CLOSING AND CLOSING DATE 3.1. The Closing Date shall be December 3, 2005, or such other date as the parties may agree. All acts taking place at the Closing shall be deemed to take place simultaneously as of immediately after the close of business on the Closing Date unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. The close of business on the Closing Date shall be as of 4:00p.m.,
Closing and Closing Deliveries 22 8.1 Closing........................................................................................22 8.2
Pre-Closing Access Subject to confidentiality obligations and similar restrictions that may be applicable to permitting access to or to information furnished to Seller or any of its Subsidiaries by third parties that may be in Seller’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ possession from time to time, from the date hereof until the Initial Closing Date, Seller shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (a) give Buyer and its Representatives reasonable access to the offices, properties, books and records of Seller and its Subsidiaries, in each case, to the extent relating to the Business, (b) furnish to Buyer and its Representatives such financial and operating data and other information, in each case, to the extent relating to the Business as such Persons may reasonably request and (c) cause the employees, counsel and financial advisors of Seller and its Subsidiaries to reasonably cooperate with Buyer in its investigation of the Business. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 6.02 shall be conducted in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the business of Seller or its Subsidiaries, including, in the case of Buyer and its Representatives visiting any Restaurant, at least a twenty-four (24) hour prior notice to Seller and limiting such visits, at Seller’s reasonable discretion, to non-peak business hours at any such location. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Buyer shall not have access to (A) personnel records of the Business Employees relating to individual performance or evaluation records, medical histories or other information which would violate applicable Law or which in Seller’s opinion is sensitive or the disclosure of which could subject Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to risk of Liability, (B) any properties of Seller or its Subsidiaries (whether owned or leased) for purposes of conducting any environmental sampling or testing or any other invasive sampling or testing, (C) any information to the extent relating to any Excluded Asset or Excluded Liability or (D) information relating to the Retained Businesses, and (ii) as and to the extent necessary to avoid contravention or waiver, Seller and its Subsidiaries may withhold any document or information the disclosure of which could reasonably be expect to violate any Contract or any Law or would result in the waiver of any legal privilege or work-product privilege; provided that to the extent practicable, Seller and its Subsidiaries shall make reasonable and appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of this subclause (ii) apply. Seller shall have the right to have a Representative present at all times during any such inspections, interviews and examinations. Buyer shall hold in confidence all such information on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Confidentiality Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, prior to the Initial Closing, without the prior written consent of Seller, which may be withheld for any reason, Buyer shall not contact any employees or consultants of, vendors to, or customers of, Seller or its Subsidiaries about the Business, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Post-Closing Cooperation Subject to compliance with contractual obligations and applicable Law, following the Closing, each party shall afford to the other party and the other party’s Representatives during normal business hours in a manner so as to not unreasonably disrupt or interfere with the conduct of business (a) reasonable access and duplicating rights to all Confidential Information (which shall remain subject to Section 4.1, as applicable) and other information relating to the MRT Program within the possession or control of such party and (b) reasonable access to the personnel of such party related to the MRT Program, in each case in connection with its financial reporting and accounting matters, preparing financial statements, preparing and filing any Tax Returns, prosecuting any claims for refund, defending any Tax claims or assessment, preparing securities Law or securities exchange filings, prosecuting, defending or settling any litigation or insurance claim, prosecuting patent applications and pursuing other patent matters, performing obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and all other proper business purposes (including determining any matter relating to its rights and obligations hereunder). A party making information or personnel available to another party under this Section 4.2 shall be entitled to receive from such other party, upon the presentation of invoices therefor, payments for such amounts relating to supplies, disbursements and other out-of-pocket expenses, as may reasonably be incurred in making such information or personnel available; provided, however, that no such reimbursements shall be required for general overhead or the salary or cost of benefits or similar expenses pertaining to employees of the providing party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, nothing in this Section 4.2 shall require (i) the Seller or any of its Affiliates or the Buyer or any of its Affiliates (x) to waive the protection of an attorney-client privilege, (y) to violate applicable Law or (z) to take any action that would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets (for the avoidance of doubt, without limitation of the Seller’s obligation to provide the Buyer with the Transferred Assets as provided hereunder and the services under the Transition Services Agreement) (provided that, in the case of clauses (i)(x) and (i)(y), the disclosing party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the other party, to the extent possible, with access to the relevant information in a manner that would not reasonably be expected to result in any such violation or waiver) or (ii) the auditors and independent accountants of the Seller or any of its Affiliates or of the Buyer or any of its Affiliates to make any work papers available to any Person unless and until such Person has signed a customary confidentiality and hold harmless agreement relating to such access to work papers in form and substance reasonably acceptable to such auditors or independent accountants. The parties acknowledge that, with respect to e-mails, (i) the Buyer shall solely be entitled to request, based on a specific keyword search, any e-mails of the Business Employees since [**] that are exclusively related to the MRT Program and are Excluded Assets, (ii) any e-mails provided to the Buyer pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall require the assistance of a third-party vendor to review and provide such e-mails and the Buyer shall be responsible to pay any costs and expenses incurred by the Seller related thereto and (iii) Shire shall only be required to retain such e-mails for [**] from their respective delivery dates.
Pre Closing Matters Section 6.1 Covenants of Seadrill Prior to the Closing Date 15 Section 6.2 Covenant of the Company Prior to the Closing Date 15 Section 6.3 Covenant of Capricorn Holdings Prior to the Closing Date 15
Pre-Closing Actions 6.1. Between the Execution Date and the Closing Date, except as expressly permitted or required by this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Purchaser, the Companies and the Seller shall:
Closing and Effective Time of the Merger The closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) will take place at 10:00 a.m., Boston, Massachusetts time, on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article 6 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions at the Closing), at the offices of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”. At the Closing, the Company shall cause an appropriate certificate of merger or other appropriate documents (the “Certificate of Merger”) to be executed, acknowledged and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as provided in Section 251 of the DGCL and shall take all such reasonable further actions and make all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at the time the Certificate of Merger shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or such other date and time as is agreed upon by the parties and specified in the Certificate of Merger, such date and time hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Time”.
Closing and Closing Documents 24 ----------------------------- 11.1. Closing....................................................... 24 ------- 11.2. Seller's Deliveries........................................... 26 ------------------- 11.3. Purchaser's Deliveries........................................ 26 ---------------------- 11.4. Prorations.................................................... 27 ---------- 11.5. Document Preparation and Closing Costs........................ 28 -------------------------------------- 11.6. Reconciliation and Final Payment.............................. 28 -------------------------------- 11.7.
Cooperation After Closing From and after the Closing Date, each of the parties hereto shall execute such documents and other papers and take such further actions as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out the provisions hereof and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Board Composition and Board Designations The Company shall ensure that: (i) the qualifications of the persons serving as members of the Board of Directors and the overall composition of the Board comply with the Sxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act, with the Exchange Act and with the listing rules of the Exchange or any other national securities exchange, as the case may be, in the event the Company seeks to have its Public Securities listed on another exchange or quoted on an automated quotation system, and (ii) if applicable, at least one member of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined under Regulation S-K and the listing rules of the Exchange.
