Transferred Assets Commencing on the Closing Date, and until the close of business on the Receivables Sale Termination Date, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Depositor hereby sells and/or contributes, assigns, transfers and conveys to the Issuer, and the Issuer acquires from the Depositor without recourse except as provided herein, all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in, to and under (1) each Receivable in existence on the Closing Date that arose under any Servicing Agreement that is listed as a “Designated Servicing Agreement” on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule as of the Closing Date (“Initial Receivables”), (2) each Receivable in existence on any Business Day on or after the Closing Date and prior to the Receivables Sale Termination Date that arises with respect to any Servicing Agreement that is listed as a “Designated Servicing Agreement” on the Designated Servicing Agreement Schedule as of the date such Receivable is created (“Additional Receivables”), (3) in the case of both Initial Receivables and Additional Receivables, all monies due or to become due and all amounts received or receivable with respect thereto and all proceeds (including “proceeds” as defined in the UCC), together with all rights of the Depositor to enforce such Initial Receivables and Additional Receivables and (4) the Receivables Sale Agreement in respect of such Initial Receivables and Additional Receivables (collectively, the “Transferred Assets”). Receivables for Deferred Servicing Fees that are ineligible for financing under the Indenture will not be sold or transferred hereunder and shall not otherwise constitute “Receivables” for purposes hereof or any other Transaction Document. Until the Receivables Sale Termination Date, the Depositor shall, automatically and without any further action on its part, sell and/or contribute, assign, transfer and convey to the Issuer, on each Business Day, each Additional Receivable not previously transferred to the Issuer and the Issuer shall purchase each such Additional Receivable together with all of the other Transferred Assets related to such Receivable.
Acquired Assets On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller will sell, assign, convey, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase, assume and acquire from Seller, free and clear of all Encumbrances except for Permitted Encumbrances, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the assets used by Seller to carry out its VA Distribution Business in the Transferred Territory as of the Effective Time, except for the assets expressly excluded below or excluded in Section 2.2, including the assets more specifically described below and added after the date hereof pursuant to Section 2.6 (collectively, the “Acquired Assets”):
(a) the real property described on Schedule 2.1(a) (including the control buildings and the other buildings and related improvements located thereon) (collectively, the “Owned Real Property”);
(b) all of Seller’s Easements in the Transferred Territory that are primarily related to the VA Distribution Business, including the easements listed on Schedule 2.1(b) (including the control buildings and the other buildings and related improvements located thereon) (collectively, the “Transferred Easements”);
(c) all of the substations, control buildings, service centers and other buildings, fixtures and improvements located on the Owned Real Property or a Transferred Easement, unless such substation, building, fixture or improvement is (i) used in both Seller’s VA Distribution Business and Seller’s transmission business (a “Shared Location”) and (ii) included on Schedule 2.2(a); Schedule 2.1(c)(1) lists all of the service centers and substations in the Transferred Territory, whether located on Owned Real Property or a Transferred Easement, that are used only in the VA Distribution Business; Schedule 2.1(c)(2) lists all of the Shared Locations in the Transferred Territory;
(d) the Distribution Facilities;
(e) Buyer’s Shared Equipment;
(f) all Inventories, but excluding those Inventories not located at a facility listed on Schedule 2.1(c)(1) or 2.1(c)(2) or deemed to be included as an Acquired Asset pursuant to Section 2.6(c) hereof;
(g) except for the Excluded Tangible Personal Property, all other machinery (mobile or otherwise), equipment (including computer and office equipment), tools, furniture and furnishings and other personal property that, in each case, are not classified as inventory under GAAP and that are owned by Seller and used or held for use by Seller primarily in the VA Distribution Business in the Transferred Territory (the “Tangible Personal Property”), provided, that with respect to vehicles and trailers owned by Seller, the Acquired Assets will only include those vehicles and trailers set forth on Schedule 2.1(g);
(h) subject to Section 2.5, all rights of Seller as lessee under the leases set forth on Schedule 2.1(h) (the “Equipment Leases”) to the extent relating to equipment or vehicles primarily related to the VA Distribution Business in the Transferred Territory; provided, that with respect to vehicles and trailers subject to an Equipment Lease, only those vehicles and trailers set forth on Schedule 2.1(h);
(i) all Contracts in effect as of the date of this Agreement that relate primarily to the VA Distribution Business in the Transferred Territory, including operating agreements, franchise agreements, customer contracts, electrical service agreements, interconnect agreements, interchange agreements, borderline agreements, encroachment agreements, pole-attachment agreements, joint-use agreements, and including any Contracts that relate primarily to the VA Distribution Business in the Transferred Territory that are entered into by Seller after the date of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 7.1, but not including the Power Purchase Agreements except as otherwise provided in Section 7.23 (collectively, the “Transferred Contracts”);
(j) all customer lists and customer information databases (including customer load data); vendor lists; operational and performance data for the Acquired Assets, GIS information, books and records; meter reading and service data; operating, safety and maintenance records; warranty information; engineering designs, plans, blueprints and as-built plans and specifications and procedures; system drawings; ledgers, files, documents, studies, reports, creative materials, advertising and promotional materials, and other written, printed or electronic materials, in each case, to the extent primarily related to the VA Distribution Business in the Transferred Territory and in Seller’s possession or in the possession of any third parties within Seller’s reasonable control or influence;
(k) all Permits of Seller, including Transferable Permits, that relate primarily to the VA Distribution Business in the Transferred Territory;
(l) all unexpired warranties relating to the Acquired Assets;
(m) all Accounts Receivable and Unbilled Revenue, together with all rights to enforce, execute on or collect the same, and all rights relating to the Customer Deposits (but not the cash related to such deposits);
(n) all claims, causes of action, rights of recovery, rights of set off and rights of recoupment of Seller against third parties to the extent relating to the Assumed Obligations;
(o) all Intellectual Property described in Schedule 2.1(o) (the “Acquired Intellectual Property”);
(p) rights to CRRs to which Seller is entitled as an LSE for the Transferred Territory pursuant to the PJM Agreements, including (i) all Auction Revenue Rights to which Seller is entitled that are allocable to the Transferred Territory and (ii) all Financial Transmission Rights to which Seller is entitled that are allocable to the Transferred Territory based on the Transferred Territory’s load ratio share of the peak load of Allegheny’s PJM Load Zone pursuant to the PJM Agreements, except to the extent such rights have been assigned by Seller pursuant to the Power Purchase Agreements;
(q) rights to serve the existing certified service territory of Seller in the portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia described in Annex A hereto;
(r) the Transferring Employee Records, to the extent permitted by Law;
(s) the assets deemed to be Acquired Assets pursuant to Sections 2.5 or 2.6;
(t) all carbon credits and renewable energy attributes, including renewable energy credits, green tags, carbon emissions reductions and similar attributes, if any, to the extent primarily related to the VA Distribution Business in the Transferred Territory; and
(u) the rights and obligations related to Regulatory Assets.
Retained Assets Except as set forth in Section 1.2(a), the Associated Subsidiaries shall retain the real and personal property and other assets of the Associated Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates (as defined in Section 3.22) that relate primarily to the businesses of the Associated Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates other than the Business (the "Retained Business") and not primarily related to the Business or that relate primarily to the Retained Liabilities (collectively, the "Retained Assets"), including:
(i) all bank accounts and cash and cash equivalents of the Associated Subsidiaries;
(ii) all rights, claims and credits of the Associated Subsidiaries to the extent relating to any other Retained Asset or any Retained Liability (as defined in Section 1.2(b)), including any such items arising under insurance policies, and all guarantees, warranties, indemnities and similar rights in favor of the Associated Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates in respect of any other Retained Asset or any Retained Liability;
(iii) [Reserved]
(iv) all rights of the Company and the Associated Subsidiaries and their Affiliates under this Agreement, the Transitional Services Agreement (as defined in Section 5.12 ), the Non-Competition Agreement (as defined in Section 7.4) and the other agreements and instruments executed and delivered in connection with this Agreement;
(v) all documents prepared in connection with the sale of the Business and the Assets to CNCO, exclusive of documents prepared in the ordinary course of business in connection with the operation of the Business;
(vi) all financial and Tax records relating to the Business that form part of the Company's or the Associated Subsidiaries' (or any of their Affiliates') general ledger and all other files, books and records not referred to in Section 1.1(a)(vii) which the Company or the Associated Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates have in their possession; provided that upon reasonable request by CNCO, CNCO shall be provided with copies of the portions of such records that reasonably relate to the Business (other than copies of the Company's consolidated, combined or unitary income Tax returns, provided that copies of back up for such returns may reasonably be requested by CNCO); and
(vii) the Retained Assets described in Exhibit 1.1(b).
Assumed Liabilities On the Closing Date, Buyer or the UniSource Designee acquiring the Assets shall deliver to Seller the Assignment and Assumption Agreement pursuant to which Buyer or such UniSource Designee shall assume and agree to discharge when due, without recourse to Seller, in accordance with the respective terms and subject to the respective conditions thereof, all of the Assumed Liabilities. All of the following liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer which relate to, or arise by virtue of Seller's or Buyer's ownership of the Assets or operation of the Business (other than Excluded Liabilities) are referred to collectively as the "Assumed Liabilities":
(a) all liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer arising on or after the Closing Date under the Assigned Agreements, the Real Property Leases, and the Transferable Permits in accordance with the terms thereof, including, without limitation, the Assigned Agreements entered into by Seller (i) prior to the date hereof and (ii) after the date hereof consistent with the terms of this Agreement, except in each case to the extent such liabilities and obligations, but for a breach or default by Seller, would have been paid, performed or otherwise discharged on or prior to the Closing Date and are not otherwise included among the items causing an adjustment to the Base Purchase Price contemplated in Section 3.3 or to the extent the same arise out of any such breach or default or out of any event which after the giving of notice or passage of time or both would constitute a default by Seller;
(b) all liabilities and obligations of Seller for accounts payable to the extent included among the items causing an adjustment to the Base Purchase Price contemplated in Section 3.3;
(c) all liabilities and obligations associated with the Assets or the Business in respect of Taxes for which Buyer is liable pursuant to Section 3.4 or 6.10(a) hereof;
(d) all liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer with respect to the Transferred Employees incurred on or after the Closing Date for which Buyer is responsible pursuant to Section 6.12;
(e) all liabilities, responsibilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer arising under Environmental Laws or relating to Environmental Conditions or Regulated Substances (including common law liabilities relating to Environmental Conditions and Regulated Substances), whether such liability, responsibility or obligation is known or unknown, contingent or accrued as of the Closing Date, including but not limited to: (i) costs of compliance (including capital, operating and other costs) relating to any violation or alleged violation of Environmental Laws occurring prior to, on or after the Closing Date, with respect to the ownership of the Assets or operation of the Business; (ii) property damage or natural resource damage (whether such damages were manifested before or after the Closing Date) arising from Environmental Conditions or Releases of Regulated Substances at, on, in, under, adjacent to, or migrating from any Assets prior to, on or after the Closing Date; (iii) any Remediation (whether or not such Remediation commenced before the Closing Date or commences after the Closing Date) of Environmental Conditions or Regulated Substances that are present or have been Released prior to, on or after the Closing Date, at, on, in, adjacent to or migrating from the Assets; (iv) any violations or alleged violations of Environmental Laws occurring on or after the Closing Date with respect to the ownership of any Assets or operation of the Business; (v) any bodily injury or loss of life arising from Environmental Conditions or Releases of Regulated Substances at, on, in, under, adjacent to or migrating from any Asset on or after the Closing Date; (vi) any bodily injury, loss of life, property damage, or natural resource damage arising from the storage, transportation, treatment, disposal, discharge, recycling or Release, at any Off-Site Location, or arising from the arrangement for such activities, on or after the Closing Date, of Regulated Substances generated in connection with the ownership of the Assets or the operation of the Business; and (vii) any Remediation of any Environmental Condition or Release of Regulated Substances arising from the storage, transportation, treatment, disposal, discharge, recycling or Release, at any Off-Site Location, or arising from the arrangement for such activities, on or after the Closing Date, of Regulated Substances generated in connection with the ownership or operation of the Assets; provided, that nothing set forth in this Section 2.3 shall require Buyer to assume any liabilities, responsibilities or obligations that are expressly excluded in Section 2.4;
(f) any Tax that may be imposed by any federal, state or local government on the ownership, sale (except as otherwise provided in Section 3.4 or 6.10(a)), operation of the Business or use of the Assets on or after the Closing Date, except for any Income Taxes attributable to the income of Seller;
(g) all liabilities and obligations of Seller or Buyer arising on and after the Closing Date under those Orders specifically relating to the Assets or the Business issued by or entered into with any Governmental Authority and listed in Schedule 2.3(g) or imposed on Buyer in any Required Regulatory Approval;
(h) customer advances, customer deposits and construction advances, unperformed service obligations, Easement relocation obligations, and engineering and construction required to complete scheduled construction, construction work in progress, and other capital expenditure projects, in each case directly related to the Business and outstanding on or arising after the Closing Date; and
(i) actions and proceedings based on conduct, actions, circumstances or conditions arising or occurring on or after the Closing Date, actions and proceedings described in Schedule 2.3(i), actions and proceedings arising from or directly related to any other Assumed Liability, and generic or industry-wide actions and proceedings outstanding on or arising on or after the Closing Date that are applicable to the Business.
Purchased Assets Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Sellers hereby agree to sell, assign, transfer and deliver, and Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase and accept from Sellers, at and as of the Closing Date (as such term is defined below in Section 3.2(a)), all of Sellers’ right, title and interest in and to the following properties, assets and rights existing as of the date hereof (collectively, the “Purchased Assets”):
(a) The Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Mine and the Golden Xxxxxx Mill and related real estate and real estate based mining claims (the “Acquired Real Property”);
(b) water treatment plant;
(c) surface real estate rights, as shown on the ownership list shown on the attached Schedule 1.1(c);
(d) all mining claims as shown on the ownership list shown on the attached Schedule 1.1(c);
(e) all mining permits and water rights;
(f) all ancillary equipment used in any of the foregoing, to include all machinery, fixtures, furniture, equipment, materials, parts, supplies, tools and other tangible property owned or controlled by Seller and/or Covenantors, used in connection with the Purchased Assets and located on or about the Acquired Real Property (the “Purchased Equipment”) as set forth on the attached Schedule 1.1(f);
(g) all rights under: (i) contracts relating to or creating rights with respect to the Purchased Assets, whether oral or written (the “Contracts”); and (ii) to the extent assignable, all other contracts and agreements, whether oral or written, used by Sellers and/or Covenantors in the operation of the Purchased Assets and set forth on Schedule 1.1(g)(the “Contracts”);
(h) all permits, authorizations and licenses used by Sellers and/or Covenantors exclusively in the management or operation of the Purchased Assets;
(i) all books, records, files and papers relating exclusively to the Purchased Assets created at any time prior to the Closing (as defined in Section 3.3(a) below)by Sellers and/or Covenantors , other than Sellers’ and Covenantors’ respective corporate minute books and related corporate records, and books, records, files and papers not otherwise relating exclusively to the Purchased Assets;
(j) any and all other properties, assets and rights of Sellers and/or Covenantors which are used exclusively in the management or operation of the Purchased Assets not expressly described, listed or referred to in Section 1.2 below.