Estimated Closing Statement Not less than two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall prepare and deliver to the Buyer a statement (the “Estimated Closing Statement”), certified in writing by an executive officer of the Seller, setting forth, in reasonable detail, (i) the Seller’s good faith calculation, together with reasonably detailed supporting documentation, of the estimated Closing Date Net Working Capital (the “Estimated Closing Date Net Working Capital”) and the components thereof; (ii) the Estimated Working Capital Increase or Estimated Working Capital Decrease, as the case may be; and (iii) the resulting calculation of the Purchase Price (the resulting amount, the “Estimated Purchase Price”), in each case calculated pursuant to the Accounting Principles. The Seller and the Owner, during the period from the delivery of the Estimated Closing Statement through the Closing Date, shall, and shall cause their respective managers, officers, employees, accountants, and other relevant advisors to, provide the Buyer (and its auditors, advisors, counsel, and other representatives) reasonable access to the books and records, outside accounting firm, working papers (subject to the execution of customary access letters), personnel, and facilities of the Seller in order to complete their review of the Estimated Closing Statement and the calculations set forth therein, and the Seller shall consider in good faith any comments made by the Buyer to the Estimated Closing Statement. The Buyer’s failure to make any comment regarding, or to dispute any amount included in, the Estimated Closing Statement shall not limit, or have any effect on, the Buyer’s rights pursuant to Section 2.05(b) to conduct a review of the Estimated Closing Date Net Working Capital, the Estimated Working Capital Increase or Estimated Working Capital Decrease, as the case may be, and the resulting calculation of the Purchase Price. The Seller and the Owner shall cooperate with the Buyer’s review of the Estimated Closing Statement and the Buyer and the Seller shall negotiate in good faith prior to the Closing to resolve any reasonable objection the Buyer may have to the estimates or calculations contained therein.
Post-Closing Capitalization At, and immediately after, the Closing, the authorized capitalization, and the number of issued and outstanding shares of the capital stock of the Company and the Parent, on a fully-diluted basis, as indicated on a schedule to be delivered by the Parties at or prior to the Closing, shall be acceptable to the Parent in its sole and absolute discretion.
Seller’s Closing Costs Seller shall pay the following costs in connection with the consummation of the Closing: (i) all of the charges and transfer taxes for recording the deeds; (ii) all commissions owed to any broker in accordance with the terms of a separate agreement between Seller and such broker; and (iii) all other charges incurred by the Seller in connection with this Agreement (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses for the Seller’s attorneys and other consultants).
Post-Closing Adjustments As soon as practicable after the Closing, but in no event later than one hundred eighty (180) days thereafter, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Purchaser a final settlement statement (the “Final Settlement Statement”) setting forth each adjustment or payment that was not finally determined as of the Closing and showing the calculation of such adjustments and the resulting Final Purchase Price. Seller shall make its workpapers and other information available to Purchaser to review in order to confirm the adjustments shown on Seller’s draft. As soon as practicable after receipt of the Final Settlement Statement, but in no event later than sixty (60) days thereafter, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a written report containing any changes that Purchaser proposes to make to the Final Settlement Statement. Any failure by Purchaser to deliver to Seller the written report detailing Purchaser’s proposed changes to the Final Settlement Statement within sixty (60) days following Purchaser’s receipt of the Final Settlement Statement shall be deemed an acceptance by Purchaser of the Final Settlement Statement as submitted by Seller. The parties shall agree with respect to the changes proposed by Purchaser, if any, no later than sixty (60) days after Seller receives from Purchaser the written report described above containing Purchaser’s proposed changes. If the Purchaser and the Seller cannot then agree upon the Final Settlement Statement, the determination of the amount of the Final Settlement Statement shall be submitted to a mutually agreed firm of independent public accountants (the “Accounting Firm”). The determination by the Accounting Firm shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto and shall be enforceable against any party hereto in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any costs and expenses incurred by the Accounting Firm pursuant to this Section 12.1 shall be borne by the Seller and the Purchaser equally. The date upon which such agreement is reached or upon which the Final Purchase Price is established, shall be herein called the “Final Settlement Date.” In the event
Closing Balance Sheet As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date, and in any event within one hundred thirty days (130) days thereafter, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Seller (i) a consolidated balance sheet of the Included Subsidiaries as of the close of business on the date immediately prior to the Closing Date (the "Closing Balance Sheet"), (ii) a consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the close of business on the date immediately prior to the Closing Date, (iii) a calculation of the "Closing Net Working Capital Amount", which shall equal the Net Working Capital Amount as reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet minus the Target Net Working Capital Amount (including the line item components thereof, together with reasonable back-up information providing the basis for such balance sheet and calculations), (iv) the amount of outstanding Indebtedness outstanding as of the close of business on the date immediately prior to the Closing Date minus any such Indebtedness to be paid at any time prior to the Closing or that will be paid by Seller at the Closing plus any Indebtedness incurred on the Closing Date that remains outstanding immediately after the Closing (the "Closing Indebtedness") which Closing Indebtedness shall include the actual amount of the U.K. Loans and the Esterhazy Loan immediately prior to the Closing, (including the components thereof, together with reasonable back up information); (v) a calculation of the amount of Retention Bonuses that would have been paid by the Acquired Companies to the Employees, in accordance with the terms of the Retention Bonuses had such Retention Bonuses not been "rolled over" into the Senior Executive Plan plus the amount of the Retention Bonuses that were not rolled-over into the Senior Executive Plan (such sum being referred to as the "Actual Retention Bonuses"), (vi) a statement of the actual amount of the sales bonuses set forth on Section 3.16(a)(iii) of the Seller Disclosure Letter that would have been paid to the Employees in accordance with the terms of such Sales Bonuses had such Sales Bonuses not been "rolled over" into the Senior Executive Plan or that were payable (and not paid by Seller prior to Closing) (the "Actual Sales Bonuses"), (vii) a calculation of the funding level of the U.K. Plan, at Closing, and the Actual U.K. Funding Amount as prepared by the Salt Union Limited's actuary in the U.K. consistent with its prior practice and (viii) a calculation of the Net Interim Period Adjustment Amount (which calculation shall set forth, for the Interim Period and the Offset Period, if any, a calculation of the Interim Period EBITDA generated, a calculation of the Interim Period Capital Expenditures actually spent during the Interim Period, a calculation of the Interim Period Interest Adjustment Amount, a calculation of the Interim Period Taxes and a calculation of the Interim Period Adjustment Amounts). The Closing Balance Sheet, the Interim Period EBITDA, and the Interim Period Capital Expenditures shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP and on a basis consistent with the preparation of the Company Financial Statements (except as specified in the definition of Interim Period EBITDA). In order for Seller to review the Closing Balance Sheet and calculate the Closing Net Working Capital Amount, the Closing Indebtedness, the Net Interim Period Adjustment Amount (and the elements of such calculation) and to review the calculation of the Actual Retention Bonuses, the Actual Sales Bonuses and the Actual U.K. Funding Amount, the Company will provide to Seller and Seller's accountants prompt and full access to the personnel, accountants and books and records of the Acquired Companies (and shall provide copies of the applicable portions of such books and records as may be reasonably requested), to the extent reasonably related to the preparation of the Closing Balance Sheet and the calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital Amount, the Closing Indebtedness, the Actual Retention Bonuses, the Actual Sales Bonuses and the Actual U.K. Funding Amount, and the Net Interim Period Adjustment Amount (and the elements of such calculation).
Closing Date Balance Sheet (a) Prior to Closing, the parties will cooperate in preparing a balance sheet dated as of the Closing Date (the "Closing Date Balance Sheet") reflecting the amount by which the value of the Purchased Assets as of the Closing Date exceeds the Assumed Liabilities as of the Closing Date (the "Net Value"). Purchaser and Seller agree that the Closing Date Balance Sheet will be prepared in a manner consistent with the balance sheet as of June 28, 1997 attached hereto as Exhibit A and will reflect an update of the Preliminary Balance Sheet (as defined in Section 3.03(b) below). Purchaser and Seller will endeavor in good faith to resolve any disputes in the determination of the Net Value and the preparation of the Preliminary Balance Sheet and the Closing Date Balance Sheet. (b) Seller shall take a physical inventory (the "Closing Inventory") of the Divisions as of the last day of the most recent month that is not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date (or such other date as Seller and Purchaser shall mutually agree) and will prepare a preliminary balance sheet as of the date of the Closing Inventory (the "Preliminary Balance Sheet") reflecting the value of the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Liabilities as of the date of the Preliminary Balance Sheet. Purchaser and its representatives will have the right to participate in the taking of the Closing Inventory. Not less than five days prior to Closing, Seller will deliver a copy of the Preliminary Balance Sheet to Purchaser for its review. Seller and Purchaser will cooperate to determine a method reasonably acceptable to each party to make adjustments to and update the Preliminary Balance Sheet for purposes of preparing the Closing Date Balance Sheet. 3.04
Net Working Capital Adjustment (a) Within sixty (60) days after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall prepare and deliver to Seller a statement (the “Closing Statement”) calculating the Net Working Capital as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “Closing Net Working Capital”) as well as the adjustments to Transaction Consideration which shall be made pursuant to this Section 1.6, together with all underlying documentation supporting such calculations. Seller shall reasonably cooperate with Purchaser in its preparation of the Closing Statement.
Estimated Payments During each calendar year or partial calendar year after the Base Year, in addition to Monthly Rent, Tenant shall pay to Landlord on the first day of each month an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12) of the product of Tenant's Share multiplied by the "Estimated Operating Expenses" (defined below) for such calendar year. "Estimated Operating Expenses" for any calendar year means Landlord's reasonable estimate of Operating Expenses for such calendar year, less the Operating Expenses for the Base Year and shall be subject to revision according to the further provisions of this Section 5.2 and Section 5.3. During any partial calendar year, Estimated Operating Expenses shall be estimated on a full-year basis. During each December in which this Section 5.2 is applicable, or as soon after each December as practicable, Landlord shall give Tenant written notice of the Estimated Operating Expenses for the ensuing calendar year. On or before the first day of each month during the ensuing calendar year (or each month of the Term if the Term will expire before the end of the calendar year), Tenant shall pay to Landlord one-twelfth (1/12) of the product of Tenant's Share multiplied by the Estimated Operating Expenses for such calendar year; however, if such written notice is not given in December, Tenant shall continue to make monthly payments on the basis of the prior year's Estimated Operating Expenses until the month after such written notice is given, at which time Tenant shall commence making monthly payments based upon the revised Estimated Operating Expenses. In the month Tenant is first required to make a payment based upon the revised Estimated Operating Expenses, Tenant shall pay to Landlord for each month which has elapsed since December the difference between the amount payable based upon the revised Estimated Operating Expenses and the amount payable based upon the prior year's Estimated Operating Expenses. If at any time or times it reasonably appears to Landlord that the actual Operating Expenses for any calendar year will vary from the Estimated Operating Expenses for such calendar year, Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant, revise the Estimated Operating Expenses for such calendar year, and subsequent payments by Tenant in such calendar year shall be based upon such revised Estimated Operating Expenses.
Closing; Closing Date Closing" and "Closing Date" have the meanings set forth in Section 5.3.
Working Capital Adjustment (a) Subject to the provisions of this Section 2.6, the Purchase Price will be adjusted on a dollar for dollar basis following the Closing to the extent that the Working Capital of the Business as of the Closing (the "Final Working Capital") is greater or less than the Minimum Working Capital. As promptly as practicable, but in no event later than forty five (45) days after the Closing, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a statement of the Working Capital, reflecting each of the components of Working Capital as if set forth on a balance sheet, of the Business as of Closing Date which shall have been examined and reported on by Company's Auditor (the "Closing Working Capital Statement"). The report of Company's Auditor shall be made to the Company and Buyer and shall state that the Closing Working Capital Statement (i) has been prepared in conformity with the terms of this Agreement, (ii) was prepared in conformity with GAAP (except as otherwise provided herein), and applied on a consistent basis with those policies used by the Company ("Company Policies") in connection with the preparation of the financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2000, and (iii) presents fairly, in all material respects, the Working Capital of the Business at the Closing Date, and that the audit by Company's Auditor was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The Closing Working Capital Statement shall be prepared in accordance with the books and records of the Company and in conformity with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis with Company Policies, except that (i) accounts receivable shall reflect only trade accounts receivable of the Business, (ii) accounts payable shall reflect only trade accounts payable of the Business and a payable to Pepsi-Cola and National Brand Beverages, Ltd. of $2,000,000 and shall exclude any accounts payable if including such accounts payable would result in the aggregate accounts payable exceeding the aggregate accounts receivable, (iii) the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable shall be zero, (iv) the value of Inventory shall be adjusted in accordance with the Company's year end adjustment procedures and (v) Retained Assets and Retained Liabilities shall be excluded. Promptly after the Closing, but in no event later than October 22, 2000, Buyer and the Company shall cooperate to permit the Company's Auditor to perform a physical count and inspection of the Inventory for purposes of preparing the Closing Working Capital Statement. The timing of such physical count and inspection shall be coordinated with Buyer and Buyer's Auditor so as to minimize disruption to Buyer's business and to allow Buyer's Auditor to be present at such physical count and inspection. For purposes of this Agreement, the Inventory to be stated on the Closing Working Capital Statement shall be the Inventory at the time of such physical count and inspection as adjusted in accordance with the books and records of the Company to the effective time of the Closing. The Company shall permit Buyer and Buyer's Auditor to review all work papers and computations used by the Company and Company's Auditor in preparing the Closing Working Capital Statement. After the Closing Date, until agreement is reached as to the Closing Working Capital Statement, for purposes of this Section 2.6, Buyer shall permit the Company and Company's Auditor full and free access, at all reasonable times, to the deeds, documents and contracts and books of account, records, files, invoices and other data associated with, necessary to or used in the Business as conducted on or before the Closing Date; provided, however, that the Company shall coordinate such access with Buyer in order to minimize disruption to the conduct of Buyer's business. Buyer shall within thirty (30) days after the receipt of the Closing Working Capital Statement advise the Company in writing of the amounts and descriptions of adjustments relating to Working Capital, if any, which Buyer believes are necessary to be made to the Closing Working Capital Statement. In the event that Buyer and the Company are unable to resolve any differences with respect to the Working Capital reflected on the Closing Working Capital Statement within sixty (60) days after receipt of the Closing Working Capital Statement by Buyer, then the issues remaining unresolved shall be determined as follows: Buyer and the Company shall jointly select and retain an independent firm of certified public accountants of national standing and reputation in the United States (the "Independent Firm") for the purpose of resolving within the ranges proposed by Buyer and the Company all remaining unresolved issues with respect to the Working Capital. If Buyer and the Company are not able to agree upon the Independent Firm within seventy-five (75) days after receipt of the Closing Working Capital Statement by Buyer, then the Independent Firm shall be selected by lot after Buyer has eliminated two (2) of the three (3) independent firms of public accountants of national standing and reputation in the United States selected by the Company and the Company has eliminated two (2) of the three (3) such firms selected by Buyer; provided, however, that Buyer's Auditor shall not be one of the three independent firms selected by Buyer and Company's Auditor shall not be one of the three independent firms selected by the Company.
