Liabilities Assumed by Assuming Institution The Assuming Institution expressly assumes at Book Value (subject to adjustment pursuant to Article VIII) and agrees to pay, perform, and discharge all of the following liabilities of the Failed Bank as of Bank Closing, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement (such liabilities referred to as "Liabilities Assumed"):
(a) Assumed Deposits, except those Deposits specifically listed on Schedule 2.1(a); provided, that as to any Deposits of public money which are Assumed Deposits, the Assuming Institution agrees to properly secure such Deposits with such Assets as appropriate which, prior to Bank Closing, were pledged as security by the Failed Bank, or with assets of the Assuming Institution, if such securing Assets, if any, are insufficient to properly secure such Deposits;
(b) liabilities for indebtedness secured by mortgages, deeds of trust, chattel mortgages, security interests or other liens on or affecting any Assets, if any; provided, that the assumption of any liability pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to the market value of the Assets securing such liability as determined by the Receiver;
(c) borrowings from Federal Reserve Banks and Federal Home Loan Banks, if any, provided, that the assumption of any liability pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to the market value of the assets securing such liability as determined by the Receiver; and overdrafts, debit balances, service charges, reclamations, and adjustments to accounts with the Federal Reserve Banks as reflected on the books and records of any such Federal Reserve Bank within ninety (90) days after Bank Closing, if any;
(d) ad valorem taxes applicable to any Asset, if any; provided, that the assumption of any ad valorem taxes pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to an amount equal to the market value of the Asset to which such taxes apply as determined by the Receiver;
(e) liabilities, if any, for federal funds purchased, repurchase agreements and overdrafts in accounts maintained with other depository institutions (including any accrued and unpaid interest thereon computed to and including Bank Closing); provided, that the assumption of any liability pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to the market value of the Assets securing such liability as determined by the Receiver;
(f) United States Treasury tax and loan note option accounts, if any;
(g) liabilities for any acceptance or commercial letter of credit (including any "standby letters of credit" as defined in 12 C.F.R. Section 337.2(a) issued on the behalf of any Obligor of a Loan acquired hereunder by the Assuming Institution, but excluding any other standby letters of credit); provided, that the assumption of any liability pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to the market value of the Assets securing such liability as determined by the Receiver;
(h) duties and obligations assumed pursuant to this Agreement including without limitation those relating to the Failed Bank's Records, credit card business, overdraft protection plans, safe deposit business, safekeeping business or trust business, if any;
(i) liabilities, if any, for Commitments;
(j) liabilities, if any, for amounts owed to any Subsidiary of the Failed Bank acquired under Section 3.1;
(k) liabilities, if any, with respect to Qualified Financial Contracts;
(l) duties and obligations under any contract pursuant to which the Failed Bank provides mortgage servicing for others, or mortgage servicing is provided to the Failed Bank by others, including (i) any seller obligations, including seller origination; and repurchase obligations, and (ii) any government sponsored enterprise (“GSE”) seller or servicer obligations, provided that, if the Assuming Institution is not an approved GSE servicer, or does not intend or is unable to become an approved GSE servicer, the Assuming Institution will cooperate with Receiver and the GSE to effect the transfer of any such servicing obligations to a GSE approved servicer; and
(m) all asset-related offensive litigation liabilities and all asset-related defensive litigation liabilities, but only to the extent such liabilities relate to assets subject to a shared-loss agreement, and provided that all other defensive litigation and any class actions with respect to credit card business are retained by the Receiver. Schedule 2.1 attached hereto and incorporated herein sets forth certain categories of Liabilities Assumed and the aggregate Book Value of the Liabilities Assumed in such categories. Such schedule is based upon the best information available to the Receiver and may be adjusted as provided in Article VIII.
Assets Purchased by Assuming Bank With the exception of certain assets expressly excluded in Sections 3.5 and 3.6, the Assuming Bank hereby purchases from the Receiver, and the Receiver hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys, and delivers to the Assuming Bank, all right, title, and interest of the Receiver in and to all of the assets (real, personal and mixed, wherever located and however acquired) including all subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships, and any and all other business combinations or arrangements, whether active, inactive, dissolved or terminated, of the Failed Bank whether or not reflected on the books of the Failed Bank as of Bank Closing. Schedules 3.1 and 3.1a attached hereto and incorporated herein sets forth certain categories of Assets purchased hereunder. Such schedule is based upon the best information available to the Receiver and may be adjusted as provided in Article VIII. Assets are purchased hereunder by the Assuming Bank subject to all liabilities for indebtedness collateralized by Liens affecting such Assets to the extent provided in Section 2.1. The subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships, and any and all other business combinations or arrangements, whether active, inactive, dissolved or terminated being purchased by the Assuming Bank includes, but is not limited to, the entities listed on Schedule 3.1a. Notwithstanding Section 4.8, the Assuming Bank specifically purchases all mortgage servicing rights and obligations of the Failed Bank.
Assets Purchased by Assuming Institution With the exception of certain assets expressly excluded in Sections 3.5 and 3.6, the Assuming Institution hereby purchases from the Receiver, and the Receiver hereby sells, assigns, transfers, conveys, and delivers to the Assuming Institution, all right, title, and interest of the Receiver in and to all of the assets (real, personal and mixed, wherever located and however acquired) including all subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships, and any and all other business combinations or arrangements, whether active, inactive, dissolved or terminated, of the Failed Bank whether or not reflected on the books of the Failed Bank as of Bank Closing. Assets are purchased hereunder by the Assuming Institution subject to all liabilities for indebtedness collateralized by Liens affecting such Assets to the extent provided in Section 2.1.
Assets Not Purchased by Assuming Bank The Assuming Bank does not purchase, acquire or assume, or (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) obtain an option to purchase, acquire or assume under this Agreement:
(a) any financial institution bonds, banker's blanket bonds, or public liability, fire, or extended coverage insurance policy or any other insurance policy of the Failed Bank, or premium refund, unearned premium derived from cancellation, or any proceeds payable with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) any interest, right, action, claim, or judgment against (i) any officer, director, employee, accountant, attorney, or any other Person employed or retained by the Failed Bank or any Subsidiary of the Failed Bank on or prior to Bank Closing arising out of any act or omission of such Person in such capacity, (ii) any underwriter of financial institution bonds, banker's blanket bonds or any other insurance policy of the Failed Bank, (iii) any shareholder or holding company of the Failed Bank, or (iv) any other Person whose action or inaction may be related to any loss (exclusive of any loss resulting from such Person's failure to pay on a Loan made by the Failed Bank) incurred by the Failed Bank; provided, that for the purposes hereof, the acts, omissions or other events giving rise to any such claim shall have occurred on or before Bank Closing, regardless of when any such claim is discovered and regardless of whether any such claim is made with respect to a financial institution bond, banker's blanket bond, or any other insurance policy of the Failed Bank in force as of Bank Closing;
(c) prepaid regulatory assessments of the Failed Bank, if any;
(d) legal or equitable interests in tax receivables of the Failed Bank, if any, including any claims arising as a result of the Failed Bank having entered into any agreement or otherwise being joined with another Person with respect to the filing of tax returns or the payment of taxes;
(e) amounts reflected on the Accounting Records of the Failed Bank as of Bank Closing as a general or specific loss reserve or contingency account, if any;
(f) leased or owned Bank Premises and leased or owned Furniture and Equipment and Fixtures and data processing equipment (including hardware and software) located on leased or owned Bank Premises, if any; provided, that the Assuming Bank does obtain an option under Section 4.6, Section 4.7 or Section 4.8, as the case may be, with respect thereto;
(g) owned Bank Premises which the Receiver, in its discretion, determines may contain environmentally hazardous substances;
(h) any "goodwill," as such term is defined in the instructions to the report of condition prepared by banks examined by the Corporation in accordance with 12 C.F.R. Section 304.4, and other intangibles;
(i) any criminal restitution or forfeiture orders issued in favor of the Failed Bank;
(j) reserved;
(k) assets essential to the Receiver in accordance with Section 3.6; and
(l) all private label asset-backed securities, including, but not limited to, those listed on the attached Schedule 3.5(l).
Assets Not Purchased by Assuming Institution The Assuming Institution does not purchase, acquire or assume, or (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) obtain an option to purchase, acquire or assume under this Agreement:
(a) any financial institution bonds, banker's blanket bonds, or public liability, fire, extended coverage insurance policy, bank owned life insurance or any other insurance policy of the Failed Bank, or premium refund, unearned premium derived from cancellation, or any proceeds payable with respect to any of the foregoing;
(b) any interest, right, action, claim, or judgment against (i) any officer, director, employee, accountant, attorney, or any other Person employed or retained by the Failed Bank or any Subsidiary of the Failed Bank on or prior to Bank Closing arising out of any act or omission of such Person in such capacity, (ii) any underwriter of financial institution bonds, banker's blanket bonds or any other insurance policy of the Failed Bank, (iii) any shareholder or holding company of the Failed Bank, or (iv) any other Person whose action or inaction may be related to any loss (exclusive of any loss resulting from such Person's failure to pay on a Loan made by the Failed Bank) incurred by the Failed Bank; provided, that for the purposes hereof, the acts, omissions or other events giving rise to any such claim shall have occurred on or before Bank Closing, regardless of when any such claim is discovered and regardless of whether any such claim is made with respect to a financial institution bond, banker's blanket bond, or any other insurance policy of the Failed Bank in force as of Bank Closing;
(c) prepaid regulatory assessments of the Failed Bank, if any;
(d) legal or equitable interests in tax receivables of the Failed Bank, if any, including any claims arising as a result of the Failed Bank having entered into any agreement or otherwise being joined with another Person with respect to the filing of tax returns or the payment of taxes;
(e) amounts reflected on the Accounting Records of the Failed Bank as of Bank Closing as a general or specific loss reserve or contingency account, if any;
(f) leased or owned Bank Premises and leased or owned Furniture and Equipment and Fixtures and data processing equipment (including hardware and software) located on leased or owned Bank Premises, if any; provided, that the Assuming Institution does obtain an option under Section 4.6, Section 4.7 or Section 4.8, as the case may be, with respect thereto;
(g) owned Bank Premises which the Receiver, in its discretion, determines may contain environmentally hazardous substances;
(h) any "goodwill," as such term is defined in the instructions to the report of condition prepared by banks examined by the Corporation in accordance with 12 C.F.R. Section 304.3, and other intangibles;
(i) any criminal restitution or forfeiture orders issued in favor of the Failed Bank;
(j) reserved;
(k) assets essential to the Receiver in accordance with Section 3.6;
(l) the securities listed on the attached Schedule 3.5(l); and
(m) prepaid accounts associated with any contract or agreement that the Assuming Institution either does not directly assume pursuant to the terms of this Agreement nor has an option to assume under Section 4.8.
Retained Liabilities The Sellers shall retain liability to third parties for the following (the “Retained Liabilities”):
(a) liabilities arising from disposal off-site of the Facilities before the Closing Date of Hazardous Materials originating from the Facilities or the JWWTP (including without limitation with respect to the Star Lake Canal site, EPA ID TX0001414341) (the “Seller Off Site Disposal Liability”);
(b) fines and penalties imposed by Governmental Entities for violations before the Closing Date of Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits (the “Seller Environmental Fines and Penalties Liability”);
(c) liabilities, known or unknown, to the extent arising from the exposure before the Closing Date of any employee, former employee, Independent Contractor or former independent contractor of either Seller or other Person to Hazardous Materials from, at or on the Site or the other Assets (the “Seller Exposure Liability”);
(d) liabilities, known or unknown, to the extent arising from the MTBE that was manufactured, sold, processed, used or stored by the Sellers in conducting the Business before the Closing Date, excluding the Product Inventory comprised of MTBE conveyed to the Purchaser at the Closing (the “Seller MTBE Liability”);
(e) any obligation under (i) each Assumed Contract, related to the rights under each Assumed Contract assigned to the Purchaser under the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, (ii) each License of either Seller included in the Assets, and (iii) each JWWTP Agreement, related to the rights under each JWWTP Agreement assigned to the Purchaser under the Assignment (JWWTP Agreements); in each case clause (i), (ii) or (iii), required to be performed before the Closing Date; and any indebtedness of either Seller in respect of the Assets, to the extent not taken into account in the determination of Final Net Working Capital;
(f) physical or bodily injuries to, or damage to the property of, third parties that occurred before the Closing Date to the extent caused by the physical condition of the Assets;
(g) liabilities (including accounts payable) owed by either Seller to the other Seller or any Affiliate of the Sellers on or before the Closing Date in respect of the Business, the Facilities or any other Assets;
(h) liabilities for (i) Taxes of either Seller not related to or associated with the Business, the Facilities or the other Assets, (ii) Taxes related to or associated with the Business, the Facilities or the other Assets or the Assumed Liabilities for taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date and (iii) payments under any Tax allocation, sharing or similar agreement (whether oral or written);
(i) liabilities for any indebtedness of either Seller or any Affiliate of either Seller with respect to borrowed money, including any interest or penalties accrued thereon;
(j) liabilities associated with, related to or arising from any Excluded Asset, excluding, in the case of an Excluded Asset that is the subject of, or owned or operated after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of, a Commercial Agreement, the Purchaser’s liabilities and obligations with respect to such asset thereunder for matters attributable to operations and transactions during the period after the Closing, it being understood that the respective rights, obligations and liabilities of the Purchaser and the Seller party thereto with respect to such matters will be governed solely by the relevant Commercial Agreement;
(k) liabilities arising in connection with any Seller Benefit Plan or ERISA Affiliate Plan;
(l) liabilities under any of the CBAs or any other collective bargaining agreement or other labor arrangement, including any grievances, to the extent arising from any act or omission of either Seller or any Affiliate of either Seller before the Closing;
(m) liabilities set forth on Schedule 2.5(m), 4.10, or 4.11, in each case to the extent attributable to periods of time before the Closing Date; and
(n) all other liabilities (other than those the subject matter of clauses (a) through (m) above or that are the subject of the Sellers’ representations and warranties in Article IV and the Sellers’ covenants in Article VI), known or unknown, to the extent arising under current or prior applicable Law (except that, with respect to those liabilities arising under applicable common law, such liabilities shall be included without regard to whether there has been a change in the common law after the Closing) from the ownership, operation or use of the Business, the Facilities and the Assets, in each case, before the Closing Date, excluding, in the case of an Excluded Asset that is the subject of, or owned or operated after the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of, a Commercial Agreement, the Purchaser’s liabilities and obligations with respect to such asset thereunder for matters attributable to operations and transactions during the period after the Closing, it being understood that the respective rights, obligations and liabilities of the Purchaser and the Seller party thereto with respect to such matters will be governed solely by the relevant Commercial Agreement.
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.
Duties of the Assuming Institution (a) In the performance of its duties under this Article III, the Assuming Institution shall:
(i) manage and administer each Shared-Loss Loan in accordance with Assuming Institution’s usual and prudent business and banking practices and Customary Servicing Procedures;
(ii) exercise its best business judgment in managing, administering and collecting amounts owed on the Shared-Loss Loans;
(iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to maximize Recoveries with respect to Losses on Shared-Loss Loans without regard to the effect of maximizing collections on assets held by the Assuming Institution or any of its Affiliates that are not Shared-Loss Loans;
(iv) retain sufficient staff (in Assuming Institution’s discretion) to perform its duties hereunder; and
(v) other than as provided in Section 2.1(a), comply with the terms of the Modification Guidelines for any Single Family Shared-Loss Loans meeting the requirements set forth therein. For the avoidance of doubt, the Assuming Institution may propose exceptions to Exhibit 5 (the FDIC Loan Modification Program) for a group of Loans with similar characteristics, with the objectives of (1) minimizing the loss to the Assuming Institution and the FDIC and (2) maximizing the opportunity for qualified homeowners to remain in their homes with affordable mortgage payments.
(b) Any transaction with or between any Affiliate of the Assuming Institution with respect to any Shared-Loss Loan including, without limitation, the execution of any contract pursuant to which any Affiliate of the Assuming Institution will manage, administer or collect any of the Shared-Loss Loans will be provided to FDIC for informational purposes and if such transaction is not entered into on an arm’s length basis on commercially reasonable terms such transaction shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Receiver.
Assumed Liabilities Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and in reliance upon the representations and warranties contained herein, at the Closing, in consideration for the sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer and delivery of the Assets to Buyer, Buyer will assume and undertake to pay, perform and discharge, in accordance with the terms thereof, only the following Liabilities of the Company incurred in the ordinary course of business (the "Assumed Liabilities"):
(a) express contractual performance obligations arising after the Effective Time (other than obligations relating to those Liabilities listed in clauses (a) through (r) of the definition of Retained Liabilities) of the Company arising under Contracts that constitute Assets (it being understood and agreed that, except as provided in clause (c) of this Section 3.1, Assumed Liabilities described in this clause (a) will exclude any amounts due or payable as of the Effective Time under or in respect of Contracts that constitute Assets);
(b) Liabilities expressly assumed by Buyer pursuant to Article X; and
(c) Liabilities (other than those Liabilities listed in clauses (a) through (r) of the definition of Retained Liabilities) which are not included in clause (a) or (b) of this Section 3.1, but only to the extent and in the amounts provided for on the Final Closing Statement. The parties understand and agree that the Liabilities to be assumed under this Section 3.1(c) shall be such Liabilities to the extent and in the amounts provided for on the Estimated Closing Statement pending the determination of the Final Closing Statement and that Buyer shall treat such Liabilities shown on the Estimated Closing Statement as Liabilities assumed by Buyer pending the determination of the Final Closing Statement. Buyer will assume no other Liabilities whatsoever.
