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• Post-Closing Matters Execute and deliver the documents and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.14, in each case within the time limits specified on such schedule, as such time limits may be extended from time to time by Agent in its reasonable discretion.

• Closing Matters (a) Within one business day of the date of this Agreement, Buyer shall deliver the notice attached as Annex I hereto to Continental. (b) Prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer appropriate instructions for book entry transfers of ownership of the Shares from Seller to Buyer. (c) The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares (“Closing”) will occur not later than the first to occur of (i) the first date any funds are disbursed from the Trust Account, except if the Extension is approved, for disbursements to Buyer’s shareholders who exercise their Conversion Rights on or prior to February 12, 2010, (ii) February 18, 2010 if the Extension is not approved, (iii) the fifth business day after the Merger is abandoned, (iv) the third business day after the Merger is not approved by Buyer’s shareholders and (v) February 22, 2010 as such date may be adjourned pursuant to the Escrow Agreement described in Section 6(n) (the “Closing Date”). At the Closing, Buyer and Migami shall pay Seller the Aggregate Purchase Price and the cash portion of the Fees by wire transfer. Payments from the Buyer to the Seller shall be made from the Trust Account in immediately available funds in accordance with the Irrevocable Instructions attached as Annex I hereto to an account specified by Seller and Seller shall deliver the Shares immediately thereafter to Buyer electronically using the Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian) System to an account specified by Buyer. Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Irrevocable Instructions to the contrary, if the Merger is not consummated, Buyer shall not be obligated to pay the Seller for each Share more than the pro rata amount held in the Trust Account at the time of Buyer’s liquidation for each such Share. (d) In the event that Seller has not received the Aggregate Purchase Price on a timely basis on the Closing Date, then Migami shall pay to Seller in immediately available funds an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 1.0% total amount of, or (ii) the highest lawful rate of, the total Purchase Price Per Share paid by Seller for all of the Shares calculated from the date such payment was required to be made through the date such payment is actually made. (e) Upon the execution of this Agreement, Buyer will deliver to the Investor a legal opinion from Buyer’s counsel in the form annexed hereto as Annex II.

• Post-Closing Tax Matters (a) Seller shall prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, (A) all Tax Returns of the Target Entities that are required to be filed on or before the Closing Date, (B) all income Tax Returns of ASE (including IRS Form 1065) for Tax Periods ending on or prior to the ASE Transfer Date in which ASE had been treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it being understood that any Covered Taxes with respect to such Tax Returns will be the responsibility of Seller and (C) all income Tax Returns of each of the Section 338 Companies for any jurisdiction in which such Section 338 Company is treated as a pass-through entity or S corporation) for Tax Periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date, it being understood that any Covered Taxes with respect to such Tax Returns will be the responsibility of Seller. All such Tax Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with past practice, except as otherwise required by Law. Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser any Tax Return described in clause (B) and clause (C) within a reasonable period of time prior to the due date for any such Tax Return so that Purchaser may have an opportunity to review such Tax Return. Purchaser shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed all other Tax Returns of the Target Entities. Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Seller any income Tax Return described in the previous sentence, to the extent it relates to a Pre-Closing Tax Period, within a reasonable period of time prior to the due date for any such Tax Return (after giving effect to any applicable extensions of time for filing) so that Seller may have an opportunity to review such Tax Return. In the event that Purchaser and Seller are unable to agree on the reporting of any item on any Tax Return provided for the other Party’s review pursuant to this Section 8.3(a), Purchaser and Seller shall mutually choose an independent public accounting firm to resolve such dispute, and the decision of such firm shall be final. In the event of an impasse over such selection, the independent public accounting firm shall be selected by a single arbitrator appointed pursuant to the AAA Appointment Process. Expenses of such independent public accounting firm shall be born evenly between Purchaser and Seller. After the Closing, Seller shall not, and shall not permit any of their respective Affiliates to, amend any Tax Returns or change any Tax elections or accounting methods with respect to Target Entities without the prior written consent of Purchaser. (b) Any Taxes for Straddle Periods shall be apportioned between Seller and Purchaser in the manner set forth in Section 8.1(b) hereof. (c) Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate with each other in connection with the filing of any Tax Returns and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the other Party’s request) the provision of records and information reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation, or other proceeding and making their respective employees, outside consultants, and advisors available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder at the cost of the requesting Party. Purchaser and Seller agree (i) to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Target Entities relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by Purchaser or Seller, any extensions of the statute of limitations) of the respective taxable periods, and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any Tax Authority; and (ii) to give the other Party reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the other Party so requests, Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be, shall allow the other Party to take possession of such books and records. (d) Purchaser agrees to give prompt notice to Seller of any Taxes or the assertion of any claim, or the commencement of any suit, action or proceeding (a “Tax Proceeding”) in respect of which indemnity may be sought under Section 8.1, provided that Purchaser’s failure to provide such notice to Seller shall not limit Purchaser’s rights under this Article VIII except to the extent Seller are materially prejudiced by such failure. Seller agrees to give prompt notice to Purchaser upon the receipt of any written notice by Seller of any pending or threatened audits or proceedings or other Actions relating to Taxes of the Target Entities. Seller shall have the right to control any Tax Proceeding relating to a Tax Return that was prepared and filed by Seller pursuant to this Section 8.3. All other Tax Proceedings with respect to the Target Entities shall be controlled by Purchaser. Purchaser and Seller shall cooperate in the conduct of any such Tax Proceeding, (ii) the party not controlling such Tax Proceeding shall have the right (but not the obligation) to participate in such Tax Proceeding at their own expense, (iii) the party controlling such Tax Proceeding shall keep the other party reasonably informed of material developments concerning such Tax Proceeding and (iv) the party controlling such Tax Proceeding shall not settle such Tax Proceeding without the written consent of the other party, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller’s rights pursuant to this Section 8.3(d) shall only apply with respect to any Tax Proceeding in respect of which indemnity may be sought from Seller pursuant to Section 8.1. (e) Seller shall designate a Person as the “partnership representative” of the ASE, in accordance with Section 6223 of the Code and any similar provision under any state or local tax Laws (the “Partnership Representative”) with respect to taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018 and ending on or before ASE Transfer Date. Seller shall cause the Partnership Representative to make the election provided for in Section 6226 of the Code or any similar provision of any state or local tax Laws with respect to any imputed underpayment determined in connection with any Tax Proceeding in respect of ASE for taxable periods of ASE beginning after December 31, 2017 and ending on or before the Closing Date. No election shall be made to have the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 apply to any taxable period of ASE beginning before January 1, 2018.

• Transition Matters (a) Prior to the Closing, each party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate in good faith the schedules to, and Provider Fees provided for in, the Transition Services Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. To the extent that the Parties are unable to reach such agreement, the applicable provisions of the Transition Services Agreement shall control from and after the Closing, subject to amendment in accordance with the terms of the Transition Services Agreement. The Parties acknowledge and agree that if there are any disputes with respect to the Transition Services Agreement prior to the Closing, such disputes shall not affect the obligations of the Parties to effect the Closing and shall be resolved in accordance with the terms of the Transition Services Agreement. (b) Acquiror acknowledges that Seller has the absolute and exclusive proprietary right to the trademark “OPTIMUM”, other “OPTIMUM” inclusive trademarks and designs and logos associated therewith currently used by the Business (collectively, the “Names”) and that none of the rights thereto or goodwill represented thereby or pertaining thereto are being transferred hereby or in connection herewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for a period of 360 days following the Closing, the Company and the Subsidiaries may continue to operate the Systems using the Names, including (i) use of the phrase “Optimum is now Charter,” (ii) use of any Name affixed to vehicles, signage or other equipment which are used by any of them in Business as of the Closing Date, (iii) use of any printed purchase orders or sales, maintenance or license agreements that bear a Name (as limited by any existing agreements the Seller or any of its Affiliates may have with third parties) until the supplies thereof existing on the Closing Date have been exhausted, and (iv) use of any printed billing statements that bear a Name (such billing statements and purchase orders and sales, maintenance and license agreements are collectively referred to herein as “Forms”); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing with respect to any advertising, marketing, packaging, displays, merchandise or other promotional materials (“Promotional Materials”) which are used by the Company or any Subsidiary in the Business as of the Closing Date the Company and the Subsidiaries shall have the right to use such Promotional Materials only: (i) for a period of 60 days following the Closing with respect to mass marketing Promotional Materials (such as television advertising and mass mailings) and 180 days for all other Promotional Materials, (ii) in the exact form as such Promotional Materials exist on the Closing Date, (iii) to the extent that the Company or Subsidiary using such Promotional Materials has not modified the products or services of the Business in any way which would render the use of such Promotional Materials inaccurate or misleading in any respect, and (iv) provided the Company and the Subsidiaries shall xxxx such materials as necessary in order to indicate clearly and prominently to indicate that neither the Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates is affiliated with the Seller or any of its Affiliates. With respect to Forms, within 60 days after the Closing Date the Company and the Subsidiaries shall sticker or otherwise xxxx such documents as necessary in order to indicate clearly that neither the Seller nor any of its Affiliates are a party to such documents or affiliated with the Seller or any of its Affiliates. From and after the expiration of the period for use applicable to Promotional Materials or Forms, the Company and the Subsidiaries shall cease to use any such Promotional Materials or Forms. With respect to the other uses of the Names permitted above, from and after the 360-day period permitted above the Company and the Subsidiaries shall delete or cover (as by stickering) any Name from any item included in inventory that bears Name and take such other actions as may be necessary or advisable clearly and prominently to indicate that neither the Acquiror nor any of its Affiliates is affiliated with the Seller or any of its Affiliates. If Acquiror determines that it wishes the Company and the Subsidiaries to use any Promotional Materials or Forms to which the applicable period provided above applies for a duration longer than such period or to use any other Promotional Materials or Forms or to create new Promotional Materials or Forms incorporating the Names in a manner exceeding the scope of the rights granted herein, Acquiror shall notify Seller and the parties shall negotiate in good faith the terms of a trademark license granting to the Company and the Subsidiaries such rights for an agreed-upon term and otherwise on terms and conditions mutually acceptable to Acquiror and Seller. For the avoidance of doubt, the execution and delivery of any such trademark license shall not be a condition to Closing or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties to consummate the Transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 5.11(b) shall require the Acquiror to remove or discontinue using any Name that is affixed as of the Closing Date to converters or other items in or to be used in consumer homes or properties, or as are used in a similar fashion making such removal or discontinuation impracticable.

• Post-Closing Cooperation Each Party to this Agreement agrees that on and after Closing, it will execute any and all necessary documents, and take any and all necessary actions, to effect the purposes and terms of this Agreement or any other reasonable request. Specifically, the Parties shall (a) reasonably cooperate with each other in the defense of any litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding related to Sellers including the provision of witnesses and records (including contracts, memoranda, charge data, invoices, correspondence and other documentation) in a timely manner as reasonably requested by a Party to this Agreement; (b) reasonably cooperate with each other on all matters related to the preparation and submission of claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other third party payers for services provided to beneficiaries; (c) reasonably cooperate with each other in the preparation and settlement of Medicare and Medicaid cost reports for all cost reporting years which are open as of the Closing Date in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.13; and (d) abide by any applicable confidentiality privileges. Each Party also agrees to (i) promptly notify each other Party in writing of any claim or threatened claim against a Party or its present, previous or future directors, trustees or officers arising out of any matter relating to the Transaction; (ii) promptly deliver to the appropriate Party all correspondence or other written materials received by a Party after Closing pertaining to that Party; and (iii) provide any documents necessary to obtain or maintain licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, certificates of need, accreditations, contracts, consents, and approvals, required by law or governmental regulations from all applicable federal, state and local authorities and any other regulatory agencies necessary for the legal operation of the Healthcare Facilities by Purchaser and to otherwise further the terms of the Transaction set forth in this Agreement and any Exhibits hereto. With respect to clause (a), above, and without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, (i) if Purchaser is named as a defendant in any malpractice claim stemming from care provided at a Hospital prior to the Closing Date, Sellers shall, at Sellers’ sole cost, provide such Purchaser with legal defense to such claims and indemnify Purchasers in accordance with Article 16; and (ii) if any Seller is named as a defendant in any malpractice claim stemming from care provided at the Hospitals on or after the Closing Date, Purchasers shall, at Purchasers’ sole cost, provide such Seller with legal defense to such claims and indemnify Purchasers in accordance with Article 16.

• Post-Closing Covenants The Parties agree as follows with respect to the period following the Closing.

• Further Assurances; Post-Closing Cooperation (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at any time or from time to time after the Closing, at Purchaser's request and without further consideration, the Company shall execute and deliver to Purchaser such other instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, assignment and confirmation, provide such materials and information and take such other actions as Purchaser may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order more effectively to transfer, convey and assign to Purchaser, and to confirm Purchaser's title to, all of the Assets (including, without limitation, the delivery to Purchaser of fully executed Uniform Commercial Code amendment or termination statements relating to the Assets as Purchaser shall request), and, to the full extent permitted by Law, to put Purchaser in actual possession and operating control of the Business and the Assets and to assist Purchaser in exercising all rights with respect thereto, and otherwise to cause the Company to fulfill its obligations under this Agreement. (b) Following the Closing, the Company and Purchaser will afford the other party, its counsel and its accountants, during normal business hours, reasonable access to the books, records and other data relating to the Business in its possession with respect to periods prior to the Closing and the right to make copies and extracts therefrom, to the extent that such access may be reasonably required by the requesting party in connection with (i) the preparation of Tax Returns, (ii) the determination or enforcement of rights and obligations under this Agreement, (iii) compliance with the requirements of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority including without limitation the Commission, (iv) the determination or enforcement of the rights and obligations of any party to this Agreement and (v) in connection with any actual or threatened Action or Proceeding. Further, the Company and Purchaser agree for a period extending six (6) years after the Closing Date not to destroy or otherwise dispose of any such books, records and other data unless such party shall first offer in writing to surrender such books, records and other data to the other party and such other party shall not agree in writing to take possession thereof during the ten (10) day period after such offer is made. (c) If, in order properly to prepare its Tax Returns, other documents or reports required to be filed with Governmental or Regulatory Authorities or its financial statements or to fulfill its obligations hereunder, it is necessary that the Company or Purchaser be furnished with additional information, documents or records relating to the Business not referred to in paragraph (b) above, and such information, documents or records are in the possession or control of the other party, such other party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to furnish or make available such information, documents or records (or copies thereof) at the recipient's request, cost and expense. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, if the Company and Purchaser are in an adversarial relationship in litigation or arbitration, the furnishing of information, documents or records in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section shall be subject to applicable rules relating to discovery.

• Post Closing Agreements From and after the Closing, the parties shall have the respective rights and obligations which are set forth in the remainder of this Article VI.

• Compliance Matters (a) The Sub-Adviser understands and agrees that it is a “service provider” to the Trust as contemplated by Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act. As such, the Sub-Adviser agrees to cooperate fully with the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers, including the Fund’s CCO, with respect to (i) any and all compliance-related matters, and (ii) the Trust’s efforts to assure that each of its service providers adopts and maintains policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to prevent violation of the “federal securities laws” (as that term is defined by Rule 38a-1) by the Trust, the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser. In this regard, the Sub-Adviser shall: (1) submit to the Board for its consideration and approval, prior to the effective date of this Agreement, the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program, it being understood that the Sub-Adviser’s obligation under Section 2(e) of this Agreement to vote all proxies solicited by or with respect to the issuers of securities in which the assets of the Portfolio may be invested shall be subject to the fulfillment of the condition that the Board approve the Sub-Adviser’s proxy voting policies and procedures; (2) submit annually (and at such other times as the Trust may reasonably request) to the Fund’s CCO and the Adviser for consideration by the Board, a report discussing the adequacy and effectiveness of the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program, and fully describing any material amendments to such compliance program since the most recent such report; (3) provide periodic reports, certifications and information concerning the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program including, but not limited to, the following; (i) Quarterly Compliance Certifications, including any required attachments, no later than the tenth (10th) business day after each calendar quarter; and (ii) Annual Report on Code of Ethics Matters, including any required attachments, no later than the fifteenth (15th) business day of October each year. (4) provide the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers with reasonable access to information regarding the Sub-Adviser’s compliance program, which access shall include on-site visits with the Sub-Adviser as may be reasonably requested from time to time; (5) permit the Adviser and the Trust and its Trustees and officers to maintain an active working relationship with the Sub-Adviser’s compliance personnel by, among other things, providing the Adviser and the Fund’s CCO and other officers with a specified individual within the Sub-Adviser’s organization to discuss and address compliance-related matters; (6) provide the Adviser and its chief compliance officer and the Trust and its Trustees and officers, including the Fund’s CCO, with such certifications as may be reasonably requested; and (7) reasonably cooperate with any independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Trust, ensure that all reasonably necessary information and the appropriate personnel are made available to such independent registered public accounting firm, to support the expression of the independent registered public accounting firm’s opinion, and each year provide the Adviser and such independent registered public accounting firm with a copy of the most recent SSAE 16 Report prepared by the Sub-Adviser’s independent auditors regarding the Sub-Adviser’s internal controls. (b) The Sub-Adviser represents, warrants and covenants that it has implemented and shall maintain a compliance program in accordance with the requirements of Rule 206(4)-7 under the Advisers Act.

• Post-Closing Covenant The Borrower agrees that it will, or will cause its relevant Subsidiaries to, complete each of the actions described on Schedule 9.14 as soon as commercially reasonable and by no later than the date set forth in Schedule 9.14 with respect to such action or such later date as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree.