Financing Commitments. (a) Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, or advisable to consummate and obtain the Financing on the terms and conditions described in the Financing Commitment Letter, including using commercially reasonable efforts to (i) maintain in effect the Financing Commitment Letter, (ii) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions applicable to Parent and Merger Sub’s obtaining the Financing that are within their control, (iii) negotiate definitive agreements with respect thereto on the terms and conditions contained in the Financing Commitment Letter, and (iv) consummate the Financing at or prior to the Closing. Without the Company’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), Parent shall not, and shall not permit Merger Sub to, agree to or permit any amendment, replacement, supplement, or other modification of, or waive any of its material rights under, the Financing Commitment Letter or any definitive agreements related to the Financing Commitment Letter (including any and all fee letters), if such amendment, replacement, supplement or other modification or waiver would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impede the consummation of the Financing or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Parent and Merger Sub may (without the prior consent of the Company) replace and amend the Financing Commitment Letter to add lenders, lead arrangers, book runners, syndication agents, or similar entities that had not executed the Financing Commitment Letter as of the date of this Agreement, so long as any such addition would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially hinder, or materially delay the consummation of the Financing or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon any such amendment, replacement, supplement, or modification of any of the Financing Commitment Letter in accordance with this Section 5.16(a), the term “Financing Commitment Letter” shall mean the Financing Commitment Letter as so amended, replaced, supplemented, or modified in accordance with this Section 5.16(a), and the term “Financing” shall mean the financing contemplated by the Financing Commitment Letter as so amended, replaced, supplemented or modified.
Appears in 4 contracts
Sources: Merger Agreement (Invitrogen Corp), Merger Agreement (Invitrogen Corp), Merger Agreement (Applera Corp)
Financing Commitments. (a) Parent Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and shall use its reasonable best efforts to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, proper or advisable to consummate and obtain the proceeds of the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions described in the Financing Debt Commitment Letter, including using commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) maintain in effect the Financing Debt Commitment Letter, (ii) satisfy (or obtain the waiver of) on a timely basis all conditions applicable to Buyer to obtain the Debt Financing, including, as promptly as practicable following the Agreement Date and receipt from Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, delivering to the Lead Arranger (as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter), the documents and Merger Sub’s obtaining information required under the Financing that are within their controlDebt Commitment Letter to commence the marketing period under the Debt Commitment Letter, (iii) negotiate definitive agreements with respect thereto on the terms and conditions contained in the Financing Debt Commitment LetterLetter (including any “flex” provisions) or on other terms that, in the Buyer’s sole discretion, (A) would otherwise be permitted by Section 5.11(b) and (B) would not reasonably be expected to materially delay or adversely affect, in any material respect, the ability of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the ClosingClosing and (v) enforce its rights under the Debt Commitment Letter. Without Buyer shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any material provision or remedy under, the Company’s Debt Commitment Letter or any ancillary letters referred to therein without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, withheld or delayed), Parent shall not, and shall not permit Merger Sub to, agree to or permit any amendment, replacement, supplement, or other modification of, or waive any of its material rights under, the Financing Commitment Letter or any definitive agreements related to the Financing Commitment Letter (including any and all fee letters), ) if such amendment, replacement, supplement or other modification or waiver (A) adds any new conditions to the consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing or amends, replaces, supplements or modifies any existing conditions to the consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing in a manner that would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or impede or materially impede delay the consummation Debt Financing, (B) reduces (or has the effect of reducing) the amount of the Debt Financing (including by increasing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount in respect of the Debt Financing (except as set forth in any flex provisions existing on the date hereof)) to an amount that, together with other available cash or other funds of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, would on the Closing Date be less than the amount required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Parent and Merger Sub may (without the prior consent of the CompanyC) replace and amend the Financing Commitment Letter to add lenders, lead arrangers, book runners, syndication agents, or similar entities that had not executed the Financing Commitment Letter as of the date of this Agreement, so long as any such addition would not could otherwise reasonably be expected to prevent, materially hinder, impede or materially delay the consummation availability of the Debt Financing or (D) materially adversely affects the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon any such amendment, replacement, supplement, or modification ability of any of Buyer to enforce its rights under the Financing Debt Commitment Letter in accordance with this Section 5.16(a), or any Alternative Financing. In the term “Financing Commitment Letter” shall mean event that the Financing Debt Commitment Letter as so is amended, replaced, supplementedsupplemented or Alternative Financing is obtained, or modified Buyer shall comply with its covenants in accordance with this Section 5.16(a), 5.11(a) and Section 5.11(b) with respect to the term “Financing” shall mean the financing contemplated by the Financing Debt Commitment Letter as so amended, replaced, supplemented or modifiedwith respect to the Alternative Financing, if applicable, to the same extent that Buyer would have been obligated to comply with respect to the Debt Financing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement the Debt Commitment Letter to add lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, agents or similar entities who have not executed the Debt Commitment Letter as of the date hereof on terms substantially similar to those contained in the Debt Commitment Letter.
(b) In the event any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions described in or contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter for any reason and such portion is reasonably required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby at or prior to the Closing, Buyer shall promptly notify Parent and Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to arrange and obtain, as promptly as practicable following the occurrence of such event, alternative financing from alternative sources (“Alternative Financing”) in an amount sufficient (when taken together with other available cash or other funds of Buyer and its Subsidiaries) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby with terms and conditions no less favorable, taken as a whole, to Buyer (or its Affiliates) than the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter.
(c) Prior to the Closing, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide, and shall cause its Subsidiaries (including the Transferred Subsidiaries) and its and their respective Representatives to use reasonable best efforts to provide such cooperation as is reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing or any Alternative Financing (provided that such requested cooperation does not (1) unreasonably interfere with the ongoing operations of Parent and its Affiliates), (2) require the board of directors of Parent to waive or amend any terms of this Agreement or agree to pay any commitment or other similar fee or incur any other cost or expense (in each case, on or prior to the Closing) that is not reimbursed by Buyer, (3) require Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Transferred Subsidiaries) to take any action that would violate any of their organizational documents or any Laws or would result in a violation or breach by the Parent of any of its Subsidiaries (including the Transferred Subsidiaries), or default under, any contract or agreement to which such Person is a party as of the date hereof, or (4) result in any officer or director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries incurring any personal liability), including by using reasonable best efforts to: (i) to the extent customary and reasonable, participate in a reasonable number of meetings (including meetings with prospective lenders), presentations, road shows, drafting sessions and due diligence sessions, including using commercially reasonable best efforts to coordinate direct contact between senior management and the independent auditors of Asset Sellers, the Transferred Subsidiaries and Parent on the one hand, and the actual and potential lenders, on the other hand and sessions with rating agencies, at reasonable times and with reasonable advance notice, (ii) facilitate the pledging of, and perfection of security interests in, the Assets and the Interests, effective no earlier than the Closing Date; provided that the delivery of any original stock certificates and other certificated securities shall be delivered in escrow pending release at the Closing, (iii) furnish to Buyer and its financing sources as promptly as reasonably practicable the Required Information, (iv) update any Required Information provided to Buyer as may be necessary for such Required Information to remain Compliant and update any Required Information as may be necessary so that the Required Information does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact with respect to the Business or omit to state any material fact with respect to the Business necessary to make the statements contained in such Required Information not misleading in any material respect (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto from time to time) in light of the circumstances in which they were made, (v) providing upon the reasonable request of the Buyer and/or Debt Financing sources such information reasonably deemed necessary to prepare a confidential information memorandum (including a version that does not include material non-public information) and other customary materials reasonably required to complete the syndication or obtain the “Required Consent” as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter, (vi) providing upon the reasonable request of the Buyer and/or Debt Financing sources assistance in obtaining customary auditor comfort letters and to provide consents for use of such independent auditors’ reports relating to the Business in any customary filings required to be made by Buyer pursuant to the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) where financial information of the Business is included, (vii) assist Buyer in the preparation of (A) customary materials for rating agency and investor presentations (including “roadshow” or investor meeting slides), registration statements, offering memoranda, prospectuses, private placement memoranda (including under Rule 144A under the Securities Act), and other customary marketing materials and (B) definitive documentation for the Debt Financing, (viii) provide customary authorization letters authorizing the distribution of information to prospective lenders or investors and containing customary representations that the public side versions of such documents, if any, do not include material non-public information about Parent, the Transferred Subsidiaries or their consolidated Subsidiaries or securities, (ix) cause directors and officers of the Transferred Subsidiaries who will continue to hold such offices and positions from and after the Closing Date to execute resolutions or consents of the Transferred Subsidiaries as is otherwise necessary in connection with the Debt Financing, (x) cooperate to facilitate the due diligence efforts of Buyer’s financing sources relating to the Business, to the extent customary and reasonable and not unreasonably interfering with the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, (xi) facilitate the delivery and execution of customary guarantee and other definitive financing documents by the Transferred Subsidiaries, including customary certificates, and facilitating legal opinions and other documents as may be reasonably requested by Buyer (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any obligations contained in such documents shall be effective no earlier than as of the Closing), (xii) facilitate the release of any Encumbrances on the Assets and the Interests and the termination of all guarantees (if any) in connection therewith subject to the occurrence of the Closing and (xiii) provide at least four (4) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information as is required by applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations including the USA PATRIOT Act to the extent requested by Buyer in writing at least nine (9) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) none of Parent or any of its Affiliates (other than the Transferred Subsidiaries at and following the Closing) shall be required to pay any commitment or other fee or incur any other Liability or obligation in connection with the Debt Financing or Alternative Financing, (ii) no obligation of any Transferred Subsidiary under any document, certificate or instrument executed pursuant to this Section 5.11(c) shall be effective until the Closing, (iii) none of Parent or any of its Affiliates shall be required to execute or deliver or have any Liability or obligation under any loan agreement or any related document or any other agreement or document (including any certificates, legal opinions or pledge or security documents) related to the Debt Financing or Alternative Financing, and (iv) other than the Required Information, no financial statements shall be required to be furnished hereunder. Buyer shall promptly, upon request by Parent, reimburse Parent for all reasonable and invoiced out-of-pocket costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Parent or any of its Affiliates in connection with the cooperation of Parent and its Affiliates contemplated by this Section 5.11(c) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the cooperation of Parent and its Affiliates with respect to any offering of debt securities that the Buyer may elect to pursue to finance the transactions contemplated hereby) and shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing (or any Alternative Financing) (which shall be deemed to include any offering of debt securities that the Buyer may elect to pursue to finance the transactions contemplated hereby in addition to or lieu of the Debt Financing) and any information used in connection therewith (other than factual information provided in writing by Parent or its Affiliates specifically in connection with its obligations pursuant to this Section 5.11(c)). The foregoing indemnification obligation shall survive the Closing and any termination of this Agreement and shall not be subject to the indemnification requirements in Article X. All non-public or other confidential information provided by Parent or any Seller or its Representatives pursuant to this Agreement will be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement, except that Buyer will be permitted to disclose such information to any financing sources or prospective financing sources and other financial institutions and investors that may become parties to the Debt Financing and to any underwriters, initial purchasers or placement agents in connection with the Debt Financing (and, in each case, to their respective counsel and auditors) so long as such Persons (i) agree to be bound by the Confidentiality Agreement as if parties thereto or other confidentiality obligations that are substantially similar to those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement or (ii) are subject to customary confidentiality arrangements, or other confidentiality undertakings reasonably satisfactory to Parent and of which Parent is a beneficiary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the condition set forth in Section 8.02(a) of this Agreement, as it applies to Parent’s and its affiliates’ obligations under this Section 5.11, shall be deemed satisfied unless (A) Buyer has not obtained the Debt Financing or Alternative Financing on the terms set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter and (B) Parent’s material breach of its obligations under this Section 5.11 was a proximate cause of the failure of Buyer to obtain the Debt Financing. Parent hereby consents to the use of its and its Subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing; provided, that such logos are used solely in a manner that is reasonable and customary and that is not reasonably likely to harm or disparage Parent or its Subsidiaries in any respect.
(d) Buyer shall give Parent prompt written notice: (i) of any material breach or default by any party to, or any condition not likely to be satisfied in, the Debt Commitment Letter (or any Alternative Financing) or any definitive document related to the Debt Financing of which Buyer becomes aware, (ii) of any termination (or threat of termination) of the Debt Commitment Letter (or commitments for Alternative Financing), (iii) if, for any reason, Buyer believes in good faith that it is reasonably likely that it will not be able to obtain all or any material portion of the Debt Financing in the amounts contemplated by the Financing Agreements (or any Alternative Financing) and that it is not reasonably likely that it will be able to obtain acceptable Alternative Financing. Buyer shall keep Parent informed on a reasonably current basis in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to arrange and consummate the Debt Financing (or Alternative Financing). In the event that the Debt Commitment Letter is amended, replaced, supplemented or modified in accordance with this Section 5.11 or Alternative Financing is obtained in accordance with this Section 5.11, Buyer shall promptly notify Parent of such event. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that obtaining the Debt Financing or any Alternative Financing is not a condition precedent to Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement, including Buyer’s obligations pursuant to Article II.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Purchase Agreement (Owens & Minor Inc/Va/), Purchase Agreement (Halyard Health, Inc.)
Financing Commitments. (a) Parent Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and shall use its reasonable best efforts to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, proper or advisable to consummate and obtain the proceeds of the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions described in the Financing Debt Commitment Letter, including using commercially reasonable best efforts to (i) maintain in effect the Financing Debt Commitment Letter, (ii) satisfy (or obtain the waiver of) on a timely basis all conditions applicable to Buyer to obtain the Debt Financing, including, as promptly as practicable following the Agreement Date and receipt from Parent or its Affiliates, as applicable, delivering to the Lead Arranger (as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter), the documents and Merger Sub’s obtaining information required under the Financing that are within their controlDebt Commitment Letter to commence the marketing period under the Debt Commitment Letter, (iii) negotiate definitive agreements with respect thereto on the terms and conditions contained in the Financing Debt Commitment LetterLetter (including any “flex” provisions) or on other terms that, in the Buyer’s sole discretion, (A) would otherwise be permitted by Section 5.11(b) and (B) would not reasonably be expected to materially delay or adversely affect, in any material respect, the ability of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the ClosingClosing and (v) enforce its rights under the Debt Commitment Letter. Without Buyer shall not permit any amendment or modification to be made to, or any waiver of any material provision or remedy under, the Company’s Debt Commitment Letter or any ancillary letters referred to therein without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, withheld or delayed), Parent shall not, and shall not permit Merger Sub to, agree to or permit any amendment, replacement, supplement, or other modification of, or waive any of its material rights under, the Financing Commitment Letter or any definitive agreements related to the Financing Commitment Letter (including any and all fee letters), ) if such amendment, replacement, supplement or other modification or waiver (A) adds any new conditions to the consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing or amends, replaces, supplements or modifies any existing conditions to the consummation of all or any portion of the Debt Financing in a manner that would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay, or impede or materially impede delay the consummation Debt Financing, (B) reduces (or has the effect of reducing) the amount of the Debt Financing (including by increasing the amount of fees to be paid or original issue discount in respect of the Debt Financing (except as set forth in any flex provisions existing on the Agreement Date)) to an amount that, together with other available cash or other funds of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, would on the Closing Date be less than the amount required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Parent and Merger Sub may (without the prior consent of the CompanyC) replace and amend the Financing Commitment Letter to add lenders, lead arrangers, book runners, syndication agents, or similar entities that had not executed the Financing Commitment Letter as of the date of this Agreement, so long as any such addition would not could otherwise reasonably be expected to prevent, materially hinder, impede or materially delay the consummation availability of the Debt Financing or (D) materially adversely affects the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Upon any such amendment, replacement, supplement, or modification ability of any of Buyer to enforce its rights under the Financing Debt Commitment Letter in accordance with this Section 5.16(a), or any Alternative Financing. In the term “Financing Commitment Letter” shall mean event that the Financing Debt Commitment Letter as so is amended, replaced, supplementedsupplemented or Alternative Financing is obtained, or modified Buyer shall comply with its covenants in accordance with this Section 5.16(a), 5.11(a) and Section 5.11(b) with respect to the term “Financing” shall mean the financing contemplated by the Financing Debt Commitment Letter as so amended, replaced, supplemented or modifiedwith respect to the Alternative Financing, if applicable, to the same extent that Buyer would have been obligated to comply with respect to the Debt Financing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement the Debt Commitment Letter to add lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, agents or similar entities who have not executed the Debt Commitment Letter as of the Agreement Date on terms substantially similar to those contained in the Debt Commitment Letter.
(b) In the event any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions described in or contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter for any reason and such portion is reasonably required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby at or prior to the Closing, Buyer shall promptly notify Parent and Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to arrange and obtain, as promptly as practicable following the occurrence of such event, alternative financing from alternative sources (“Alternative Financing”) in an amount sufficient (when taken together with other available cash or other funds of Buyer and its Subsidiaries) to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby with terms and conditions no less favorable, taken as a whole, to Buyer (or its Affiliates) than the terms and conditions set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter.
(c) Prior to the Closing, Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide, and shall cause its Subsidiaries (including the Transferred Subsidiaries) and its and their respective Representatives to use reasonable best efforts to provide such cooperation as is reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing or any Alternative Financing (provided that such requested cooperation does not (1) unreasonably interfere with the ongoing operations of Parent and its Affiliates), (2) require the board of directors of Parent to waive or amend any terms of this Agreement or agree to pay any commitment or other similar fee or incur any other cost or expense (in each case, on or prior to the Closing) that is not reimbursed by Buyer, (3) require Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Transferred Subsidiaries) to take any action that would violate any of their organizational documents or any Laws or would result in a violation or breach by the Parent of any of its Subsidiaries (including the Transferred Subsidiaries), or default under, any contract or agreement to which such Person is a party as of the Agreement Date, or (4) result in any officer or director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries incurring any personal liability), including by using reasonable best efforts to: (i) to the extent customary and reasonable, participate in a reasonable number of meetings (including meetings with prospective lenders), presentations, road shows, drafting sessions and due diligence sessions, including using commercially reasonable best efforts to coordinate direct contact between senior management and the independent auditors of Asset Sellers, the Transferred Subsidiaries and Parent on the one hand, and the actual and potential lenders, on the other hand and sessions with rating agencies, at reasonable times and with reasonable advance notice, (ii) facilitate the pledging of, and perfection of security interests in, the Assets and the Interests, effective no earlier than the Closing Date; provided that the delivery of any original stock certificates and other certificated securities shall be delivered in escrow pending release at the Closing, (iii) furnish to Buyer and its financing sources as promptly as reasonably practicable the Required Information, (iv) update any Required Information provided to Buyer as may be necessary for such Required Information to remain Compliant and update any Required Information as may be necessary so that the Required Information does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact with respect to the Business or omit to state any material fact with respect to the Business necessary to make the statements contained in such Required Information not misleading in any material respect (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto from time to time) in light of the circumstances in which they were made, (v) providing upon the reasonable request of the Buyer and/or Debt Financing sources such information reasonably deemed necessary to prepare a confidential information memorandum (including a version that does not include material non-public information) and other customary materials reasonably required to complete the syndication or obtain the “Required Consent” as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter, (vi) providing upon the reasonable request of the Buyer and/or Debt Financing sources assistance in obtaining customary auditor comfort letters and to provide consents for use of such independent auditors’ reports relating to the Business in any customary filings required to be made by Buyer pursuant to the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) where financial information of the Business is included, (vii) assist Buyer in the preparation of (A) customary materials for rating agency and investor presentations (including “roadshow” or investor meeting slides), registration statements, offering memoranda, prospectuses, private placement memoranda (including under Rule 144A under the Securities Act), and other customary marketing materials and (B) definitive documentation for the Debt Financing, (viii) provide customary authorization letters authorizing the distribution of information to prospective lenders or investors and containing customary representations that the public side versions of such documents, if any, do not include material non-public information about Parent, the Transferred Subsidiaries or their consolidated Subsidiaries or securities, (ix) cause directors and officers of the Transferred Subsidiaries who will continue to hold such offices and positions from and after the Closing Date to execute resolutions or consents of the Transferred Subsidiaries as is otherwise necessary in connection with the Debt Financing, (x) cooperate to facilitate the due diligence efforts of Buyer’s financing sources relating to the Business, to the extent customary and reasonable and not unreasonably interfering with the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries, (xi) facilitate the delivery and execution of customary guarantee and other definitive financing documents by the Transferred Subsidiaries, including customary certificates, and facilitating legal opinions and other documents as may be reasonably requested by Buyer (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any obligations contained in such documents shall be effective no earlier than as of the Closing), (xii) facilitate the release of any Encumbrances on the Assets and the Interests and the termination of all guarantees (if any) in connection therewith subject to the occurrence of the Closing and (xiii) provide at least four (4) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information as is required by applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations including the USA PATRIOT Act to the extent requested by Buyer in writing at least nine (9) Business Days prior to the anticipated Closing Date. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) none of Parent or any of its Affiliates (other than the Transferred Subsidiaries at and following the Closing) shall be required to pay any commitment or other fee or incur any other Liability or obligation in connection with the Debt Financing or Alternative Financing, (ii) no obligation of any Transferred Subsidiary under any document, certificate or instrument executed pursuant to this Section 5.11(c) shall be effective until the Closing, (iii) none of Parent or any of its Affiliates shall be required to execute or deliver or have any Liability or obligation under any loan agreement or any related document or any other agreement or document (including any certificates, legal opinions or pledge or security documents) related to the Debt Financing or Alternative Financing, and (iv) other than the Required Information, no financial statements shall be required to be furnished hereunder. Buyer shall promptly, upon request by Parent, reimburse Parent for all reasonable and invoiced out-of-pocket costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Parent or any of its Affiliates in connection with the cooperation of Parent and its Affiliates contemplated by this Section 5.11(c) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the cooperation of Parent and its Affiliates with respect to any offering of debt securities that the Buyer may elect to pursue to finance the transactions contemplated hereby) and shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing (or any Alternative Financing) (which shall be deemed to include any offering of debt securities that the Buyer may elect to pursue to finance the transactions contemplated hereby in addition to or lieu of the Debt Financing) and any information used in connection therewith (other than factual information provided in writing by Parent or its Affiliates specifically in connection with its obligations pursuant to this Section 5.11(c)). The foregoing indemnification obligation shall survive the Closing, the Delayed Closing and any Later Closings and any termination of this Agreement and shall not be subject to the indemnification requirements in Article X. All non-public or other confidential information provided by Parent or any Seller or its Representatives pursuant to this Agreement will be kept confidential in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement, except that Buyer will be permitted to disclose such information to any financing sources or prospective financing sources and other financial institutions and investors that may become parties to the Debt Financing and to any underwriters, initial purchasers or placement agents in connection with the Debt Financing (and, in each case, to their respective counsel and auditors) so long as such Persons (i) agree to be bound by the Confidentiality Agreement as if parties thereto or other confidentiality obligations that are substantially similar to those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement or (ii) are subject to customary confidentiality arrangements, or other confidentiality undertakings reasonably satisfactory to Parent and of which Parent is a beneficiary. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the condition set forth in Section 8.02(a) of this Agreement, as it applies to Parent’s and its affiliates’ obligations under this Section 5.11, shall be deemed satisfied unless (A) Buyer has not obtained the Debt Financing or Alternative Financing on the terms set forth in the Debt Commitment Letter and (B) Parent’s material breach of its obligations under this Section 5.11 was a proximate cause of the failure of Buyer to obtain the Debt Financing. Parent hereby consents to the use of its and its Subsidiaries’ logos in connection with the Debt Financing; provided, that such logos are used solely in a manner that is reasonable and customary and that is not reasonably likely to harm or disparage Parent or its Subsidiaries in any respect.
(d) Buyer shall give Parent prompt written notice: (i) of any material breach or default by any party to, or any condition not likely to be satisfied in, the Debt Commitment Letter (or any Alternative Financing) or any definitive document related to the Debt Financing of which Buyer becomes aware, (ii) of any termination (or threat of termination) of the Debt Commitment Letter (or commitments for Alternative Financing), (iii) if, for any reason, Buyer believes in good faith that it is reasonably likely that it will not be able to obtain all or any material portion of the Debt Financing in the amounts contemplated by the Financing Agreements (or any Alternative Financing) and that it is not reasonably likely that it will be able to obtain acceptable Alternative Financing. Buyer shall keep Parent informed on a reasonably current basis in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to arrange and consummate the Debt Financing (or Alternative Financing). In the event that the Debt Commitment Letter is amended, replaced, supplemented or modified in accordance with this Section 5.11 or Alternative Financing is obtained in accordance with this Section 5.11, Buyer shall promptly notify Parent of such event. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that obtaining the Debt Financing or any Alternative Financing is not a condition precedent to Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement, including Buyer’s obligations pursuant to Article II.
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Purchase Agreement (Owens & Minor Inc/Va/), Purchase Agreement (Halyard Health, Inc.)
Financing Commitments. (a) Parent shall will use its commercially reasonable efforts to takefully satisfy, or cause to be takenon a timely basis, all actions terms, conditions, representations and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, or advisable to consummate and obtain the Financing on the terms and conditions described warranties set forth in the Financing Commitment Letter, including using Letters. Parent will use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) maintain in effect the Financing Commitment Letter, (ii) satisfy on a timely basis all conditions applicable to Parent and Merger Sub’s obtaining the Financing that are within their control, (iii) negotiate enter into definitive agreements with respect thereto to the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters on the terms and conditions contained no less favorable to Parent in the Financing aggregate than the Commitment Letter, Letters and (iv) consummate the Financing on such other terms and conditions as shall be satisfactory to Parent as soon as commercially reasonable but in any event at or prior to the Closing. Without Parent will furnish correct and complete copies of such definitive agreements to the Company promptly following their execution.
(b) At the Company’s request, Parent shall keep the Company reasonably informed with respect to all material activity concerning the status of the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters. Without limiting the foregoing, Parent agrees to notify the Company promptly, and in any event within two (2) Business Days, if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any Commitment Letter shall expire or be terminated for any reason or (ii) any financing source that is a party to any Commitment Letter notifies Parent that such source no longer intends to provide financing to Parent on the material terms set forth therein. Parent shall not amend or alter, or agree to amend or alter, any Commitment Letter in any manner that would materially impair or delay or prevent the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company.
(which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), Parent shall notc) The Company agrees to provide, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to provide, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause their respective Representatives to provide, Parent with such reasonable cooperation in connection with the arrangement of the financings contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter as may be reasonably requested by Parent, including, but not permit Merger Sub limited to, agree (i) participation in meetings, drafting sessions, due diligence sessions, management presentation sessions, “road shows” and sessions with rating agencies, (ii) preparation of business projections and financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) as are reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the Debt Financing, (iii) assisting with the preparation of materials for rating agency presentations, offering memoranda, private placement memoranda, bank information memoranda, prospectuses and similar documents required in connection with the Debt Financing; provided that any private placement memoranda or prospectuses in relation to a debt securities offering shall be issued only by Parent or permit Merger Sub, (iv) execution and delivery of any amendmentpledge documents, replacementsecurity documents, supplementcredit agreements, guarantees or other modification offinancing documents, including any certificates, legal surveys, title insurance or waive other documents as may be reasonably requested by Parent (including a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Company with respect to solvency matters); provided, however that no obligation of the Company or any of its material rights underSubsidiaries under any such document, agreement or certificate shall be effective until the Financing Commitment Letter Effective Time (or any definitive agreements related immediately prior to the Financing Commitment Letter (including any and all fee lettersEffective Time, if necessary to facilitate the Debt Financing), if such amendment, replacement, supplement or other modification or waiver would reasonably (v) obtaining customary comfort letters of accountants and consents of accountants for use of their reports in any materials relating to the financing to be expected to prevent, materially delay, or materially impede the consummation of the Financing or used in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; , and provided that(vi) taking all corporate actions, for subject to the avoidance of doubt, Parent and Merger Sub may (without the prior consent occurrence of the Company) replace and amend the Financing Commitment Letter Closing, reasonably requested by Parent to add lenders, lead arrangers, book runners, syndication agents, or similar entities that had not executed the Financing Commitment Letter as of the date of this Agreement, so long as any such addition would not reasonably be expected to prevent, materially hinder, or materially delay permit the consummation of the Financing or the transactions contemplated by this AgreementDebt Financing. Upon any The Company shall also take such amendment, replacement, supplement, or modification of any further action as may be required to cause an independent auditor of the Financing Commitment Letter Company to provide any unqualified opinions, consents or customary comfort letters with respect to the financial statements. The Company shall allow Parent’s Representatives the opportunity to review and comment upon the financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in accordance draft form and to allow such representatives access to the Company and supporting documentation with this Section 5.16(a), respect to the term “Financing Commitment Letter” shall mean the Financing Commitment Letter as so amended, replaced, supplemented, or modified in accordance with this Section 5.16(a), preparation of such financial statements and the term “Financing” shall mean the financing contemplated by the Financing Commitment Letter as so amended, replaced, supplemented or modifiedindependent auditors’ work papers relating to such financial statements.
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Financing Commitments. (a) Parent shall The Buyer acknowledges that it will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to takefully satisfy, or cause to be takenon a timely basis, all actions terms, conditions, representations and warranties set forth in the Commitment Letters. As soon as practicable after the date hereof but in any event prior to dothe Closing, or cause the Buyer will enter into definitive agreements with respect to be done, all things necessary, proper, or advisable to consummate and obtain the Financing financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters on the terms and conditions described no less favorable to the Buyer in the Financing aggregate than the Commitment LetterLetters. The Buyer will furnish correct and complete copies of such definitive agreements to the Company promptly upon their execution.
(b) The Buyer shall keep the Company informed with respect to all material activity concerning the status of the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters and shall give the Company prompt notice of any material adverse change with respect to such financings. Without limiting the foregoing, including using commercially reasonable efforts the Buyer agrees to notify the Company promptly, and in any event within two Business Days, if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) maintain in effect the Financing any Commitment LetterLetter shall expire or be terminated for any reason, (ii) satisfy any financing source that is a party to any Commitment Letter notifies the Buyer that such source no longer intends to provide financing to the Buyer on a timely basis all conditions applicable to Parent and Merger Sub’s obtaining the Financing that are within their controlterms set forth therein, or (iii) negotiate definitive agreements with respect thereto for any reason the Buyer no longer believes in good faith that it will be able to obtain all or any portion of the financing contemplated by the Commitment Letters on substantially the terms and conditions contained in the Financing Commitment Letter, and (iv) consummate the Financing at or prior to the Closingdescribed therein. Without the Company’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed), Parent The Buyer shall not, and shall not permit Merger Sub to, agree to or permit any amendment, replacement, supplement, or other modification of, or waive any of its material rights underAffiliates to, without the Financing Commitment Letter prior written consent of the Company, take any action or enter into any definitive agreements related to the Financing Commitment Letter (transaction, including any and all fee letters)merger, if such amendmentacquisition, replacementjoint venture, supplement disposition, lease, contract or other modification debt or waiver equity financing, that would reasonably be expected to preventimpair, materially delaydelay or prevent the Buyer’s obtaining of the financing contemplated by any Commitment Letter. The Buyer shall not amend or alter, or materially impede the consummation of the Financing agree to amend or alter, any Commitment Letter in any manner that would reasonably be expected to impair, delay or prevent the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Parent and Merger Sub may (Agreement without the prior written consent of the Company.
(c) replace and amend the Financing If any Commitment Letter shall be terminated or modified in a manner materially adverse to add lendersthe Buyer for any reason, lead arrangersthe Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, book runnersand, syndication agentsif obtained, or similar entities will provide the Company with a copy of, a new financing commitment that had not executed provides for at least the Financing same amount of financing as such Commitment Letter as originally issued; provided that the Buyer shall be under no obligation to obtain or seek to obtain any financing on terms and conditions less favorable, in the aggregate, to the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary than those included in the Debt Commitment Letter (as determined in the good faith reasonable discretion of the date of this AgreementBuyer).
(d) The Company agrees to provide, so long as any and to cause its Subsidiaries and its and their Representatives to provide, the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary with such addition would not reasonably be expected cooperation (including with respect to prevent, materially hinder, or materially delay timeliness) in connection with the consummation arrangement of the Financing or the transactions financings contemplated by this Agreement. Upon any such amendment, replacement, supplement, or modification of any of the Financing Commitment Letter in accordance with this Section 5.16(a), the term “Financing Commitment Letter” shall mean the Financing Debt Commitment Letter as so amendedmay be reasonably requested by the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary, replacedincluding (i) participation in meetings, supplementeddrafting sessions, or modified in accordance due diligence sessions, management presentation sessions, “road shows” and sessions with this Section 5.16(a)rating agencies, (ii) furnishing the Buyer, the Transitory Subsidiary and their financing sources with financial and other pertinent information regarding the term “Financing” shall mean Company as may be reasonably requested by the financing Buyer to consummate the financings contemplated by the Financing Debt Commitment Letter, including all financial statements and financial data required to consummate the financing at the time during the Company’s fiscal year such offering will be made if such offering were registered under the Securities Act and of the type and form customarily included in private placements under Rule 144A of the Securities Act (the “Required Financial Information”) (and shall allow the Buyer’s Representative the opportunity to review and comment upon the financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in draft form to the extent such financial statements were not prepared prior to the date hereof), (iii) assisting the Buyer in preparing materials for rating agency presentations, bank information memoranda, offering memoranda, private placement memoranda and similar documents, (iv) providing and executing documents as may reasonably be requested by the Buyer, (v) using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain surveys and title insurance as may be reasonably requested by the Buyer, and (vi) reasonably facilitating the pledge of collateral. The Company shall also use reasonable best efforts to cause legal counsel to provide customary legal opinions and an independent auditor of the Company to provide any unqualified opinions, consents or customary comfort letters with respect to its financial statements. The Company shall allow the Buyer’s Representatives the opportunity to review and comment upon any such financial statements (including pro forma financial statements) in draft form and to allow such Representatives access to the Company and supporting documentation with respect to the preparation of such financial statements and the independent auditors’ work papers relating to such financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) such requested cooperation shall not unreasonably interfere with the ongoing operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any commitment or other similar fee or incur any other liability in connection with the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters prior to the Effective Time. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time, the Buyer shall, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with such cooperation. If this Agreement is terminated prior to the Effective Time, the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall, on a joint and several basis, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement of the financings contemplated by the Commitment Letters and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than information relating to the Company provided by the Company for use therein).
(e) Not less than three business days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to the Buyer payoff letters from third-party lenders or trustees, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, with respect to all indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries identified on Section 5.3(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter as so amended, replaced, supplemented or modifiedentered into after the date hereof.
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Sources: Merger Agreement (Kronos Inc)