Consummation of the Merger (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the Parent Entities, on the one hand, and the Partnership Entities, on the other hand, will cooperate with the other and use (and will cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) its reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, all things, necessary, proper or advisable to cause the conditions to the Closing to be satisfied as promptly as practicable (and in any event no later than the Outside Date) and to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Merger and the ATLS Merger, including preparing and filing promptly and fully all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notifications, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents (including any required or recommended filings under applicable Antitrust Laws), (ii) obtain promptly (and in any event no later than the Outside Date) all approvals, consents, clearances, expirations or terminations of waiting periods, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations from any Governmental Authority or third party necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger and the ATLS Merger, and (iii) obtain all necessary consents, approvals or waivers from third parties. For purposes of this Agreement, “Antitrust Laws” means the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Act, as amended, the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Antitrust Act, as amended, the HSR Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and all other applicable Laws issued by a Governmental Authority that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of competition.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Party hereto agrees (i) to make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Merger as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, (ii) to supply as promptly as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be requested by any Governmental Authority pursuant to the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law, including substantial compliance with any “second request” for additional information or documentary material under the HSR Act as promptly as reasonably practicable, and (iii) take, or cause to be taken (including by their respective Subsidiaries), all other actions consistent with this Section 7.1 necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act as soon as practicable (and in any event no later than the Outside Date).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, each of the Parent Entities, TRGP and the Partnership agrees to take, and to cause its respective Subsidiaries to take, any and all steps and to make, and cause to be made, any and all undertakings necessary to resolve such objections, if any, that a Governmental Authority may assert under any Antitrust Law with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Transactions), and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under the Antitrust Laws that may be asserted by any Governmental Authority with respect to such transactions so as to enable the Closing to occur as promptly as practicable, and in any event no later than the Outside Date, including (x) proposing, negotiating, committing to and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate order, or otherwise, the sale, divestiture or disposition of any businesses, assets, equity interests, product lines or properties of any Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (y) creating, terminating, or divesting relationships, ventures, contractual rights or obligations of any Party or its Subsidiaries and (z) otherwise taking or committing to take any action that after the Closing would limit Parent or its Subsidiaries’ TRGP or its Subsidiaries’ or the Partnership or its Subsidiaries’, as applicable, freedom of action with respect to, or their ability to retain or hold, one or more of their or their Subsidiaries’ (including ATLS’, the Partnership’s or their Subsidiaries’) businesses, assets, equity interests, product lines or properties, in each case as may be required in order to obtain all approvals, consents, clearances, expirations or terminations of waiting periods, registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations or to avoid the commencement of any action to prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or, in the alternative, to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any injunction, temporary restraining order or other order in any action or proceeding seeking to prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or delay the Closing beyond the Outside Date (each, a “Divestiture Action”); provided that none of Parent and its Subsidiaries, TRGP and its Subsidiaries or the Partnership and its Subsidiaries shall be required to take any action, or commit to take any action, or agree to any condition or limitation, in connection with the foregoing that would reasonably be expected to (i) in the case of assets, properties or business of Parent or its Subsidiaries, materially and adversely impact the business or operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries (as measured prior to the Effective Time) within any specific oil and natural gas producing basin or in any distinctive market area if outside of an oil and natural gas producing basin or (ii) in the case of assets, properties or business of the Partnership or its Subsidiaries, materially and adversely impact the business or operations of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries (as measured prior to the Effective Time) within any specific oil and natural gas producing basin or in any distinctive market area if outside of an oil and natural gas producing basin; and provided, further, that the consummation of the transactions provided for in any such agreement for a Divestiture Action shall be conditioned upon the Closing or satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to Closing in a case where the Closing will occur immediately following such Divestiture Action.
(d) Each of the Parties hereto will use its reasonable best efforts to (i) cooperate in all respects with each other in connection with any filing or submission with a Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry by or before a Governmental Authority relating to the Merger, including any proceeding initiated by a private Person, (ii) promptly inform the Other Parties of (and supply to the Other Parties) any communication received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, or any other Governmental Authority and any material communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, in each case regarding the Merger, (iii) permit the Other Parties to review in advance and incorporate the Other Parties’ reasonable comments in any communication to be given by it to any Governmental Authority with respect to obtaining any clearances required under any Antitrust Law in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) consult with the Other Parties in advance of any meeting or teleconference with any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private Person, with any other Person, and, to the extent not prohibited by the Governmental Authority or other Person, give the Other Parties the opportunity to attend and participate in such meetings and teleconferences. Subject to Section 7.4(b), the Parties will take reasonable efforts to share information protected from disclosure under the attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, joint defense privilege or any other privilege pursuant to this Section 7.1 in a manner so as to preserve the applicable privilege. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, TRGP shall, on behalf of the Parties, control and lead all communications and strategy relating to the Antitrust Laws, subject to the good faith consultations with ATLS and the Partnership and the inclusion of ATLS and the Partnership at meetings with any Governmental Authority with respect to any discussion related to the Merger under the Antitrust Laws.
Consummation of Sale and Purchase During the Supplemental Purchase Period with respect to the Additional Loans (and thereafter with respect to Substituted Loans), the sale and purchase of Eligible Loans pursuant to an Additional Purchase Agreement shall be consummated upon (i) Funding's receipt from VL Funding and the VL Funding Eligible Lender Trustee of a fully executed copy of the related Additional Purchase Agreement; and (ii) the payment by Funding to VL Funding of the related Purchase Price. Upon consummation, such sale and purchase shall be effective as of the date of the related Additional ▇▇▇▇ of Sale. VL Funding and Funding shall use their best efforts to perform promptly their respective obligations pursuant to the related Additional Purchase Agreement with respect to each Additional Loan.
Consummation of Acquisition Concurrently with the making of the initial Loans, (i) the Buyer shall have purchased pursuant to the Acquisition Documents (no provision of which shall have been amended or otherwise modified or waived in a manner that is materially adverse to the Lenders’ interests) without the prior written consent of the Agents), and shall have become the owner, free and clear of all Liens, of all of the Acquisition Assets, (ii) the proceeds of the initial Loans shall have been applied in full to pay a portion of the Purchase Price payable pursuant to the Acquisition Documents for the Acquisition Assets and the closing and other costs relating thereto, and (iii) the Buyer shall have fully performed all of the obligations to be performed by it under the Acquisition Documents.
Purchase and Sale of the Assets Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller, as of the Closing Date all of such Seller’s right, title, and interest in and to all of the following assets (except for the Excluded Assets), which are used or employed, in whole or in part, in the Business: (a) Owned Real Property and Leased Real Property; (b) tangible personal property (such as machinery, equipment, inventories of raw materials and supplies, manufactured and purchased parts, goods in process and finished goods, furniture, office equipment, systems, automobiles, trucks, tractors, trailers, tools, jigs, and dies), except for those used in the non-Seller portion of the Office Building listed on Schedule 2.1.1; (c) Intellectual Property; (d) leases and subleases listed on Schedule 2.1.2, and rights thereunder (the “Assumed Leases”); (e) agreements, contracts, instruments, Encumbrances, and guaranties other than the Assumed Leases listed on Schedule 2.1.3, and rights thereunder (the “Assumed Contracts”); (f) accounts, notes, and other receivables (including the approximate $982,000 income tax receivable, but excluding the Concrete Visions Receivable); (g) securities (excluding the equity securities in Seller); (h) claims, deposits, prepayments, refunds, causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery, rights of set-off, and rights of recoupment; (i) franchises, approvals, permits (including Real Property Permits), licenses, orders, registrations, certificates, variances, and similar rights obtained from Governmental Authorities, except for those which by Law are not transferable and except for those relating to the Excluded Assets (together, the “Permits”); (j) books, records, ledgers, files, documents, correspondence, lists, customer lists, customer accounts, plats, architectural plans, drawings, and specifications, creative materials, advertising and promotional materials, studies, reports, and other printed or written materials, telephone and telefax numbers, all listings in all telephone books and directories, Seller’s webpage and web address, except for those relating to the Excluded Assets or Excluded Liabilities; (k) cash and cash equivalents, except for the Retained Seller Cash; (l) all of Seller’s accounts and customer lists relevant to all of Seller’s sites (for the avoidance of doubt, including all customers relevant to the sites covered by the SRMG Agreement and the San Man Agreement) (with all such assets, not including the Excluded Assets, referred to as the “Assets”).
Asset Purchase (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Asset Closing, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall, and/or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, purchase, acquire and accept from the Company and its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, all of the Company’s and such Subsidiaries’ respective right, title and interest in and to the following assets and all of the goodwill associated therewith (in each case after taking into account the effects of, and assuming the completion of, the Restructuring), as the same shall exist on the Asset Closing Date (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”):
(i) the Owned Real Property (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and any fixtures, machinery, equipment and tangible personal property attached to or located on the Owned Real Property that relate to or are used or held for use in connection with the SMS Business;
(ii) all inventories (including raw materials, purchased goods, parts, containers, recycled materials, work in process, supplies, finished goods and demo and consignment inventory) on the books of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(iii) all lists of current, former and prospective customers, suppliers, resellers and vendors, customers’ files, credit information, parts lists, business correspondence, business lists, brochures, manuals, sales literature, promotional literature and other selling, advertising and marketing materials and all other similar assets and rights related to the conduct of the SMS Business;
(iv) all of the machinery, equipment, tools, spare parts, all transportation and office equipment, computers, furniture, furnishings, vehicles, and other fixed assets and personal property owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries and related to, used or held for use in connection with the SMS Business (including any and all hard drives, disks, diskettes, tapes or other tangible media), and in the case of any such items which are leased or licensed by the Company or its Subsidiaries, the Company’s and such Subsidiaries’ leasehold or license interest therein;
(v) all Contracts to which any of the Company or its Subsidiaries are a party to the extent they are related to the SMS Business, including the SMS Agreements (collectively, the “Assumed Contracts”);
(vi) all Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries and that is related to the SMS Business and was used, is used or is held for use in the SMS Business (the “Transferred Business Intellectual Property”);
(vii) all information technology systems, network or telecommunications equipment and software, desktop computer software, accounting, finance and database software, general software development and control systems, and tools, environments and other general information technology functionality, in each case that is used in the operation of the SMS Business;
(viii) all Permits used in the SMS Business;
(ix) all accounts receivable, notes receivable and other rights to payment of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent related to the SMS Business, together with any unpaid interest or fees accrued thereon or other amounts due with respect thereto, and any claim, remedy or other right related to any of the foregoing;
(x) all deposits to the extent made by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the SMS Business, and any claim, remedy or other right related to any of the foregoing, in each case to the extent associated with Assumed Contracts or other Purchased Assets, or related to other Assumed Liabilities;
(xi) all prepaid assets paid by the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent in connection with the SMS Business, and any claim, remedy or other right related to any of the foregoing, in each case to the extent associated with Assumed Contracts or other Purchased Assets, or related to Assumed Liabilities;
(xii) all causes of action, claims, demands, rights (including rights under or pursuant to warranties, representations and guarantees made by suppliers, manufacturers or contractors) and privileges against third parties, whether liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or inchoate that relate to events or breaches occurring on or prior to the Asset Closing Date which relate to the SMS Business, Purchased Assets or Assumed Liabilities;
(xiii) all financial and other books and all other documents, microfilm and business records (other than Tax Returns) and correspondence, wherever located, related to the SMS Business, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities;
(xiv) personnel records for each Transferred SMS Employee (subject to the prior consent of such Transferred SMS Employee to the extent such consent is required by applicable Law in connection with the transfer of such personnel records of such Transferred SMS Employee); and
(xv) all other assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries that relate to, or are used in the conduct of, the SMS Business, are not Excluded Assets and are not of a category or type described in the foregoing clauses of this Section 2.1(a).
(b) The Seller Parties and the Purchaser Parties expressly understand and agree that the following assets and all of the goodwill associated therewith (in each case after taking into account the effects of, and assuming the completion of, the Restructuring), as the same shall exist on the Asset Closing Date shall be excluded from the Purchased Assets (the “Excluded Assets”):
(i) all capital stock or other equity interests in any Person;
(ii) all rights arising from Excluded Liabilities; and
(iii) the Maintenance Agreements;
(iv) all accounts receivable, notes receivable and other rights to payment of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the extent related to the Maintenance Business, together with any unpaid interest or fees accrued thereon or other amounts due with respect thereto, and any claim, remedy or other right related to any of the foregoing;
(v) all deposits to the extent made by the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent related to the Maintenance Business, and any claim, remedy or other right related to any of the foregoing, in each case to the extent associated with the Maintenance Business;
(vi) all prepaid assets paid by the Company or its Subsidiaries to the extent in related to the Maintenance Business, and any claim, remedy or other right related to any of the foregoing, in each case to the extent associated with the Maintenance Business;
(vii) all causes of action, claims, demands, rights (including rights under or pursuant to warranties, representations and guarantees made by suppliers, manufacturers or contractors) and privileges against third parties, whether liquidated or unliquidated, fixed or contingent, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or inchoate that relate to events or breaches occurring on or prior to the Asset Closing Date which relate to the Maintenance Agreements;
(viii) all other assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries that relate exclusively to, or are used exclusively in the conduct of, the Maintenance Business; and
(ix) any assets that are excluded from the Purchased Assets pursuant to Section 3.1(c).