Accounting Controls Financial Statements and Other Reports Clause Samples
Accounting Controls Financial Statements and Other Reports
Financial Statements and Other Reports Company will maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with sound business practices to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Company will deliver to Administrative Agent and Lenders: (i) Quarterly Financial: as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, the consolidated balance sheets of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding periods of the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and certified by the chief financial officer of Company that they fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end adjustments; (ii) Year-End Financial: as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, the consolidated balance sheets of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Company and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous Fiscal Year, with a report thereon of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by Company and satisfactory to Administrative Agent, which report shall be un-qualified, shall express no doubts about the ability of Company and its Subsidiaries to continue as a going concern, and shall state that such consolidated financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Company and its Subsidiaries as at the dates indicated and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the periods indicated in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior years (except as otherwise disclosed in such financial statements) and that the examination by such accountants in connection with such consolidated financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; (iii) Officer’s and Compliance Certificates: together with each delivery of the consolidated financial statements of Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to subdivisions (i) and (ii) above, (a) an Officer’s Certificate of Company stating that the signer has reviewed the terms of this Agreement and has made, or caused to be made under his/her supervision, a review in reasonable detail of the transactions and condition of Company and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by such financial statements and that such review has not disclosed the existence during or at the end of such accounting period, and that the signer does not have knowledge of the existence as at the date of such Officer’s Certificate, of any condition or event that constitutes an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default, or, if any such condition or event existed or exists, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action Company has taken, is taking and proposes to take with respect thereto; and (b) a Compliance Certificate demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance during and at the end of the applicable accounting periods with the restrictions contained in Section 7;
Books, Financial Statements and Reports Each Credit Party will at all times maintain full and accurate books of account and records. Borrower will maintain and will cause its Subsidiaries to maintain a standard system of accounting, will maintain its Fiscal Year, and will furnish the following statements and reports to Administrative Agent at Borrower’s expense: (a) As soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, complete audited Consolidated financial statements of Parent together with all notes thereto, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS, together with an unqualified opinion, based on an audit using generally accepted auditing standards, by an independent certified public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing selected by Parent and acceptable to Administrative Agent, stating that such Consolidated financial statements have been so prepared. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Year, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year. In addition, Borrower shall provide internally prepared unaudited consolidating financial statements including Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings which agree in total to the corresponding audited Consolidated statements of Parent for the Fiscal Year. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Year are less than 95% but greater than or equal to 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Year, the unqualified opinion set forth above shall also cover the consolidating statements which include Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings for that same Fiscal Year. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Year are less than 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Year, complete audited Consolidated financial statements of Borrower together with all notes thereto, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS, together with an unqualified opinion, based on an audit using generally accepted auditing standards, by an independent certified public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing selected by Borrower and acceptable to Administrative Agent, stating that such Consolidated financial statements have been so prepared. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Year and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Year, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year. (b) As soon as available, and in any event within 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, Parent’s unaudited Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and unaudited Consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows for each such Fiscal Quarter and for the period beginning on the first day of the then current Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with IFRS, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes. In addition, Borrower shall provide internally prepared unaudited consolidating financial statements including Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings which agree in total to the unaudited Consolidated balance sheet and statement of earnings of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Quarter are less than 95% but greater than or equal to 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter, Borrower shall also furnish consolidating statements which include Borrower’s balance sheet and statement of earnings for that same Fiscal Quarter. In the event that the Consolidated gross operating revenues of Borrower for any Fiscal Quarter are less than 75% of Consolidated gross operating revenues of Parent for that same Fiscal Quarter, complete unaudited Consolidated financial statements of Borrower, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with IFRS. These financial statements shall contain a Consolidated balance sheet as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter and Consolidated statements of earnings, of cash flows, and of changes in owners’ equity for such Fiscal Quarter, each setting forth in comparative form the corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Quarter. (c) Borrower will, together with each set of financial statements furnished under Section 6.2(a) or (b), as applicable, furnish a Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and, as applicable, Parent stating that such financial statements are accurate and complete (subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes), stating that he/she has reviewed the Loan Documents, containing calculations showing compliance (or non-compliance) at the end of such Fiscal Quarter with the requirements of Section 7.14 and stating that no Default exists at the end of such Fiscal Quarter or at the time of such certificate or specifying the nature and period of existence of any such Default. (d) [Reserved] (e) Promptly upon their becoming available, copies of all financial statements, reports, notices and proxy statements sent by any Restricted Person to its equity holders and all registration statements, periodic reports and other statements and schedules filed by any Restricted Person with any securities exchange, the SEC or any similar Governmental Authority. (f) As soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a cash flow budget of Borrower’s projected revenues, expenses, capital expenditures, production volumes, and product prices for the next Fiscal Year, prepared on a monthly basis in form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent. (g) Together with each set of financial statements furnished under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, Borrower will furnish a report (in form reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent) of all Hedging Contracts of Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, setting forth the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes and the counterparty to each such agreement. (h) Together with each set of financial statements furnished under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, Borrower will furnish a monthly report on the Borrowing Base Properties, covering a twelve-month period, describing by lease or unit and in total the net volume of production and sales attributable to such production from the Borrowing Base Properties and describing the related severance taxes, other taxes, operating expenses and capital costs attributable to the production. (i) By March 15 of each year, an Engineering Report prepared by the Independent Engineers as of January 1 of such year concerning substantially all Oil and Gas Properties and interests owned by any Restricted Person which are located in the United States and which have attributable to them Proved Reserves. This report shall be satisfactory to Administrative Agent, shall take into account any “over-produced” status under gas balancing arrangements, and shall contain information and analysis comparable in scope to that contained in the Initial Engineering Report. This report shall distinguish (or shall be delivered together with a certificate from an appropriate officer of Borrower which distinguishes) those properties treated in the report which are Collateral from those properties treated in the report which are not Collateral.
Financial Statements and Other Information The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly furnish to the Lenders): (a) within 75 days after the end of each fiscal year (beginning with the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017), the audited consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, and the related audited consolidated balance sheet for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Deloitte LLP, or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit), to the effect that such audited consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; (b) within 45 days after the end of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year (beginning with June 30, 2017): (i) the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter (the “current fiscal quarter”) and for the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, (ii) the unaudited interim consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, and (iii) the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower as presenting fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in each case in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of all interim balance sheets of the Borrower; (c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit H (with such modifications as reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent): (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto; (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations of (w) the outstanding amount of Relevant Obligations and demonstrating compliance with the Applicable Debt Cap Test as of the last applicable date of incurrence thereunder, (x) if any Disposition of Spectrum occurred in the most recent applicable fiscal quarter covered thereby, calculations demonstrating compliance with the Spectrum Disposition Requirements and (y) the Total Indebtedness Ratio and Total Interest Coverage Ratio and (z) the amount and type of any Spectrum Invested in joint ventures during such period; (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the later of the date of the financial statements as at March 31, 2016 referred to in Section 3.04 and the date of the last certificate delivered pursuant to this clause (c) and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate; (iv) in the case of the financial statements under clause (a) above, starting with those for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, a reasonably detailed calculation of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year, along with a certification thereof; (d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, financial projections in a form substantially similar to the financial projections most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the Effective Date (collectively, the “Projections”), which Projections shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Financial Officer stating that such Projections were prepared in good faith and based upon assumptions that were believed to be reasonable at the time such Projections were prepared; (e) as soon as possible after the delivery of any compliance certificate required pursuant to 5.01(c), but no later than 30 days after the date a quarterly compliance certificate is required to be delivered and no later than 45 days after the date an annual compliance certificate is required to be delivered, reconciliation information relating to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries substantially in the form to be attached as Exhibit G (with such modifications as reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent) and combined consolidated financial statements for the Spectrum Sale and Leaseback special purpose entities included in the reconciliation and required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Spectrum Sale and Leaseback transaction to the holders of the applicable Indebtedness thereunder; (f) promptly after the same become publicly available, furnish all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by any Obligor with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission or distributed by such Obligor to the holders of its securities; and (g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of any Obligor, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement and other Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the Borrower’s website; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Obligors’ behalf on IntraLinks or another relevant website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent). Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance (i) the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the certificates required by Section 5.01(c) to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify any Lender when documents required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 have been delivered electronically to the extent that such Lender has requested the Borrower to be notified. Except for such certificates, the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents. The financial statement and other related deliverable requirements set forth above in Sections 5.01(a), (b), (d) and (e) may be satisfied by delivering the corresponding information with respect to the Parent Guarantor (and as applicable its Subsidiaries) in lieu of the Borrower (and as applicable its Subsidiaries), provided that concurrently with such delivery the Borrower delivers a reconciliation setting forth in reasonable detail the differences between such information as it relates to the Parent Guarantor (and as applicable its Subsidiaries) on the one hand and the Borrower (and as applicable its Subsidiaries) on the other hand.
Financial Reports and Other Information The Company will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, maintain a standard system of accounting substantially in accordance with GAAP and will furnish to the Lenders and their respective duly authorized representatives such information respecting the business and financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries as they may reasonably request; and without any request will furnish to the Administrative Agent, which will make available by means of electronic posting to each Lender: (a) within 15 days of each date the Company is required to file a report on Form 10-K for any fiscal year with the SEC, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Ernst & Young LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; (b) within 15 days of each date the Company is required to file a report on Form 10-Q for any fiscal quarter with the Securities and Exchange Commission, its consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; (c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Company (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred since the date of the most recent certificate delivered under this paragraph and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Sections 6.05 and 6.06 and setting forth in reasonable detail computations of the ratio of Consolidated Net Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA, the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Net Interest Expense and Consolidated Net Tangible Assets and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate; (d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports (including all reports on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and Form 8-K), proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Company to its shareholders generally, as the case may be; (e) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender acting through the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; (f) prompt written notice (including a description in reasonable detail) of (i) the occurrence of any Default; (ii) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate thereof that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) the occurrence of any “prohibited transaction” (as defined in ERISA) that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (iv) any other development that results in, or would reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect. Each notice delivered under this paragraph shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth a summary in reasonable detail of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto; (g) within four Business Days after the Company or any Subsidiary receives notice of any judgment of any Governmental Authority rendered in connection with the EC Matter (an “EC Judgment”), written notice thereof, including detailed information relating to such EC Judgment and the payment requirements related thereto; and (h) on the third Business Day prior to any EC Payment Date, a certificate demonstrating compliance with Section 6.07 as of the related Liquidity Determination Date, including detailed information regarding each component of Consolidated Liquidity and Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents. Information required to be delivered pursuant to the clauses above shall be deemed to have been delivered if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted on the Company’s website on the Internet at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ (or such other address as the Company shall provide to the Lenders) or by the Administrative Agent on an IntraLinks or similar site to which the Lenders have been granted access or shall be available on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇ (and a confirming electronic correspondence shall have been delivered or caused to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender providing notice of such posting or availability). Each of the financial statements furnished to the Lenders pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Section 5.05 shall be accompanied by a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit E signed by a Financial Officer of the Company.
SEC Documents and Other Reports The Corporation has filed all required SEC Documents since January 1, 1996. As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable law, and, at the respective times they were filed, none of the SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any notes thereto) of the Corporation included in the SEC Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as of their respective dates of filing, were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (except, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by Regulation S-X of the SEC) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto) and fairly presented the consolidated financial position of the Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and to any other adjustments described therein). Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents or as required by generally accepted accounting principles, the Corporation has not, since December 31, 1996, made any change in the accounting practices or policies applied in the preparation of their financial statements. Prior to the Closing Date, the Corporation will file all required documents with the SEC, which documents will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the applicable law, and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.