Cooperation with Financing (a) Prior to the Closing, each of the Seller Parties shall use reasonable best efforts to provide, and shall cause the other Target Companies to use reasonable best efforts to provide, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause its and their respective Representatives to provide, in each case at US Buyer’s sole cost and expense, such cooperation as may reasonably be requested by US Buyer that is customary and necessary in connection with arranging and obtaining the Financing contemplated by the Commitment Letter, including (in each case to the extent that the same is reasonably requested or is otherwise expressly required by the Commitment Letter):
(i) assisting in preparation for and participation in marketing efforts (including a reasonable number of meetings with prospective lenders on reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, due diligence and drafting sessions, and not more than one presentation and session with rating agencies);
(ii) providing the Required Financial Information to US Buyer;
(iii) if the Closing has not occurred, on or prior to February 14, 2017, furnishing US Buyer and the Financing Sources on or before February 15, 2017, with the unaudited consolidated balance sheet, consolidated income statement and consolidated cash flow statement of the Business for the 12 months ended December 31, 2016;
(iv) furnishing US Buyer and the Financing Sources with all other financial and other pertinent information regarding the Business as is required by the Commitment Letter and reasonably requested by US Buyer; provided, that no such preparation of materials or information (including in relation to clause (a)(i) above) shall require the preparation by any Seller Party, Target Company or the Business of pro forma financial or other pro forma information not currently available as of the date of this Agreement;
(v) facilitating delivery at the Closing of customary evidence of property and liability insurance, including endorsements in favor of the Financing Sources;
(vi) executing and delivering such documents, instruments, certificates or information, as may be reasonably requested in connection with the Financing (including all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act) so long as any such documents, instruments certificates or information are requested by US Buyer at least ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date;
(vii) delivering such officer’s certificates as are customary in financings of such type (including a certificate of the chief financial officer of US Seller with respect to solvency matters in the form attached to the Commitment Letter) and as are, in the good faith determination of the Person(s) executing such certificates, accurate in all material respects, and agreeing to pledge, grant security interests in, and otherwise grant Liens on, the Assets pursuant to such agreements, documents, instruments and certificates as may be reasonably requested (including such agreements, documents or certificates that facilitate the creation, perfection or enforcement of Liens securing the Financing (including original copies of all certificated securities (with transfer powers executed in blank)) as may be reasonably requested by US Buyer, and executing and delivering any pledge and security documents and otherwise facilitating the pledging of collateral); provided that no obligation of the Seller Parties, the Target Companies or any of their Subsidiaries under any such agreement or other financing document shall be effective until the Closing;
(viii) taking all corporate actions reasonably necessary to permit the consummation of the Financing; and
(ix) executing and delivering definitive agreements (the “Definitive Financing Agreements”) with respect to the Financing, subject to the occurrence of the Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (1) US Buyer shall ensure that such requested cooperation does not unreasonably interfere with the Business (it being understood and agreed that neither any Seller nor any Target Company shall be required to take any action that unreasonably interferes with the Business); (2) neither any Seller nor any Target Company nor any of their respective Representatives, shall, in connection with the Financing: (A) be required to take any action that would result in a violation of applicable Law or breach of any Contract or subject it to actual or potential Liability; (B) have any Liability under any Definitive Financing Agreement or any related document or other agreement or document related to the Financing, other than any such Liability of any Target Company following the Closing; (C) be required to incur any other Liability in connection with the Financing, other than any other Liability incurred by any Target Company following the Closing; (D) be required to disclose or provide any information the disclosure of which, in the reasonable judgment of any Seller or any Target Company supported by outside legal counsel, is restricted by Contract, applicable Law or Order, is subject to attorney-client privilege, or would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of third parties or violate any obligation of any Seller or any Target Company with respect to confidentiality; (E) be required to enter into or perform under any agreement with respect to the Financing that is not contingent upon the Closing or that would be effective prior to or simultaneous with the Closing, or (F) be required to waive or amend any terms of this Agreement or agree to pay any fees or reimburse any expenses prior to the Closing for which it has not received prior reimbursement or is not otherwise indemnified by or on behalf of any Buyer.
(b) US Buyer shall, promptly upon request by the Sellers’ Representative, reimburse Sellers and the Target Companies and/or their respective Representatives for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses, including all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of outside counsel and other advisors, incurred by any Seller, any Target Company or such Representative in connection with the cooperation contemplated by Section 7.18(a). US Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Sellers, the Target Companies and their respective Representatives (collectively, the “Financing Indemnitees”) against any and all Losses (including advancing attorneys’ fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of any Proceeding) directly or indirectly suffered or incurred by the Financing Indemnitees in connection with the Financing, including any information provided in connection therewith or the cooperation by any Seller or any Target Company with respect thereto, in each case, other than to the extent arising out of any Seller’s, any Target Company’s or any of their respective Representative’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. This Section 7.18(b) shall survive the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Closing and any termination of this Agreement, and is intended to benefit, and may be enforced by, the Financing Indemnitees and their respective heirs, executors, estates, personal representatives, successors and assigns, and shall be binding on all successors and permitted assigns of Buyers.
(c) Each Seller Party hereby consents, and agrees to cause the other Target Companies to consent to, to the use of its and their logos solely in connection with the Financing upon prior notice to the Sellers’ Representative; provided, however, that such logos shall be used solely in a manner that is not intended or reasonably likely to harm, disparage or otherwise adversely affect any Seller Party or any other Target Company.
(d) Each Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, other than the obligations to cooperate expressly set forth in this Section 7.18, no Seller or any Target Company has any responsibility or liability in relation to any financing that any Buyer may seek or obtain in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.