Common use of Accounting, Tax and Regulatory Matters Clause in Contracts

Accounting, Tax and Regulatory Matters. No Premier Company or any Affiliate thereof has taken any action, or agreed to take any action, or has any Knowledge of any fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely to (a) prevent the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, from qualifying for pooling-of-interests accounting treatment or treatment as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (b) materially impede or delay receipt of any Consents of Regulatory Authorities referred to in Section 9.1(b) of this Agreement. To the Knowledge of Premier, there exists no fact, circumstance, or reason why the requisite Consents referred to in Section 9.1(b) of this Agreement cannot be received in a timely manner without the imposition of any condition or restriction of the type described in the second sentence of such Section 9.1(b).

Accounting, Tax and Regulatory Matters. No Premier Company or any -------------------------------------- Affiliate thereof has taken any action, or agreed to take any action, or has any Knowledge of any fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely to (a) prevent the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, from qualifying for pooling-of-interests accounting treatment or treatment as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (b) materially impede or delay receipt of any Consents of Regulatory Authorities referred to in Section 9.1(b) of this Agreement. To the Knowledge of Premier, there exists no fact, circumstance, or reason why the requisite Consents referred to in Section Sections 9.1(b) and (c) of this Agreement cannot be received in a timely manner without the imposition of any condition or restriction of the type described in the second sentence of such Section Sections 9.1(b) and (c).

Accounting, Tax and Regulatory Matters. No Premier Company or -------------------------------------- any Affiliate thereof has taken any action, or agreed to take any action, or has any Knowledge of any fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely to (a) prevent the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, from qualifying for pooling-of-of- interests accounting treatment or treatment as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (b) materially impede or delay receipt of any Consents of Regulatory Authorities referred to in Section 9.1(b) of this Agreement. To the Knowledge of Premier, there exists no fact, circumstance, or reason why the requisite Consents referred to in Section 9.1(b) of this Agreement cannot be received in a timely manner without the imposition of any condition or restriction of the type described in the second sentence of such Section 9.1(b).

Accounting, Tax and Regulatory Matters. No Premier Company or any --------------------------------------- Affiliate thereof has taken any action, or agreed to take any action, or has any Knowledge of any fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely to (a) prevent the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, from qualifying for pooling-of-interests accounting treatment or treatment as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (b) materially impede or delay receipt of any Consents of Regulatory Authorities referred to in Section 9.1(b) of this Agreement. To the Knowledge of Premier, there exists no fact, circumstance, or reason why the requisite Consents referred to in Section Sections 9.1(b) and (c) of this Agreement cannot be received in a timely manner without the imposition of any condition or restriction of the type described in the second sentence of such Section Sections 9.1(b) and (c).

Accounting, Tax and Regulatory Matters. No Premier Company or any -------------------------------------- Affiliate thereof has taken any action, or agreed to take any action, or has any Knowledge of any fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely to (a) prevent the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger, from qualifying for pooling-of-interests accounting treatment or treatment as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (b) materially impede or delay receipt of any Consents of Regulatory Authorities referred to in Section 9.1(b) of this Agreement. To the Knowledge of Premier, there exists no fact, circumstance, or reason why the requisite Consents referred to in Section 9.1(b) of this Agreement cannot be received in a timely manner without the imposition of any condition or restriction of the type described in the second sentence of such Section 9.1(b).