Post-Closing Access (a) Each of Seller and Buyer shall, and Buyer shall cause the Company to, preserve and keep all books and records and other information relating to the accounting, legal, Tax, regulatory, business and financial affairs of the Company and the Rolling Mill Business for a period of seven (7) years after the Closing Date (or, in the case of information relating to Taxes, until the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations), or for a longer period if (i) required by Law (including any statute of limitations and applicable extensions thereof) or any Governmental Authority or (ii) reasonably necessary with respect to the prosecution or defense of any audit or other legal or regulatory action that is then pending or threatened so long as the requesting Party has notified the other Party with prior written notice of the need to retain such books, records or information. (b) Following the Closing, for so long as such information is retained by Buyer in accordance with Section 5.8(a), Buyer shall, and shall cause the Company, to permit Seller and its authorized Representatives, at Seller’s sole cost and expense, to have reasonable access and duplication rights during normal business hours, upon reasonable prior written notice to Buyer to the information described in Section 5.8(a) to the extent that such access may be reasonably required in connection with (i) the preparation of any Tax Return, accounting records or with respect to any Tax Claim or similar proceedings, (ii) any Action relating to Seller, the Company or the Rolling Mill Business, (iii) any Governmental Filing or matter (including investigations by Governmental Authorities) or (iv) any other valid legal or business purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller shall have no right of access to, and Buyer shall have no obligation to provide, (A) any information if doing so would reasonably be expected to (1) violate any Contract or Law to which Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including the Company) is a party or is subject, (2) result in a loss of the ability to successfully assert a claim of privilege (including the attorney-client and work product privileges), (3) result in the disclosure of any competitively sensitive information of Buyer or of any of its Affiliates (including the Company), or (4) breach a confidentiality or other obligation to a Third Party (provided that Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of any Third Party with regards to such disclosure), or (B) any consolidated, combined, affiliated or unitary Tax Return which includes Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including the Company) or any Tax-related work papers. (c) Following the Closing, for so long as such information is retained by Seller in accordance with Section 5.8(a), Seller shall permit Buyer and its authorized Representatives, at Buyer’s sole cost and expense, to have reasonable access and duplication rights during normal business hours, upon reasonable prior written notice to Seller, to the information described in Section 5.8(a) to the extent that such access may be reasonably required in connection with (i) the preparation of any Tax Return, accounting records or with any Tax Claim or similar proceedings, (ii) any Action relating to the Company or the Rolling Mill Business, (iii) any Governmental Filing or matter (including investigations by Governmental Authorities) or (iv) any other valid legal or business purpose. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall have no right of access to, and Seller shall have no obligation to provide, (A) any information if doing so would reasonably be expected to (1) violate any Contract or Law to which Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party or is subject,
Post-Closing Access to Information For a period of seven (7) years from the Closing Date, except as prohibited by applicable Law, Seller and Buyer shall, subject to compliance by the other with the provisions of Section 5.12 and the Transition Services Agreement, afford to each other and to each other’s Representatives reasonable access and duplicating rights (with copying costs to be borne by the requesting party) during normal business hours to all books and records, documents and other information (collectively, “Information”) within the knowledge, possession or control of the other party or its Affiliates solely to the extent relating to (a) in the case of requests by Buyer, the FH Business, Transferred FH Companies (and their Closing Subsidiaries), FH Assets, the Acquired FH Assets, Assumed Liabilities or Transferred Employees and (b) in the case of requests by Seller, the Excluded Businesses, the Excluded Assets or the Retained Liabilities, insofar in each case as such access is reasonably required by Seller or Buyer or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates for legitimate business reasons and does not violate any applicable Law or any confidentiality obligations applicable to Seller or Buyer or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates, as the case may be (and shall use reasonable efforts to cause persons or firms possessing relevant Information to give similar access) and, to the extent practicable, such Information is identified by the requesting party with reasonable specificity; provided, however, that no party shall be required to disclose any Information if (i) it believes in good faith that doing so presents a significant risk, based on advice of counsel (which can be inside counsel) of resulting in a loss of the ability to successfully assert a claim of Privilege or (ii) Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, are adverse parties in a litigation (other than a litigation with respect to a claim for indemnification under this Agreement) and such information is reasonably pertinent thereto; provided, further, that, in the case of clause (i) above, the parties hereto shall reasonably cooperate in seeking to find a way to allow disclosure of such information without resulting in a loss of the ability to successfully assert a claim of Privilege; provided, further, that Seller and its Affiliates shall not be required to provide Buyer or its Representatives with any information related to the Sale Process or Seller’s or its Representatives’ evaluation thereof, including projections, financial or other information related thereto other than projections, financial or other information prepared in the ordinary course of the FH Business without being primarily prepared for the Sale Process. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Information may be requested under this Section 5.9 for audit and accounting purposes and in connection with Actions, as well as for purposes of fulfilling disclosure and reporting obligations.
Closing Escrow The Closing shall take place by means of a so called “New York style” escrow (the “Closing Escrow”), and, at or prior to the Closing, the Parties shall enter into a closing escrow agreement with the Escrow Agent with respect to the Closing Escrow in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Seller, Purchaser and the Escrow Agent (the “Closing Escrow Agreement”) pursuant to which (i) the Purchase Price to be paid by Purchaser pursuant to Section 3.3 shall be deposited with Escrow Agent, (ii) all of the documents required to be delivered by Seller and Purchaser at Closing pursuant to this Agreement shall be deposited with Escrow Agent, and (iii) at Closing, the Purchase Price (as adjusted pursuant to Section 3.1) and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Money shall be disbursed to Seller and the documents deposited into the Closing Escrow shall be delivered to Seller and Purchaser (as the case may be) pursuant to the Closing Escrow Agreement.
Post-Closing Cooperation Each Party to this Agreement agrees that on and after Closing, it will execute any and all necessary documents, and take any and all necessary actions, to effect the purposes and terms of this Agreement or any other reasonable request. Specifically, the Parties shall (a) reasonably cooperate with each other in the defense of any litigation, investigation, claim or proceeding related to Sellers including the provision of witnesses and records (including contracts, memoranda, charge data, invoices, correspondence and other documentation) in a timely manner as reasonably requested by a Party to this Agreement; (b) reasonably cooperate with each other on all matters related to the preparation and submission of claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other third party payers for services provided to beneficiaries; (c) reasonably cooperate with each other in the preparation and settlement of Medicare and Medicaid cost reports for all cost reporting years which are open as of the Closing Date in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.13; and (d) abide by any applicable confidentiality privileges. Each Party also agrees to (i) promptly notify each other Party in writing of any claim or threatened claim against a Party or its present, previous or future directors, trustees or officers arising out of any matter relating to the Transaction; (ii) promptly deliver to the appropriate Party all correspondence or other written materials received by a Party after Closing pertaining to that Party; and (iii) provide any documents necessary to obtain or maintain licenses, franchises, permits, certificates, certificates of need, accreditations, contracts, consents, and approvals, required by law or governmental regulations from all applicable federal, state and local authorities and any other regulatory agencies necessary for the legal operation of the Healthcare Facilities by Purchaser and to otherwise further the terms of the Transaction set forth in this Agreement and any Exhibits hereto. With respect to clause (a), above, and without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, (i) if Purchaser is named as a defendant in any malpractice claim stemming from care provided at a Hospital prior to the Closing Date, Sellers shall, at Sellers’ sole cost, provide such Purchaser with legal defense to such claims and indemnify Purchasers in accordance with Article 16; and (ii) if any Seller is named as a defendant in any malpractice claim stemming from care provided at the Hospitals on or after the Closing Date, Purchasers shall, at Purchasers’ sole cost, provide such Seller with legal defense to such claims and indemnify Purchasers in accordance with Article 16.
Deliveries at Closing At the Closing, the Seller and the Buyer, respectively, will deliver the following documents: (a) The Seller and AUGI will deliver or cause to be delivered to EXTEL and to the Buyer: (i) a copy of the by-laws of the Seller and resolutions adopted by the Seller's Board of Directors and sole stockholder approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, certified by the Secretary of the Seller as of the Closing Date; (ii) a copy of the certificate of incorporation of the Seller, with all amendments thereto, together with a long form good standing certificate and tax clearance certificate, certified by the Secretary of State of the Seller's state of incorporation as of a date no later than five (5) days before the Closing Date; (iii) certificate(s) by the Secretaries of the Seller and of AUGI, dated as of the Closing Date, attesting to the authority and verifying the signature of each person who signed this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or certificate delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby on behalf of the Seller and AUGI, respectively; (iv) all agreements, authorizations, exemptions, waivers and consents of any third persons or entities required to be obtained by the Seller or AUGI hereunder or generally necessary for the consummation by the Seller and AUGI of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (v) sufficient, original, executed copies of assignments of patents, trademarks and/or copyrights, in form and substance acceptable to the Buyer, such that there is one original version for each group of patents, trademarks and copyrights; (vi) certificate(s), dated the Closing Date, signed by the chief financial officer of each of the Seller and AUGI that the conditions specified in Section 10.2(a) and (b) hereof have been fulfilled in all respects; (vii) assignment of leases for each Lease; and (viii) such other specific instruments of sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, and delivery as are required to vest good and marketable title to the Assets in the Buyer. (b) EXTEL and the Buyer will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Seller and to AUGI: (i) a copy of the by-laws of the Buyer and resolutions adopted by the Buyer's Board of Directors and sole stockholder approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, certified by the Secretary of the Buyer as of the Closing Date; (ii) a copy of the certificate of incorporation of the Buyer, with all amendments thereto, together with a long form good standing certificate and tax clearance certificate, certified by the Secretary of State of the Buyer's state of incorporation as of a date no later than five (5) days before the Closing Date; (iii) certificate(s) by the Secretaries of EXTEL and of the Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, attesting to the authority and verifying the signature of each person who signed this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or certificate delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby on behalf of EXTEL and the Buyer, respectively; (iv) certificate(s), dated the Closing Date, signed by the chief financial officer of each of EXTEL and the Buyer that the conditions specified in Section 10.1(a) and (b) hereof have been fulfilled in all respects; and (v) such other specific instruments of conveyance, assignment, transfer, and delivery as are required to confirm that the Buyer shall have assumed the payment and performance of the Assumed Liabilities and the performance of the Material Contracts.