Excluded Liabilities Other than as specifically listed in Section 2.03 above, Buyer shall not assume any Liability whatsoever of Sellers, whether or not arising from or related to the Business or the Purchased Assets (the “Excluded Liabilities”), and Sellers shall pay, perform and discharge, as and when due, each such Excluded Liability. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Excluded Liabilities shall include, and under no circumstances shall Buyer be deemed to assume any Liability arising out of or relating to:
(a) any actual or alleged tortious conduct, breach of Contract or violation of Applicable Law by any Seller or their employees or agents;
(b) any product sold or manufactured prior to the Closing Date;
(c) Taxes of any kind or character (other than property taxes attributable to the Purchased Assets, to the extent prorated hereunder);
(d) the ownership, operation, use or disposal of any Excluded Asset;
(e) any collective bargaining agreement, employee compensation or employee benefits including Liability for severance pay, overtime pay, bonus or incentive compensation, retirement plans (including any underfunding or withdrawal liability pursuant to the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendment Act of 1980, arising from contributions made by the Sellers to the plans in question, as calculated through, and as of, any such withdrawal caused by the purchase of the Purchased Assets described herein, or otherwise triggered within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, regardless of whether or not the amount of such Liability is known as of the time of such withdrawal) unemployment compensation, vacation, sick leave, termination pay or relating to any Employee Benefit Plan of any Seller or of any of their Affiliates;
(f) any Environmental Liability relating to or arising out of any condition or obligation existing on or prior to the Closing Date;
(g) any Debt of Sellers or any of their Affiliates;
(h) any Proceedings relating to Sellers or to the conduct or ownership of the Business or the Purchased Assets on or prior to the Closing Date, whether or not listed in Section 4.07(a) of the Disclosure Letter;
(i) any Liability arising out of any present or former business activity of Sellers other than the Business;
(j) any claims, choses in action, causes of action, rights of recovery, rights of set-off of any kind by any third party (including any employee or former employee of any Seller) arising out of the conduct of the Business, or the ownership, operation or use of any Purchased Assets on or prior to the Closing Date; or
(k) any Liability of Sellers under or arising by reason of this Agreement, or incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any Sellers’ legal and accounting fees and expenses.
Indebtedness and Liabilities Incur, create, assume, become or be liable in any manner with respect to, or permit to exist, any Indebtedness or Liability, other than:
(a) Indebtedness to the Lender for Advances, or otherwise;
(b) Indebtedness and Liabilities with respect to trade obligations, accounts payable and other normal accruals incurred in the ordinary course of business, or with respect to which any of the Borrowers is contesting in good faith the amount or validity thereof by appropriate proceedings, and then only to the extent that the Borrowers have set aside on their books adequate reserves therefor;
(c) Indebtedness under those Real Property Leases listed on Schedule "3.07" annexed hereto;
(d) Indebtedness under Existing Operating Leases listed on Schedule "3.05" annexed hereto;
(e) Existing Indebtedness, but only to the extent set forth on Schedule "6.01(e)" annexed hereto;
(f) Purchase money Indebtedness or other Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with Investments (including the acquisition of additional assets or businesses) and Capital Expenditures made following the Agreement Date; provided, however, that: (i) the Borrowers shall, in connection with the incurrence of any and all such Indebtedness, be in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.06(c) and Section 6.09 hereof; and (ii) to the extent that the Borrowers shall elect to incur Indebtedness for money borrowed (other than purchase money Indebtedness) from any financial institution in connection with any permitted Investment contemplated by Section 6.06(c) hereof, they shall afford the Lender a right of first refusal to provide the financing therefor; provided, that the terms and conditions of any such financing which the Lender may (at their sole discretion) elect to offer shall be on terms and conditions which, in the aggregate, shall be no less favorable to the Borrowers than those offered by any other financial institution;
(g) Intercompany Investments which are represented by instruments that are promptly delivered (with all necessary endorsements thereon) to the Lender pursuant to the Security Agreement; and
(h) Subordinated Debt in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Lender.
Retained Liabilities All Liabilities of the Company other than Assumed Liabilities (the "RETAINED LIABILITIES") shall be retained and paid, performed and discharged when due by the Company and Parent (PROVIDED, that the Company shall have the ability to contest, in good faith, any such claim of liability asserted in respect thereof by any Person other than Purchaser and its Affiliates, so long as such contest does not result in a Lien upon any of the Assets):
(i) except to the extent any such liability is reflected on the Closing Date Balance Sheet as a current liability of the Business, any loss or liability of the Company of any nature or description, whether liquidated or contingent, to the extent (a) resulting from events or conditions which occurred or existed prior to the Transfer Time, or (b) arising out of or relating to the Excluded Assets (including those items identified as Retained Liabilities in SECTION 1.08);
(ii) any loss or liability relating to current or former employees of the Business (and their eligible dependents and beneficiaries), including with respect to employment or Benefit Plans, which accrued on or prior to the Transfer Time, except to the extent that such liability is reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet as a current liability of the Business;
(iii) all Liabilities with respect to gaming chips and tokens issued by the Company (but not progressive meters), except as provided otherwise herein;
(iv) all Liabilities related to Benefit Plans, except to the extent that such liability is reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet as a current liability of the Business;
(v) all Indebtedness (other than current accounts payable or accrued expenses of the Company incurred or accrued in the ordinary course of business, but only to the extent that the accrual for such payables and expenses has been properly reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet, and other than to the extent arising following the Transfer Time under Contracts that constitute Assets);
(vi) any Liability, whether currently in existence or arising hereafter, owed by the Company to any of its Affiliates;
(vii) all Liabilities related to any fines or penalties imposed against the Company (or with respect to the Business or any Asset) by any Governmental or Regulatory Authority (including, without limitation, the Commission) prior to the Transfer Time; and
(viii) all other Liabilities of the Company other than the Assumed Liabilities.
Accrued Liabilities On termination, the rights and liabilities of the Parties that have accrued before termination shall subsist.
ERISA Liabilities The Borrower shall not, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates not to, (i) permit the assets of any of their respective Plans to be less than the amount necessary to provide all accrued benefits under such Plans, or (ii) enter into any Multiemployer Plan.