Determination of Final Net Working Capital. (i) If Seller does provide a Notice of Disagreement in accordance with the terms above on a timely basis, Purchaser and Seller will use their respective best efforts for a period of fifteen (15) days (or such longer period as they may mutually agree in writing, the “Private Resolution Period”) to resolve any disagreements with respect to the calculation of Closing Date Working Capital. The objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement that are resolved by Seller and Purchaser in accordance with this Section 3.4(d)(i) will collectively be referred to herein as the “Resolved Objections” and the Closing Date Working Capital Statement will be adjusted to reflect any Resolved Objections. (ii) If, at the end of the Private Resolution Period, Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve all of the objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement, Seller and Purchaser will jointly engage Habiff, Arogetti & ▇▇▇▇▇, LLP or another local accounting firm mutually acceptable to Purchaser and Seller (the “Independent Auditors”) within five (5) days of the end of the Private Resolution Period to resolve any remaining disagreements. Seller and Purchaser must jointly submit a listing of the objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement that remain outstanding (collectively, the “Differences”), together with a statement of the facts submitted by Seller and Purchaser, respectively, and such arguments as either of them chooses to make in connection therewith (each such a “Statement of Claims”), in writing to the Independent Auditors within ten (10) days after the Independent Auditors’ engagement. (iii) The Independent Auditors, acting as experts and not as arbitrators, will review the Differences and the Statement of Claims). The Independent Auditors will determine, within fifteen (15) days of the date on which such dispute is referred, based on the requirements set forth in this Article 3 and only with respect to the Differences and Statement of Claims timely submitted to the Independent Auditors, what adjustments (if any) to the Closing Date Working Capital Statement are required in order for it to accurately set forth the Net Working Capital of Seller as of the Closing Date. For purposes of this Section 3.4(d), the parties will share ratably the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors as follows: (A) if the Independent Auditors resolve all of the remaining Differences in favor of Seller, Purchaser will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors, (B) if the Independent Auditors resolve all of the remaining Differences in favor of Purchaser, Seller will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors, or (C) if the Independent Auditors resolve some of the Differences in favor of Seller and the rest of the Differences in favor of Purchaser, each of Purchaser and Seller will share the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors equally. The determination of the Independent Auditors will be final, conclusive, and binding on the parties. The accepted or finally determined Closing Date Working Capital Schedule (whether determined pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(ii) or this Section 3.4(d)) is referred to as the “Final Working Capital Schedule.” The date on which the Closing Date Working Capital of Seller is finally determined in accordance with this Section 3.4 is hereinafter referred to as the “Settlement Date.”
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Determination of Final Net Working Capital. (i) If Seller the Representative disagrees in whole or in part with the Closing Statement, then, within thirty (30) days after its receipt of the Closing Statement, it shall notify Parent of such disagreement in writing (the “Notice of Disagreement”), setting forth in reasonable detail the particulars of any such disagreement. To be effective, any such Notice of Disagreement shall include a copy of the Closing Statement marked to indicate those specific line items that are in dispute (the “Disputed Line Items”) and shall be accompanied by the Representative’s calculation of each of the Disputed Line Items and the Representative’s revised Closing Statement setting forth its determination of the Closing Net Working Capital. To the extent the Representative provides a Notice of Disagreement within such thirty (30) day period, all items that are not Disputed Line Items shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes hereunder unless the resolution of such Disputed Line Item affects an undisputed item, in which case such undisputed item shall remain open and be considered a Disputed Line Item by Parent. In the event that the Representative does not provide a Notice of Disagreement within such thirty (30) day period, the Representative shall be deemed to have accepted in accordance with full the terms above on a Closing Statement as prepared by Parent, which shall be final, binding and conclusive for all purposes hereunder. In the event any Notice of Disagreement is timely basisprovided and contains the proper information as aforesaid, Purchaser Parent and Seller will the Representative shall use their respective best commercially reasonable efforts for a period of fifteen thirty (1530) days (or such longer period as they may mutually agree in writing, the “Private Resolution Period”) to resolve any disagreements with respect Disputed Line Items. During such 30 day period, Parent and the Representative shall each have access to the calculation working papers, schedules and calculations of the other used in the preparation of the Closing Date Working Capital. The objections set forth in Statement and the Notice of Disagreement that are resolved by Seller and Purchaser in accordance with this Section 3.4(d)(i) will collectively be referred to herein as the “Resolved Objections” and the determination of the Closing Date Net Working Capital Statement will be adjusted to reflect any Resolved Objections.
(ii) and Disputed Line Items. If, at the end of such period, Parent and the Private Resolution Period, Seller and Purchaser Representative are unable to resolve all such Disputed Line Items, then such Disputed Line Items shall be referred to a “Big 4” accounting firm selected by the mutual agreement of Parent and the Representative (provided that neither Parent nor the Representative shall propose any such firm that acts as the independent external auditor of the objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement, Seller and Purchaser will jointly engage Habiff, Arogetti & ▇▇▇▇▇, LLP or another local accounting firm mutually acceptable to Purchaser and Seller Parent) (the “Independent Auditors”) within five (5) days of the end of the Private Resolution Period to resolve any remaining disagreements. Seller and Purchaser must jointly submit a listing of the objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement that remain outstanding (collectively, the “DifferencesSettlement Accountant”), together with a statement of the facts submitted by Seller and Purchaser, respectively, and such arguments as either of them chooses to make in connection therewith (each such a “Statement of Claims”), in writing to the Independent Auditors within ten (10) days after the Independent Auditors’ engagement.
(iii) The Independent Auditors, acting as experts and not as arbitrators, will review the Differences . Parent and the Statement of ClaimsRepresentative will enter into reasonable and customary arrangements for the services to be rendered by the Settlement Accountant under this Section 1.9(c). The Independent Auditors will determine, Settlement Accountant shall be directed to determine as promptly as practicable (and in any event within fifteen thirty (1530) days of from the date on which such that the dispute is referredsubmitted to it), based on whether the requirements Closing Statement was prepared in accordance with the standards set forth in this Article 3 Section 1.9 and only with respect whether and to the Differences and Statement of Claims timely submitted to the Independent Auditors, what adjustments extent (if any) to the Closing Date Working Capital Statement are required in order for it to accurately set forth the Net Working Capital of Seller as of requires adjustment, limiting its review, however, only to the Closing DateDisputed Line Items so submitted. For purposes of The Settlement Accountant shall resolve each Disputed Line Item by calculating such Disputed Line Item in accordance with this Section 3.4(d)Agreement (for each such Disputed Line Item, the parties will share ratably the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors as follows: (A) if the Independent Auditors resolve all of the remaining Differences in favor of Seller, Purchaser will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors, (B) if the Independent Auditors resolve all of the remaining Differences in favor of Purchaser, Seller will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors, or (C) if the Independent Auditors resolve some of the Differences in favor of Seller and the rest of the Differences in favor of Purchaser, each of Purchaser and Seller will share the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors equally. The determination of the Independent Auditors will be final, conclusive, and binding on the parties. The accepted or finally determined Closing Date Working Capital Schedule (whether determined pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(ii) or this Section 3.4(d)) amount so calculated is referred to as the “Final SA Determined Amount”) and establishing as the final amount of such Disputed Line Item the applicable SA Determined Amount. Parent and the Representative shall each furnish to the Settlement Accountant such working papers, schedules, calculations and other documents and information relating to the disputed issues, and shall provide interviews and answer questions, as the Settlement Accountant may reasonably request. The determination of the Settlement Accountant shall be final, conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and on the Indemnifying Securityholders. The amounts determined to be the Closing Net Working Capital Schedulepursuant to this Section 1.9(c) shall constitute the “Final Net Working Capital”.”
(ii) The date fees and expenses of the Settlement Accountant shall be allocated between Parent and the Representative (on behalf of the Indemnifying Securityholders) in such manner that the Representative shall be responsible for that portion of the fees and expenses equal to such fees and expenses multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the Closing Date Working Capital aggregate dollar value of Seller is Disputed Line Items submitted to the Settlement Accountant that are resolved in a manner further from the position submitted to the Settlement Accountant by the Representative and closer to the position submitted to the Settlement Accountant by Parent (as finally determined in accordance with this Section 3.4 by the Settlement Accountant), and the denominator of which is hereinafter referred to as the “Settlement Datetotal aggregate dollar value of the Disputed Line Items so submitted, and Parent shall be responsible for the remainder of such fees and expenses.”
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Determination of Final Net Working Capital. (i) If Seller does provide a Notice of Disagreement in accordance with the terms above on a timely basis, Purchaser and Seller will use their respective best efforts for a period of fifteen (15) days (or such longer period as they may mutually agree in writing, the “Private Resolution Period”) to resolve any disagreements with respect to the calculation of Closing Date Working Capital. The objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement that are resolved by Seller and Purchaser in accordance with this Section 3.4(d)(i3.2(e)(i) will collectively be referred to herein as the “Resolved Objections” and the Closing Date Working Capital Statement will be adjusted to reflect any Resolved Objections.
(ii) If, at the end of the Private Resolution Period, Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve all of the objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement, Seller and Purchaser will jointly engage Habiff, Arogetti Meaden & ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇ LLP or another local accounting firm mutually acceptable to Purchaser and Seller (the “Independent Auditors”) within five (5) days of the end of the Private Resolution Period to resolve any remaining disagreements. Seller and Purchaser must jointly submit a listing of the objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement that remain outstanding (collectively, the “Differences”), together with a statement of the facts submitted by Seller and Purchaser, respectively, and such arguments as either of them chooses to make in connection therewith (each such a “Statement of Claims”), in writing to the Independent Auditors within ten (10) days after the Independent Auditors’ engagement.
(iii) The Independent Auditors, acting as experts and not as arbitrators, will review the Differences and the Statement of Claims). The Independent Auditors will determine, within fifteen (15) days of the date on which such dispute is referred, based on the requirements set forth in this Article 3 and only with respect to the Differences and Statement of Claims timely submitted to the Independent Auditors, what adjustments (if any) to the Closing Date Working Capital Statement are required in order for it to accurately set forth the Net Working Capital of Seller as of the Closing Date. For purposes of this Section 3.4(d), the parties will share ratably the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors as follows: (A) if the Independent Auditors resolve all of the remaining Differences in favor of Seller, Purchaser will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors, (B) if the Independent Auditors resolve all of the remaining Differences in favor of Purchaser, Seller will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors, or (C) if the Independent Auditors resolve some of the Differences in favor of Seller and the rest of the Differences in favor of Purchaser, each of Purchaser and Seller will share the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors equally. The determination of the Independent Auditors will be final, conclusive, and binding on the parties. The accepted or finally determined Closing Date Working Capital Schedule (whether determined pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(ii) or this Section 3.4(d)) is referred to as the “Final Working Capital Schedule.” The date on which the Closing Date Working Capital of Seller is finally determined in accordance with this Section 3.4 is hereinafter referred to as the “Settlement Date.”Net
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Determination of Final Net Working Capital. (i) If Seller does provide a Notice of Disagreement in accordance with the terms above on a timely basis, Purchaser and Seller will use their respective best efforts for a period of fifteen (15) days (or such longer period as they may mutually agree in writing, the “Private Resolution Period”) to resolve any disagreements with respect to the calculation of Closing Date Working Capital. The objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement that are resolved by Seller and Purchaser in accordance with this Section 3.4(d)(i3.2(e)(i) will collectively be referred to herein as the “Resolved Objections” and the Closing Date Working Capital Statement will be adjusted to reflect any Resolved Objections.
(ii) If, at the end of the Private Resolution Period, Seller and Purchaser are unable to resolve all of the objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement, Seller and Purchaser will jointly engage Habiff, Arogetti & ▇▇▇▇▇, LLP RSM McGladrey or another local accounting firm mutually acceptable to Purchaser and Seller (the “Independent Auditors”) within five (5) days of the end of the Private Resolution Period to resolve any remaining disagreements. Seller and Purchaser must jointly submit a listing of the objections set forth in the Notice of Disagreement that remain outstanding (collectively, the “Differences”), together with a statement of the facts submitted by Seller and Purchaser, respectively, and such arguments as either of them chooses to make in connection therewith (each such a “Statement of Claims”), in writing to the Independent Auditors within ten (10) days after the Independent Auditors’ engagement.
(iii) The Independent Auditors, acting as experts and not as arbitrators, will review the Differences and the Statement of Claims). The Independent Auditors will determine, within fifteen (15) days of the date on which such dispute is referred, based on the requirements set forth in this Article 3 and only with respect to the Differences and Statement of Claims timely submitted to the Independent Auditors, what adjustments (if any) to the Closing Date Working Capital Statement are required in order for it to accurately set forth the Net Working Capital of Seller as of the Closing Date. For purposes of this Section 3.4(d3.2(e), the parties will share ratably the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors as follows: (A) if the Independent Auditors resolve all of the remaining Differences in favor of Seller, Purchaser will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors, (B) if the Independent Auditors resolve all of the remaining Differences in favor of Purchaser, Seller will be responsible for all of the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors, or (C) if the Independent Auditors resolve some of the Differences in favor of Seller and the rest of the Differences in favor of Purchaser, each of Purchaser and Seller will share the fees and expenses of the Independent Auditors equally. The determination of the Independent Auditors will be final, conclusive, and binding on the parties. The accepted or finally determined Closing Date Working Capital Schedule (whether determined pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(ii) or this Section 3.4(d)) is referred to as the “Final Working Capital Schedule.” The date on which the Closing Date Working Capital of Seller is finally determined in accordance with this Section 3.4 is hereinafter referred to as the “Settlement Date.”the
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