payable to Holder hereof for shares in connection with any such transaction is in a form other than cash or marketable securities, then the value of such consideration shall be determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors based on the amount the Holder would have otherwise been entitled to receive had the transaction or transactions not occurred. In all events, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors) shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Note with respect to the rights and interests of Holder after the transaction, to the end that the provisions of this Note shall be applicable after that event, as near as reasonably may be, in relation to any shares or other property deliverable after that event upon conversion of this Note. The Company shall be obligated to retain and set aside, or otherwise make fair provision for exercise of the right of the Holder to receive, the shares of stock and/or other securities, cash or other property provided for in this Section 4.1.
Sale and Transfer of Assets On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, the Sellers shall sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Purchaser and Purchaser shall purchase, acquire and accept from the Sellers free and clear of any Liens, other than Permitted Liens, all of the Sellers' right, title and interest at the Closing in and to all of the properties, assets and rights of every kind and description, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, exclusively related to or exclusively used or held for use in connection with the Business (other than the Excluded Assets), including all assets (other than Excluded Assets) that may have been acquired by the Sellers for use exclusively in connection with the Business between the date hereof and the Closing Date (which shall be collectively referred to herein as the "Purchased Assets"), except for any such assets which may be disposed of, or sold or consumed prior to the Closing Date in the ordinary course of business. The Purchased Assets shall include, without limitation, all of the Sellers' right, title and interest at the Closing in and to all the following (except to the extent they constitute Excluded Assets):
(a) all Intellectual Property owned or licensed by each Seller and used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business as set forth on Schedule 2.1(a);
(b) all Contracts (other than Excluded Contracts) used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business as set forth on Schedule 2.1(b) to which each Seller is a party (collectively, the "Assumed Contracts");
(c) all rights of each Seller in and to the real property leases used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business, together with all fixtures and other improvements thereon ("Leases"), including the Leases as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c);
(d) all accounts receivable, trade receivables and other amounts owing from customers and clients of each Seller;
(e) all books, records, customer lists, vendor lists, supplier lists, cost and pricing information, business plans, quality control records and manuals, blueprints, research and development files, used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business;
(f) all personal computers, computer hardware and software of each Seller used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business;
(g) all inventory used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business, including without limitation, goods, goods-in-transit, supplies, containers, packaging materials, raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goals, samples and other consumables of each Seller;
(h) all Permits of each Seller used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business set forth on Schedule 2.1(h);
(i) all tangible personal property, including all machinery, vehicles, tools, equipment, furnishings, office equipment, communications equipment, storage tanks, fixtures, furniture, spare and replacement parts, fuel and other tangible property used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business owned or leased by each Seller, including without limitation, as set forth on Schedule 2.1(i);
(j) all sales support, sales collateral, promotional materials, advertising materials and productions, sales and marketing files (whether in print or electronic format) including all past and present promotion copy and promotion copy data bases, web images, web copy, and advertising and direct marketing materials of each Seller used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business;
(k) all rights, claims (other than Post-Closing Claims), credits, causes of action or rights of set-off against third parties relating exclusively to the Business or affecting any of the Purchased Assets, including, to the extent transferable, claims pursuant to under any manufacturer's warranties, representations and guarantees made by suppliers, manufactures, contractors and other third parties in connection with products or services purchased by or furnished to either Seller used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business or affecting any of the Purchased Assets;
(l) all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Hanford LLC and all of the capital stock of FWENC Massachusetts and FWENC Ohio;
(m) all prepaid items and advance payments including, without limitation, credits, charges and prepaid expenses of each Seller used in or relating exclusively to the conduct of the Business and all loans and other advances owing by each Transferred Employee to either Seller, but excluding any cash, cash equivalents and other short term investments of the Sellers and their Subsidiaries;
(n) all cash security deposits and xxxxxxx deposits placed with each Seller and with each of its Subsidiaries for the performance of an Assumed Contract or agreement which otherwise constitute a portion of the Purchased Assets;
(o) to the extent available, all lists of present customers of the Business, all accounts receivable and notes receivable together with any unpaid interest or fees accrued thereon, or other amounts due with respect thereto of each Seller and any security or collateral therefore including recoverable advances and deposits; and
(p) the Business as a going concern, including goodwill.
Dispositions of Assets or Subsidiaries Each of the Loan Parties shall not, and shall not permit any of its Unregulated Subsidiaries to, sell, convey, assign, lease, abandon or otherwise transfer or dispose of, voluntarily or involuntarily, any of its properties or assets, tangible or intangible (including without limitation any sale, assignment, discount or other disposition of accounts, contract rights, chattel paper, equipment or general intangibles with or without recourse or of capital stock, shares of beneficial interest, partnership interests or limited liability company interests) (collectively, any such transaction, a “Disposition”), except:
(i) Dispositions involving the sale of inventory or investments in the ordinary course of business or the lease or license of goods or intellectual property in the ordinary course of business;
(ii) any Disposition of assets (including without limitation intellectual property) in the ordinary course of business which are no longer necessary or required in the conduct of such Loan Party’s or such Unregulated Subsidiary’s business;
(iii) Dispositions (a) by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to a Loan Party, (b) among Loan Parties, or (c) among Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;
(iv) any Disposition of assets in the ordinary course of business which are replaced by substitute assets acquired or leased;
(v) the issuance of shares of capital stock of the Borrower, and the issuance of shares of capital stock of (a) a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to a Loan Party, (b) among Loan Parties, or (c) among Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;
(vi) any Disposition of assets or capital stock of any Inactive Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(vii) Dispositions also constituting (a) Investments permitted under Section 8.2.4 [Loans or Investments], (b) Restricted Payments permitted under Section 8.2.13 [Restricted Payments], or (c) transactions permitted under clauses (i) or (ii) of Section 8.2.5 [Liquidations, Mergers, Consolidations, Acquisitions];
(viii) any Disposition of assets or capital stock of any Project Subsidiary, provided that (a) the Loan Parties are simultaneously released from any recourse Indebtedness related to such Project Subsidiary, and (b) the Borrower is in compliance with Section 8.2.16 [Maximum Leverage Ratio] both before and after such Disposition;
(ix) any Permitted Wind/Solar Transaction, so long as the Borrower is in compliance with Section 8.2.16 [Maximum Leverage Ratio] both before and after such transaction, or any other Off-Balance Sheet Financing permitted by Section 8.
