Assumed Obligations At the Closing, Purchaser shall assume, and agree to satisfy and discharge as the same shall become due, (i) all trade accounts payable and accrued expenses that have been incurred in the ordinary course of Seller's business (excluding, for purposes of clarification and not limitation, any and all professional fees, costs and other expenses incurred by the Seller in connection with the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby after October 31, 2003, all of which shall be governed by Section 14.4 hereof), (ii) Seller's liabilities and other obligations arising subsequent to the Closing under all contracts entered into by Seller in the ordinary course of its business (including open purchase orders) after the date hereof, and (iii) the obligations listed on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto (collectively the "Assumed Obligations"). Except as expressly set forth in this paragraph (c), Purchaser shall not assume or be responsible at any time for any liability, obligation, debt or commitment of Seller, whether absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, asserted or unasserted, or otherwise, including but not limited to any liabilities, obligations, debts or commitments of Seller incident to, arising out of or incurred with respect to, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (except to the extent contemplated by Section 14.5 hereof). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller expressly acknowledges and agrees that Seller shall retain, and that Purchaser shall not assume or otherwise be obligated to pay, perform, defend or discharge, (a) any liability of Seller for Taxes, whether measured by income or otherwise, (b) any product liability pertaining to products sold by Seller prior to the Closing Date, (c) any liability or obligation of Seller relating to any default taking place before the Closing Date under any of the Assumed Obligations to the extent such default created or increased the liability or obligation, (d) any obligation of Seller to its shareholders, any Affiliate of Seller or its shareholders, or any Person claiming to have a right to acquire any capital stock or other securities of Seller, or (e) the Distribution Agreement by and between KMS and Seller effective as of September 26, 2002, together with any and all liabilities or obligations (including professional fees) arising out of or relating thereto or to any prior or subsequent agreements between the parties. All obligations which are not Assumed Obligations, including but not limited to the foregoing, are hereinafter referred to as the "Excluded Obligations."
Assumption of Assumed Liabilities The Buyer hereby expressly assumes and agrees to pay, perform and discharge in accordance with their terms the Assumed Liabilities.
Purchase and Sale of Assets Assumption of Liabilities 8 2.1 Purchase and Sale of Assets 8 2.2 Excluded Assets 10 2.3 Assumption of Liabilities 11 2.4 Excluded Liabilities 12 2.5 Further Conveyances and Assumptions; Consent of Third Parties 12 2.6 Purchase Price Allocation 13
Assumed Liabilities Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Buyer shall assume and agree to pay, perform and discharge only the following Liabilities of Seller (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”), and no other Liabilities:
Non-Assumption of Liabilities Except as explicitly set ----------------------------- forth in Section 1.7 above, Purchasers shall not, by the execution and performance of this Agreement or otherwise, assume, become responsible for, or incur any liability or obligation of any nature of the Company, whether legal or equitable, matured or contingent, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, ordinary or extraordinary, patent or latent, whether arising out of occurrences prior to, at, or after the date of this Agreement, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any liability or obligation arising out of or relating to: (a) any occurrence or circumstance (whether known or unknown) which occurs or exists on or prior to the Closing Date and constitutes, or which by the lapse of time or giving notice (or both) would constitute, a breach or default under any lease, contract, or other instrument or agreement or obligation (whether written or oral); (b) injury to or death of any person or damage to or destruction of any property, whether based on negligence, breach of warranty, or any other theory; (c) violation of the requirements of any governmental authority or of the rights of any third person, including, without limitation, any requirements relating to the reporting and payment of federal, state, local or other income, sales, use, franchise, excise or property tax liabilities of Sellers; (d) the generation, collection, transportation, storage or disposal by the Company of any materials, including, without limitation, hazardous materials; (f) any severance pay obligation of the Company, compensation owed employees of the Company for periods prior to the Closing Date, or any obligations under any employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) or any other fringe benefit program maintained or sponsored by Company or to which any of the Company contributes or any contributions, benefits or liabilities therefor or any liability for the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from or termination of any such plan or program by the Company; (g) the debts and obligations of the Company, except for the Assumed Liabilities; (h) any violation by the Company of any law, including, without limitation, any federal, state or local antitrust, racketeering or trade practice law; and (i) liabilities or obligations of the Sellers for brokerage or other commissions relative to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder.
No Assumed Obligations Notwithstanding any provision in this Purchase and Sale Agreement or any other writing to the contrary, the Purchaser is purchasing, acquiring and accepting only the Purchased Assets and is not assuming any liability or obligation of the Seller or any of the Seller’s Affiliates of whatever nature, whether presently in existence or arising or asserted hereafter (including any liability or obligation of the Seller under the Counterparty Agreement). All such liabilities and obligations shall be retained by and remain liabilities and obligations of the Seller or the Seller’s Affiliates, as the case may be (the “Excluded Liabilities and Obligations”).
Merger, Consolidation or Assumption of the Obligations of Seller; Certain Limitations Any Person (i) into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, (ii) which may result from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Seller shall be a party or (iii) which may succeed to all or substantially all of the business of the Seller, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller under this Agreement, shall be the successor to the Seller under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement, except that if the Seller in any of the foregoing cases is not the surviving entity, then the surviving entity shall execute an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Seller hereunder. The Seller shall satisfy the Rating Agency Condition with respect to any merger, consolidation or succession pursuant to this Section.
Assumption of Liabilities On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to assume and become responsible for all of the Assumed Liabilities at the Closing. The Buyer will not assume or have any responsibility, however, with respect to any other obligation or Liability of the Seller not included within the definition of Assumed Liabilities.
Assumption and Satisfaction of Liabilities Except as otherwise specifically set forth in any Ancillary Agreement, from and after the Distribution Date:
Assumed and Excluded Liabilities (a) The applicable Transferred Company shall assume and be responsible, from and after the Closing, for (i) all of the Liabilities of Seller and its Subsidiaries to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Transferred Companies or the ownership or operation of the Transferred Assets, whether incurred before, on or after the Closing, other than the Excluded Liabilities and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, (ii) all Liabilities in respect of the Assigned Contracts and (iii) all Liabilities set forth on Annex 2.3(a) ((i), (ii) and (iii) collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”) and (b) one or more members of Seller Group, as applicable, shall assume and be responsible for (i) all of the Liabilities of the Transferred Companies to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from an Excluded Asset, whether incurred before, on or after the Closing, (ii) any Liability of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries to their employees in their capacity as employers under any employee benefits or similar plans, except to the extent expressly assumed by Buyer under Section 6.6, (iii) all Taxes for which Seller is responsible under Section 6.5(a), (iv) except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents, any liability for any fees or expenses incurred by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (including the fees and expenses of legal counsel, any accountant, auditor, broker, financial advisor or consultant retained by Seller or its Subsidiaries or on their behalf) in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (v) any Liabilities of the Transferred Companies relating to, arising out of or resulting from any business currently or formerly conducted by Seller or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from (x) the provision of ILEC Services as conducted on the date of this Agreement or as of the Closing, (y) any similar business conducted by the Transferred Companies prior to the date of this Agreement that would constitute an ILEC Service but for the date restrictions contained in the definition thereof or (z) the Transferred Companies’ historic wireline business conducted within the Territory), and (vi) all Liabilities set forth on Annex 2.3(b), whether incurred before, on or after the Closing, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (collectively, the “Excluded Liabilities”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Liabilities (other than clause (v) of the definition thereof) are not intended to create and expressly exclude any obligation of any member of the Seller Group to assume or be responsible for any Liability related to the infringement, misappropriation or other violation of any Intellectual Property rights.
