Conditions to Obligations of Parent to Effect the Merger. The obligations of Parent to effect the Merger are further subject to the satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions: (a) (i) The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.6(a)(ii) shall be true and correct in all respects both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time; (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Sections 3.2(a) and (b) shall be true and correct in all respects (except for any de minimis inaccuracies therein) both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date); (iii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.3 and all statements set forth in Section 3.26 (relating to Taxes) shall be true and correct in all material respects both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date); and (iv) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.2(a) and (b), 3.3, and 3.6(a)(ii) and the statements set forth in Section 3.26) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth therein) both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth therein) individually or in the aggregate has not had, and would not be reasonably likely to have or result in, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by each of two senior executive officers of the Company to the foregoing effect; (b) The Company shall have performed in all material respects each of its obligations under this Agreement required to be performed by it at or prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer to such effect; (c) There shall not be pending any suit, action or proceeding by any Governmental Entity seeking to (i) prohibit or limit in any material respect the ownership or operation by the Company or Parent or any of their respective affiliates of a substantial portion of the business or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or to require any such Person to dispose of or hold separate any material portion of the business or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as a result of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) restrain, preclude, enjoin or prohibit the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (d) Parent shall have received the opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Knight, LLP, counsel to Parent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, on the date on which the S-4 is filed and on the Closing Date, in each case dated as of such respective date, rendered on the basis of facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion and the certificates obtained from officers of Parent and the Company, all of which are consistent with the state of facts existing as of the date on which the S-4 is filed or the Effective Time, as applicable, to the effect that (i) the Merger in combination with the Second Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and (ii) the Company and Parent will each be a “party to the reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code. In rendering the opinion described in this Section 6.3(d), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, shall have received and may rely upon the affiliate letters, certificates and representations referred to in Section 5.12(d); (e) The number of Dissenting Shares shall not exceed 9% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock; (f) All material consents and approvals of any Person that the Company or Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries is required to obtain in connection with the consummation of the Merger, including consents and approvals from parties to loans, contracts, leases or other agreements, shall have been obtained, and a copy of each such consent and approval shall have been provided to Parent at or prior to the Closing, except for such consents and approvals the failure of which to be obtained individually or in the aggregate would not be reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Parent, as applicable; (g) The Company must have delivered to its counsel, Parent and Parent’s counsel a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a duly authorized officer of the Company certifying the representations set forth in Section 3.26 and as otherwise reasonably requested by the Company’s or Parent’s tax counsel; and (h) During the period from the date of execution of this Agreement until the Effective Time, there shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Halcon Resources Corp), Merger Agreement (Georesources Inc)
Conditions to Obligations of Parent to Effect the Merger. The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are and the other transactions to be effected at the Closing as contemplated by this Agreement is further subject to the satisfaction fulfillment (or waiver in writing by Parent) at or prior to and as of the Effective Time of the following conditions:
(a) (i) The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.6(a)(ii) shall be true and correct in all respects both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time; (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Sections 3.2(a) and (b) shall be true and correct in all respects (except for any de minimis inaccuracies therein) both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date); (iii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.3 and all statements set forth in Section 3.26 (relating to Taxes) shall be true and correct in all material respects both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date); and (iv) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.2(a) and (bSection 4.1(a), 3.3Section 4.2 (other than Section 4.2(b)), Section 4.3(a), Section 4.3(b), Section 4.3(c)(i), Section 4.11(b), Section 4.21 and 3.6(a)(ii) and the statements set forth in Section 3.264.26) shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” set forth therein) both at and as of the date of this Agreement and at and as of the Closing Date, Date as if though made at and as of such time the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly made as of relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date), except where for inaccuracies of representations or warranties the failure circumstances giving rise to which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect (it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to warranties, all materiality, “materiality” or “Company Material Adverse Effect” and similar qualifiers set forth thereinin such representations and warranties shall be disregarded); (ii) individually or the representations and warranties in the aggregate has not hadpenultimate sentence of Section 4.2(a) and in Section 4.1(a) and Section 4.3(b) shall be true and correct in all material respects, and would not be reasonably likely to have or result in, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf as of the Company by each date of two senior executive officers this Agreement and as of the Company Closing Date, as though made on and as of such date (except to the foregoing effect;extent any such representations or warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case only as of such earlier date); and (iii) the representations and warranties of Company set forth in Section 4.2 (other than Section 4.2(b) and the penultimate sentence of Section 4.2(a)), Section 4.3(a) and (c)(i), Section 4.11(b), Section 4.21 and Section 4.26 shall be true and correct in all but de minimis respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case as of such earlier date).
(b) The Company shall have performed in all material respects each of its all obligations under and complied in all material respects with all covenants required by this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by it at or prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer to such effect;Time.
(c) There shall not be pending any suit, action or proceeding by any Governmental Entity seeking to (i) prohibit or limit in any material respect the ownership or operation by the Company or Parent or any of their respective affiliates of a substantial portion of the business or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or to require any such Person to dispose of or hold separate any material portion of the business or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as a result of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) restrain, preclude, enjoin or prohibit the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(d) Parent shall have received the opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Knightdelivered to Parent a certificate, LLP, counsel to Parent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, on the date on which the S-4 is filed and on the Closing Date, in each case dated as of such respective date, rendered on the basis Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion and the certificates obtained from officers of Parent and the Company, all of which are consistent with the state of facts existing as of the date on which the S-4 is filed or the Effective Time, as applicable, to the effect that (i) the Merger in combination with the Second Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and (ii) the Company and Parent will each be a “party to the reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code. In rendering the opinion described in this Section 6.3(d), ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, shall have received and may rely upon the affiliate letters, certificates and representations referred to in Section 5.12(d);
(e) The number of Dissenting Shares shall not exceed 9% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock;
(f) All material consents and approvals of any Person certifying that the Company or Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries is required to obtain in connection with the consummation of the Merger, including consents and approvals from parties to loans, contracts, leases or other agreements, shall have been obtained, and a copy of each such consent and approval shall have been provided to Parent at or prior to the Closing, except for such consents and approvals the failure of which to be obtained individually or in the aggregate would not be reasonably likely to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or Parent, as applicable;
(g) The Company must have delivered to its counsel, Parent and Parent’s counsel a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by a duly authorized officer of the Company certifying the representations conditions set forth in Section 3.26 7.3(a) and as otherwise reasonably requested by the Company’s or Parent’s tax counsel; and
(hSection 7.3(b) During the period from the date of execution of this Agreement until the Effective Time, there shall not have occurred a Material Adverse Effect on the Companybeen satisfied.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Seadrill LTD)