Common use of Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time Clause in Contracts

Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. 4.01. Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, each of Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, conduct its business according to the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practices and shall, and shall cause each such Subsidiary to, use its best efforts to maintain and preserve its business or- ganization, employees and advantageous business relationships and retain the services of its officers and key employees.

Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. 4.01. Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. During Except as ------------------------------------------------- otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, each of Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, conduct its business according to the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practices and shall, and shall cause each such Subsidiary toto use, use consistent with the provisions of Sections 4.02 and 4.04, its best efforts to maintain and preserve its business or- ganizationorganization, employees and advantageous business relationships and retain the services of its officers and key employees.

Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. 4.01. Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, each of Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, conduct its business according to the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practices and shall, and shall cause each such Subsidiary to, use its best efforts to maintain and preserve its business or- ganizationorganization, employees and advantageous business relationships and retain the services of its officers and key employees.

Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. 4.01. Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, each of Buyer Mercantile and Seller Bancshares shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, conduct its business according to the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practices and shall, and shall cause each such Subsidiary to, use its best efforts to maintain main- tain and preserve its business or- ganizationorganization, employees and advantageous business relationships and retain the services of its officers and key employees.

Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. 4.01. 4.1 Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, Seller and each of Buyer and the Seller shall, and Subsidiaries shall cause each of conduct their respective Subsidiaries to, conduct its business businesses according to the ordinary and usual course consistent with past and current practices and shall, and shall cause each such Subsidiary to, use its their best efforts to maintain and preserve its their business or- ganizationorganization, employees and advantageous business relationships and retain the services of its their officers and key employees.

Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. 4.01. 4.01 Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. During the ------------------------------------------------- period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, each of Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause each of their respective the Seller Subsidiaries to, conduct its business their respective businesses according to the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practices and shall, and shall cause each such Seller Subsidiary to, use its best efforts to maintain and preserve its business or- ganizationorganization, employees and advantageous business relationships and retain the services of its officers and key employees.

Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. 4.01. 4.1 Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, each of Buyer and Seller shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, conduct its business according to the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practices and shall, and shall cause each such Subsidiary to, use its reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve its business or- ganizationorganization, employees and advantageous business relationships and retain the services of its officers and key employees.