Preparation of Draft Closing Balance Sheet Clause Samples

Preparation of Draft Closing Balance Sheet. Within 45 days after the Closing Date, the Seller will prepare and deliver to the Buyer a balance sheet (the "Draft Closing Balance Sheet") as of the close of business on the Closing Date determined on a pro forma basis as though the parties had not consummated the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Draft Closing Balance Sheet shall include only the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities and shall reflect the Net Asset Book Value. The Seller will prepare each item on the Draft Closing Balance Sheet in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and consistent with Seller's prior practices in the preparation of the Financial Statements. The Inventory shall be determined by the parties in accordance with the principles set forth on Exhibit 1.5(d) based on a physical inventory in which Buyer may participate. The "Adjusted Purchase Price" shall be the sum of the Net Asset Book Value as set forth in the Draft Closing Balance Sheet and Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000).
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Preparation of Draft Closing Balance Sheet. The Purchaser shall deliver to the Sellers as soon as practicable, and in no event later than 120 days after the Effective Date, a combined balance sheet of the Company Group dated as of the Effective Date, prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the application of GAAP in the 2004 GAAP Balance Sheet (the “Draft Closing Balance Sheet”), and a calculation of the Adjusted GAAP Equity of the Company Group as of the Effective Date based on the Draft Closing Balance Sheet. The Purchaser shall engage ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or another actuarial firm of national reputation mutually agreed by the Purchaser and the Sellers to conduct an Independent Actuarial Evaluation of the reserves of Transguard for unpaid loss and loss adjustment expenses, net of reinsurance, as at the Effective Date. The Draft Closing Balance Sheet shall reflect reserves recorded based on the actuarial select estimate of unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses set forth in such Independent Actuarial Evaluation as of the Effective Date. The Sellers shall cooperate with the Purchaser and take such actions as may be necessary or otherwise reasonably requested by the Purchaser in connection with the preparation of the Draft Closing Balance Sheet, including making the Sellers’ advisors available for the purpose of providing such information as the Purchaser may reasonably request in order to prepare such financial statements.
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  • Closing Balance Sheet (a) As promptly as practicable, but no later than ninety (90) days, after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause to be prepared and delivered to Seller a written statement (the “Final Closing Statement”) that shall include and set forth (i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Subsidiaries, which shall present the consolidated financial position of the Company and the Subsidiaries as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date in accordance with the Accounting Policies (the “Closing Balance Sheet”) and shall include line items consistent with those in the Company Balance Sheet and (ii) a calculation of the actual (A) Working Capital (the “Closing Working Capital”), (B) Cash (the “Closing Cash”), and (C) Transaction Expenses (the “Closing Transaction Expenses”) (with each of Closing Working Capital and Closing Cash determined as of the close of business on the day prior to the Closing Date and without giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein and Closing Transaction Expenses determined as of the Closing, giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein. All calculations of Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and Closing Transaction Expenses shall be accompanied by a certificate of a duly authorized officer of Buyer certifying that such estimates have been calculated in accordance with this Agreement and the Accounting Policies, to the extent applicable. (b) The Final Closing Statement shall become final and binding on the thirtieth (30th) day following delivery thereof, unless prior to the end of such period, Seller delivers to the Buyer written notice of its disagreement (a “Notice of Disagreement”) specifying the nature and amount of any dispute as to the Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and/or Closing Transaction Expenses, as set forth in the Final Closing Statement. Seller shall be deemed to have agreed with all items and amounts of Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and/or Closing Transaction Expenses not specifically referenced in the Notice of Disagreement, and such items and amounts shall not be subject to review in accordance with Section 2.04(c). (c) During the fifteen (15) day period following delivery of a Notice of Disagreement by Seller to Buyer, the parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the disputed items with respect to the computation of the Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and/or Closing Transaction Expenses as specified therein. Any disputed items resolved in writing between Seller and Buyer within such fifteen (15) day period shall be final and binding with respect to such items, and if Seller and Buyer agree in writing on the resolution of each disputed item specified by Seller in the Notice of Disagreement and the amount of the Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and Closing Transaction Expenses, the amounts so determined shall be final and binding on the parties for all purposes hereunder. If Seller and Buyer have not resolved all such differences by the end of such fifteen (15) day period, no later than ten (10) days following the end of such fifteen (15) day period, Seller and Buyer shall submit, in writing, to an independent public accounting firm (the “Independent Accounting Firm”), their briefs detailing their views as to the correct nature and amount of each item remaining in dispute and the amounts of the Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and Closing Transaction Expenses, and the Independent Accounting Firm shall make a written determination as to each such disputed item and the amount of the Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and Closing Transaction Expenses, which determination shall be final and binding on the parties for all purposes hereunder. In making such calculations, the Independent Accounting Firm shall consider only those items and amounts in Seller’s and Buyer’s respective calculations of the Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash and Closing Transaction Expenses that are identified as being items and amounts to which Seller and Buyer have been unable to agree. In resolving any disputed item, the Independent Accounting Firm may not assign a value to any item greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by either party or less than the smallest value for such item claimed by either party. The Independent Accounting Firm shall be Ernst & Young LLP or, if such firm is unable or unwilling to act, such other independent public accounting firm as shall be agreed in writing between Seller and Buyer. Seller and Buyer shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Independent Accounting Firm to render a written decision resolving the matters submitted to it within thirty (30) days following the submission thereof. In acting under this Agreement, the Independent Accounting Firm will be entitled to the privileges and immunities of an arbitrator. (d) The costs of any dispute resolution pursuant to Section 2.04(c), including the fees and expenses of the Independent Accounting Firm and of any enforcement of the determination thereof, shall be borne by Seller and Buyer in inverse proportion as they may prevail on the matters resolved by the Independent Accounting Firm, which proportionate allocation shall be calculated on an aggregate basis based on the relative dollar values of the amounts in dispute and shall be determined by the Independent Accounting Firm at the time the determination of such firm is rendered on the merits of the matters submitted. The fees and disbursements of the representatives of each party incurred in connection with the preparation or review of the Final Closing Statement and preparation or review of any Notice of Disagreement, as applicable, shall be borne by such party or parties. (e) Buyer will cause the Company to afford Seller and its representatives (including Deloitte & Touche LLP), reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable prior notice, to the personnel, properties, books and records of the Company and the Subsidiaries and their representatives and to any other information reasonably requested for purposes of preparing and reviewing the calculations contemplated by this Section 2.04. Each party shall authorize its accountants to disclose work papers generated by such accountants in connection with preparing and reviewing the calculations of the Working Capital and Cash as specified in this Section 2.04; provided that such accountants shall not be obligated to make any work papers available except in accordance with such accountants’ disclosure procedures and then only after the non-client party has signed a customary agreement relating to access to such work papers in form and substance acceptable to such accountants. (f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties acknowledge and agree that each item required to be reflected in any of the Closing Working Capital, Closing Cash or Closing Transaction Expenses is intended to, and shall, be accounted for only once, without duplication, in determining the adjustments to be made to the Purchase Price in accordance with this Agreement, including pursuant to this Section 2.04, Section 2.05, Article 11 and Article 13.

  • Closing Date Balance Sheet (a) Within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare and deliver to Shareholders' Representative a draft Closing Date Balance Sheet, which shall be prepared (i) in accordance with GAAP applied in a manner consistent with the past practice of the Company, except as otherwise specifically required by the Net Worth Methodology and (ii) in a manner consistent with the December Balance Sheet. (b) If Shareholders' Representative has no objections to the draft Closing Date Balance Sheet, such draft shall constitute the Closing Date Balance Sheet. If Shareholders' Representative has any objections to the draft Closing Date Balance Sheet, it will deliver a detailed statement describing its objections to Buyer within thirty (30) days after receiving the draft Closing Date Balance Sheet. Shareholders' Representative and Buyer will use their commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any such objections. If Shareholders' Representative duly gives Buyer such notice of objection, and if Buyer and Shareholders' Representative fail to resolve the issues outstanding with respect to the Closing Date Balance Sheet and the calculation of the Closing Date Net Worth within thirty (30) days of Buyer's receipt of Shareholders' Representative's objection notice, Buyer and Shareholders' Representative shall submit the issues remaining in dispute to PricewaterhouseCoopers, certified public accountants (the "Independent Accountants"). If issues remaining in dispute are submitted to the Independent Accountants for resolution, (i) Buyer and Shareholders' Representative shall promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to the Independent Accountants such work papers and other documents and information relating to the disputed issues as the Independent Accountants may request and are available to that party or its agents and shall be afforded the opportunity to present to the Independent Accountants any material relating to the disputed issues and to discuss the issues with the Independent Accountants; (ii) the determination by the Independent Accountants, as set forth in a notice to be delivered to both Buyer and Shareholders' Representative within thirty (30) days of the submission to the Independent Accountants of the issues remaining in dispute, shall be final, binding and conclusive on the parties and shall be used in the calculation of the Closing Date Net Worth; and (iii) Buyer shall bear fifty percent (50%) of the fees and costs of the Independent Accountants for such determination and fifty percent (50%) of such fees and expenses shall be paid from the Escrow Fund. (c) Buyer will make the work papers used in preparing the draft Closing Date Balance Sheet and the Closing Date Balance Sheet available to Shareholders' Representative at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice at any time during the preparation by Buyer of the draft Closing Date Balance Sheet and the resolution of any objections with respect thereto.

  • Financial Statements; Servicing Facility In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may make available to a prospective Purchaser a Consolidated Statement of Operations of the Company for the most recently completed two fiscal years for which such a statement is available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition at the end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company also shall make available any comparable interim statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by or on behalf of the Company (and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Company or to the public at large). The Company also shall make available to Purchaser or prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions respecting recent developments affecting the Company or the financial statements of the Company, and to permit any prospective Purchaser to inspect the Company's servicing facilities for the purpose of satisfying such prospective Purchaser that the Company has the ability to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement.

  • Final Closing Statement (a) On or before the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, Buyer or its representatives shall prepare a schedule setting forth its determination of Working Capital, Indebtedness and Seller Transaction Expenses (the “Final Closing Statement”) and shall deliver the Final Closing Statement to the Seller. Working Capital shall be determined disregarding any effects on the assets and liabilities of the Seller of (i) purchase accounting adjustments arising from or resulting as a consequence of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) any cash, cash equivalents, or stock contributed to Seller by Buyer or any of its Affiliates on the Closing Date. (b) Prior to the date which is thirty (30) days after Buyer’s delivery of the Final Closing Statement (the “Protest Date”), the Seller may deliver written notice to Buyer (the “Protest Notice”) setting forth any objections which the Seller may have to the Final Closing Statement. The Protest Notice shall specify in reasonable detail any contested amounts and the basis therefor and shall include a schedule setting forth the Seller’s determination of Working Capital, Indebtedness and Seller Transaction Expenses. If a Protest Notice is not delivered prior to the Protest Date, the Working Capital, Indebtedness and Seller Transaction Expenses as set forth on the Final Closing Statement shall be final, binding and non-appealable by the Sellers. If a Protest Notice is delivered prior to the Protest Date, any amounts not disputed therein shall be final, binding and non-appealable by the Seller. Upon receipt of the Final Closing Statement, the Seller and its accountants will be given reasonable access upon reasonable notice to the relevant books, records, workpapers and personnel during regular business hours for the purpose of verifying Working Capital, Indebtedness and Seller Transaction Expenses. The parties will thereafter negotiate any objections in the Protest Notice in good faith.

  • Closing Financial Statements At least eight Business Days prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, Malvern shall provide First Bank with ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s consolidated financial statements presenting the financial condition of Malvern and its Subsidiaries as of the close of business on the last day of the last month ended prior to the Effective Time of the Merger and Malvern’s consolidated results of operations for the period from January 1, 2022 through the close of business on the last day of the last month ended prior to the Effective Time of the Merger (the “Closing Financial Statements”); provided, that if the Effective Time of the Merger occurs on or before the 15th Business Day of the month, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall have provided consolidated financial statements as of and through the second month preceding the Effective Time of the Merger. Such financial statements shall be accompanied by a certificate of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’s chief financial officer, dated as of the date of delivery, to the effect that such financial statements continue to reflect accurately, as of the date of the certificate, the financial condition of Malvern in all material respects. Such financial statements shall have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with GAAP, and reflect all period-end accruals and other adjustments. Such Closing Financial Statements shall also reflect as of their date (a) accruals for (i) all fees and expenses of all attorneys, accountants, investment bankers and other advisors and agents for Malvern for services rendered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) any employee severance, retention or change-in-control payments or expenses consistent with the terms of this Agreement, (iii) any payment made or expense accrued for the purchase of a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy pursuant to this Agreement, (iv) other third-party costs, fees and expenses incurred or accrued by Malvern in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and in each case, paid by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or payable by Malvern prior to the Effective Time, (v) losses incurred or accrued by ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ relating to the loans listed in Section 8.2(f)(1) of Malvern’s Disclosure Memorandum, (vi) costs, fees expenses, or any other amounts or payments, incurred or accrued by Malvern in connection with the matter set forth in Section 8.2(f)(2) of Malvern’s Disclosure Memorandum, (vii) changes in accumulated other comprehensive income from September 30, 2022 through the Closing Date, and (viii) changes to changes to GAAP or regulatory accounting requirements, including GAAP shareholders’ equity as a result of the initial adoption of the Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Methodology and (b) the shareholders’ equity referenced in Section 8.2(f).