Actions by the Company Any action, election or determination by the Board or any committee thereof pursuant to or relating to this Agreement will be effective if, and only if, it is taken or made by (or with the prior approval of) a majority of the members of the Board who are not at the time employees of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.
REPRESENTATIONS BY THE COMPANY The Company represents and warrants to the Subscriber that:
Deliveries by the Company (a) At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser Sub: (i) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by the Company confirming the satisfaction of the conditions specified in Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b); (ii) a certification of non-foreign status reasonably acceptable to Parent, for purposes of Section 897 and 1445 of the Code; (iii) duly executed counterparts by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to each of the Ancillary Agreements applicable to the Closing; and (iv) an Operational Duplicate IT System Certificate, executed by the Company, dated as of the Closing Date. (b) At each Subsequent Closing and at the Distribution Center Closing, as applicable, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Purchaser Sub: (i) the certificate described in Section 2.1(b)(i), dated as of each Subsequent Closing Date or Distribution Center Closing Date, as applicable, executed by the Company, each reference therein to “Closing Date” shall be deemed to be such Subsequent Closing Date or Distribution Center Closing Date, as applicable, solely with respect to the Acquired Stores or Distribution Centers (and Purchased Assets related thereto) to be transferred at such Subsequent Closing and the Distribution Center Closing (as applicable); (ii) a certificate dated as of each Subsequent Closing Date or Distribution Center Closing Date, as applicable, executed by the Company regarding the accuracy of the matters set forth in Section 7.2(b) and, solely with respect to the first Subsequent Closing, Section 7.2(d) and where, for purposes of this Section 2.3(b)(ii), each reference therein to “Closing Date” in Section 7.2(b) and, solely with respect to the first Subsequent Closing, Section 7.2(d), as applicable, shall be deemed to be such Subsequent Closing Date or Distribution Center Closing Date, as applicable, solely with respect to the Acquired Stores or Distribution Centers (and Purchased Assets therein) to be transferred at such Subsequent Closing and the Distribution Center Closing (as applicable); (iii) solely with respect to the first Subsequent Closing, the Operational Duplicate IT System Certificate, executed by the Company, dated as of the first Subsequent Closing Date; (iv) a certification of non-foreign status reasonably acceptable to Parent, for purposes of Section 897 and 1445 of the Code; and (v) duly executed counterparts by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company to each of the Ancillary Agreements applicable to such Subsequent Closing and the Distribution Center Closing.
Actions by the Sellers Upon termination of the Agreement (or any portion thereof) in accordance with this Article II, with respect to any Serviced Appointment subject to such termination, the Sellers may (A) terminate, or consent to the termination of, any Serviced Corporate Trust Contract relating to such Serviced Appointment, (B) sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of any such Serviced Appointment, or resign (or consent to removal) from any such Serviced Appointment, or (C) agree to do any of the foregoing.
Release by the Company (a) The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably releases and forever discharges each Seller and each of their Representatives (collectively, the “Seller Releasees”) from any and all claims, counterclaims, setoffs, demands, Actions, orders, obligations, contracts, agreements, debts, damages, expenses, losses and liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, both at law and in equity (collectively, “Company Claims”), which the Company now has, has ever had, or may hereafter have against the Seller Releasees arising contemporaneously with or prior to the Closing or on account of or arising out of any matter, cause, or event occurring contemporaneously with or prior to the Closing, whether or not relating to Company Claims pending on, or asserted after, the Closing (collectively, the “Company Released Claims”); provided, however, that nothing contained in this Release will operate to release any obligation of Sellers set forth in (i) the Purchase Agreement or any agreement or instrument being executed and delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or (ii) the Employment Agreement or the Separation Agreement. (b) The Company represents and warrants to each Seller Releasee that the Company has not transferred, assigned, or otherwise disposed of any part of or interest in any Company Released Claim. (c) The Company hereby irrevocably covenants not to, directly or indirectly, assert any claim or demand, or commence, institute, or voluntarily aid in any way, or cause to be commenced or instituted, any Action of any kind against any Seller Releasee based upon any Company Released Claim. (d) Without in any way limiting any rights and remedies otherwise available to any Seller Releasee, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Seller Releasee from and against and shall pay to each Seller Releasee the amount of, or reimburse each Seller Releasee for, all loss, liability, claim, damage (including incidental and consequential damages), or expense (including reasonable costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys’ and reasonable accountants’ fees), whether or not involving third-party claims, arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with (a) the assertion by or on behalf of the Company of any Company Released Claim, and (b) the assertion by any third party of any claim or demand against any Seller Releasee which claim or demand arises directly or indirectly from, or in connection with, any assertion by or on behalf of the Company against such third party of any Company Released Claim.
INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY AND THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP (a) The Company and the Operating Partnership, jointly and severally, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Advisor and its Affiliates, as well as their respective officers, directors, equity holders, members, partners, stockholders, other equity holders and employees (collectively, the “Indemnitees,” and each, an “Indemnitee”), from and against all losses, claims, damages, losses, joint or several, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts (collectively, “Losses,” and each, a “Loss”) arising in the performance of their duties hereunder, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, to the extent such Losses are not fully reimbursed by insurance, and to the extent that such indemnification would not be inconsistent with the laws of the State of New York, the Articles of Incorporation or the provisions of Section II.G of the NASAA REIT Guidelines. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Operating Partnership shall not provide for indemnification of an Indemnitee for any Loss suffered by such Indemnitee, nor shall they provide that an Indemnitee be held harmless for any Loss suffered by the Company and the Operating Partnership, unless all the following conditions are met: (i) the Indemnitee has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct that caused the loss or liability was in the best interest of the Company and the Operating Partnership; (ii) the Indemnitee was acting on behalf of, or performing services for, the Company or the Operating Partnership; (iii) such Loss was not the result of negligence or willful misconduct by the Indemnitee; and (iv) such indemnification or agreement to hold harmless is recoverable only out of the Company’s net assets and not from the Stockholders. (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnitee shall not be indemnified by the Company and the Operating Partnership for any Losses arising from or out of an alleged violation of federal or state securities laws by such Indemnitee unless one or more of the following conditions are met: (i) there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations as to the Indemnitee; (ii) such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction as to the Indemnitee; or (iii) a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the Indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which securities of the Company or the Operating Partnership were offered or sold as to indemnification for violation of securities laws. (c) In addition, the advancement of the Company’s or the Operating Partnership’s funds to an Indemnitee for legal expenses and other costs incurred as a result of any legal action for which indemnification is being sought is permissible only if all the following conditions are satisfied: (i) the legal action relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on behalf of the Company or the Operating Partnership; (ii) the legal action is initiated by a third party who is not a Stockholder or the legal action is initiated by a Stockholder acting in such Stockholder’s capacity as such and a court of competent jurisdiction specifically approves such advancement; and (iii) the Indemnitee undertakes to repay the advanced funds to the Company or the Operating Partnership, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, in cases in which such Indemnitee is found not to be entitled to indemnification.
Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing The Company covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, except as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as permitted by any other provision of this Agreement, unless Parent will otherwise agree in writing (which agreement will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), the Company will, and will cause each Company Subsidiary to, conduct its operations in the ordinary course of business and use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact its business organization and maintain existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers and employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. Without limiting the foregoing, and as an extension thereof, except as set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or as permitted by any other provision of this Agreement, the Company will not (unless required by applicable Law), and will not permit any Company Subsidiary to, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned): (a) amend or otherwise change its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or equivalent organizational documents; (b) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, or encumbrance of, any shares of capital stock of, or other Equity Interests in, the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any class, or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, any shares of such capital stock or other Equity Interests, or any options, warrants or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock or other Equity Interests or such convertible or exchangeable securities, or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any such interest represented by Contract right), of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than the issuance of Shares (i) upon the vesting of Company RSUs or Company Restricted Shares, (ii) the exercise of Company Options outstanding as of the date hereof in accordance with their terms or (iii) in connection with the Top-Up Option; (c) sell, pledge, dispose of, let lapse, abandon, assign, transfer, lease, license, guarantee or encumber any material property or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (including any Registered Intellectual Property and unregistered Owned Intellectual Property), except (i) to the extent required pursuant to Contracts in effect prior to the date hereof, (ii) pursuant to the sale, purchase or licensing of inventory, raw materials, equipment, goods, or other supplies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (iii) for non-exclusive licenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with a fair market value not in excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate; (d) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether payable in cash, stock, property or a combination thereof) with respect to any of its capital stock (other than dividends paid by a wholly-owned Company Subsidiary to the Company or another wholly-owned Company Subsidiary) or enter into any agreement with respect to the voting or registration of its capital stock; (e) reclassify, combine, split, subdivide or amend the terms of, or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock, other Equity Interests or any other securities, or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or other securities, in each case other than in connection with the Top-Up Option; (f) merge or consolidate the Company or any Company Subsidiary with any Person or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or otherwise enter into any agreements imposing material restrictions on the assets, operations or businesses of the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (g) enter into a new line of business (other than currently-projected extensions of existing product lines); (h) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any interest in any Person or any division thereof or any assets, other than acquisitions of assets (including, without limitation, the purchase of inventory, raw materials, equipment, goods, or other supplies) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and any other acquisitions for consideration that is individually not in excess of $2,500,000, or in the aggregate not in excess of $5,000,000; (i) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise become responsible for the obligations of any Person (other than a wholly-owned Company Subsidiary) for borrowed money; (j) make any loans, advances, guarantees or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person (other than any wholly-owned Company Subsidiary) in excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate; (k) terminate, cancel or amend any Company Material Contract, or cancel, modify or waive any rights thereunder, or enter into or amend any Contract that, if existing on the date hereof, would be a Company Material Contract; (l) make or authorize any capital expenditure in excess of the Company’s capital expenditure budget as disclosed to Parent prior to the date hereof, other than capital expenditures that are not, in the aggregate, in excess of $2,500,000; (m) except to the extent required by (i) applicable Law, (ii) the existing terms of any Company Benefit Plan, (iii) contractual commitments or corporate policies with respect to severance or termination pay as in existence on the date hereof and listed on Section 6.1(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule or (iv) as otherwise provided on Section 6.1(m) of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (A) increase in any manner the compensation, bonus or benefits payable or to become payable to its Service Providers (except for increases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice in base salaries or base wages of employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary); (B) grant any additional rights to severance or termination pay to, or enter into any severance agreement with, any Service Provider, or establish, adopt, enter into or amend any Company Benefit Plan; (C) grant any new awards under any Company Benefit Plan, (D) amend or modify any outstanding award under any Company Benefit Plan, (E) take any action to amend, waive or accelerate the vesting criteria or vesting requirements of payment of any compensation or benefit under any Company Benefit Plan or remove any existing restrictions in any Company Benefit Plans or awards made thereunder, (F) take any action to accelerate the payment, or to fund or in any other way secure the payment, of compensation or benefits under any Company Benefit Plan, to the extent not already provided in any such Company Benefit Plan or (G) change any actuarial or other assumptions used to calculate funding obligations with respect to any Company Benefit Plan or to change the manner in which contributions to such plans are made or the basis on which such contributions are determined, except as may be required by GAAP or applicable laws; (n) forgive any loans to Service Providers or any of their respective affiliates; (o) make any material change in accounting policies, practices, principles, methods or procedures, other than as required by GAAP or by a Governmental Entity; (p) encourage customers to make payments earlier than would otherwise reasonably be expected (based on past practice) to be made to the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, or agree to payment terms or conditions with suppliers that are not consistent in all material respects with past practice; (q) compromise, settle or agree to settle any Proceeding (including any Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby) other than compromises, settlements or agreements in the ordinary course of business that involve only the payment of monetary damages not in excess of $2,500,000 individually or $5,000,000 in the aggregate, in any case without the imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (r) (i) make, change, or rescind any material Tax election, (ii) file any material amended Tax Return of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, (iii) or adopt or change any material method or period of Tax accounting, (iv) settle or compromise any material claim relating to Taxes; (v) surrender any material claim for a refund of Taxes; (vi) enter into any “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code with respect to material Taxes; or (vii) consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment (other than pursuant to extensions of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business); (s) write up, write down or write off the book value of any assets, except for depreciation and amortization and normal valuation adjustments to accounts receivable and inventory in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; (t) pre-pay any long-term debt; or (u) authorize or enter into any Contract or otherwise make any commitment, in each case to do any of the foregoing in clauses (a) through (t).
Lists of Holders and Reports by the Company and the Trustee Section 5.01. Lists of Holders 27 Section 5.02. Preservation and Disclosure of Lists 27
Closing Deliveries by the Company At the Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser: (a) newly issued certificate(s) for 4,500,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock, issued to and registered in the name of the Purchaser and evidencing the Series B Preferred Stock being purchased hereunder; (b) a receipt for the Purchase Price; (c) a true and complete copy, certified by the Secretary of the Company, of the resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board evidencing (i) its authorization of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions (including the entering into the Warrant Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement) and the filing of the Certificate of Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the issuance of the New Securities, and (ii) the Amended and Restated By-laws; (d) a copy of (i) the Certificate of Incorporation, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, as of a date not earlier than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date and accompanied by a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that no amendments, other 15 than the filing of the Certificate of Amendment, have been made to such Certificate of Incorporation since such date, and (ii) the By-laws, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company; (e) a good standing certificate for the Company from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware dated as of a date not earlier than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date; (f) a duly executed Warrant Agreement and a duly executed Warrant Certificate (as such term is defined in the Warrant Agreement), representing the Warrants and issued to the Purchaser; (g) a duly executed Registration Rights Agreement; (h) evidence of the termination of the Voting Agreement satisfactory to the Purchaser; (i) executed Employment Agreements and Consulting Agreements; (j) a duly executed amendment to the 2003 Stock Option Plan of the Company with respect to the Options Grant and evidence, satisfactory to the Purchaser, that the Options Grant has been made; (k) duly executed Stock Option Agreements between the Company and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx and Xx. Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx; (l) a legal opinion from the Company's U.S. counsel with respect to such matters as set forth in Exhibit G attached to this Agreement; (m) a legal opinion from the Company's Russian counsel with respect to such matters as set forth in Exhibit H attached to this Agreement; (n) duly executed resignations of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx Vladislavlev and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx from the Board; and (o) an officer's certificate of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company certifying the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.03(a) and (e) hereof.
Indemnification by the Company and the Guarantors The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will indemnify and hold harmless each of the holders of Registrable Securities included in an Exchange Registration Statement, and each person who participates as a placement or sales agent or as an underwriter in any offering or sale of such Registrable Securities against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which such holder, agent or underwriter may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Exchange Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act, or any preliminary, final or summary prospectus (including, without limitation, any “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433) contained therein or furnished by the Company to any such holder, agent or underwriter, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse such holder, such agent and such underwriter for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any Guarantor shall be liable to any such person in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any registration statement contemplated hereunder, or preliminary, final or summary prospectus (including, without limitation, any “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433), or amendment or supplement thereto, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such person expressly for use therein.