Company Actions The Company hereby consents to the Offer and represents and warrants that (a) its Board of Directors (at a meeting duly called and held), has (i) determined that the Offer and the Merger are fair to and in the best interests of the stockholders of the Company, (ii) resolved to approve the Offer and the Merger and recommend (subject to its fiduciary duties after taking into account advice of legal counsel) acceptance of the Offer and approval and adoption of this Agreement by such stockholders of the Company, (iii) taken all necessary steps to render Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") inapplicable to the Merger, (iv) resolved to elect not to be subject, to the extent permitted by law, to any state takeover law other than Section 203 of the DGCL that may purport to be applicable to the Offer, the Merger or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (v) approved the Company Rights Agreement Amendment (as defined below), and (b) Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Securities Corporation ("DLJ"), the Company's financial advisor, has advised the Company's Board of Directors that, in their opinion, the consideration to be paid in the Offer and the Merger to the Company's stockholders is fair, from a financial point of view, to such stockholders. Upon commencement of the Offer, the Company shall file with the SEC a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (the "Schedule 14D-9") containing the recommendations of its Board of Directors in favor of the Offer and the Merger and shall permit the inclusion in the Offer Documents of such recommendations, in each case subject to the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors of the Company. The Company, IHK and Merger Sub will promptly correct any information provided by them for use in the Schedule 14D-9 that becomes false or misleading in any material respect, and the Company will take all steps necessary to cause the Schedule 14D-9 as so corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to holders of shares of Company Common Stock, in each case as and to the extent required by applicable law. IHK and its counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Schedule 14D-9 prior to its filing with the SEC. The Company agrees to provide IHK with any comments that may be received from the SEC or its staff with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 and any amendments thereto, promptly after receipt thereof.
Company Action The Board, at a meeting duly called and held on June 10, 2008, has unanimously (i) determined that the Transaction Agreements to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party and the Transactions applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary are in the best interests of the Company and the Subsidiaries, (ii) approved, adopted and declared advisable the Transaction Agreements to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party and the Transactions applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary, including the amendments set forth in the Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, the Amended and Restated By-laws, the Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Senior Preferred Stock and the Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Junior Preferred Stock (such approval and adoption having been made in accordance with the DGCL, subject to any additional Board approvals as may be necessary in connection with Section 7.13 to approve and adopt, if applicable, the final form of Certificate of Designations of Series B-1 Preferred Stock and the Certificate of Designations of Series B-2 Preferred Stock ), (iii) approved Purchaser and its “affiliates” and “associates” (each as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL) becoming “interested shareholders” within the meaning of Section 203 of the DGCL, (iv) resolved to recommend to the holders of the Remaining Shares of the Preferred Stock that they accept the Tender Offer and tender their shares pursuant to the Tender Offer, (v) resolved to recommend to the holders of the 12% Senior Notes that they accept the Exchange Offer and tender their notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, and (vi) resolved to recommend to the stockholders of the Company to approve and adopt the Transaction Agreements to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party and the Transactions applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary, including the amendments set forth in the Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation, the Amended and Restated By-laws, the Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Senior Preferred Stock and the Amendment to the Certificate of Designations of the Junior Preferred Stock.
Holding Company and Investment Company Acts Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a "holding company", or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company", or an "affiliate" of a "holding company", as such terms are defined in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935; nor is it an "investment company", or an "affiliated company" or a "principal underwriter" of an "investment company", as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Condition to Company Action The Company will not take any action that consummates or finalizes a Change in Control unless (i) at least 15 Business Days prior to such action it shall have given to each holder of Notes written notice containing and constituting an offer to prepay Notes as described in subparagraph (c) of this Section 8.7, accompanied by the certificate described in subparagraph (g) of this Section 8.7, and (ii) contemporaneously with such action, it prepays all Notes required to be prepaid in accordance with this Section 8.7.
Investment Company Act Status The Company is not, and as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and the application of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares as will be set forth in the Prospectus included in any Registration Statement (and any post-effective amendment thereto) and any Prospectus Supplement thereto filed pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement the Company will not be an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Investment Company Act, Etc Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is (a) an “investment company” or is “controlled” by an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) otherwise subject to any other regulatory scheme limiting its ability to incur debt or requiring any approval or consent from or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority in connection therewith.
Time Off for Union Activities The employer agrees to grant the necessary time off, without discrimination or loss of seniority rights and without pay, to any employee designated by the Union to attend a labor convention provided that there is two-week notice of any union convention. Due consideration shall be given to the number of personnel affected in order that there shall be no disruptions of employer's operations due to lack of available employees.
Required Actions (a) Subject to the terms hereof, including Section 6.03(c), Parent and the Company shall each use reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other party in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable, (ii) as promptly as practicable, obtain from any Governmental Entity or any other third party any Consents required to be obtained or made by Parent or the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) defend any lawsuits or other Actions, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed, (iv) as promptly as practicable, make all necessary filings, and thereafter make any other required submissions, with respect to this Agreement and the Merger required under (A) the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and any other applicable Federal or state securities Laws, and (B) any other applicable Law and (v) execute or deliver any additional instruments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by, and to fully carry out the purposes of, this Agreement. Parent and the Company shall cooperate with each other in connection with the making of all such filings, including providing copies of all such documents to the non-filing party and its advisors prior to filing and, if requested, considering in good faith all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested in connection therewith. Parent and the Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to furnish to each other all information required for any application or other filing to be made pursuant to any applicable Law in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. (b) In connection with and without limiting Section 6.03(a), the Company and the Company Board and Parent and the Parent Board shall (i) take all action reasonably appropriate to ensure that no state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation is or becomes applicable to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) if any state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation becomes applicable to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, take all action reasonably appropriate to ensure that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement. (c) Upon the terms and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent and the Company agree, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries, to cooperate and use their respective reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain any FCC Consents, PSC Consents, and Local Consents, and to make any registrations, declarations, notices or filings, if any, necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) in consultation and cooperation with the other, as promptly as practicable file all applications required to be filed with the FCC (the “FCC Applications”), any State Regulators (the “PSC Applications”) and any Localities to obtain the FCC Consents, PSC Consents and Local Consents, respectively, (iii) respond as promptly as practicable to any requests of the FCC, any State Regulator, or any Locality for information relating to any FCC Application or PSC Application, as applicable; provided, that each of Parent and the Company shall consult with the other before communicating with any Governmental Entity relating to these matters, and to the extent permitted by applicable Law and reasonably practicable shall enable the other party to participate in each such communication, and (iv) cure, not later than the Effective Time, any material violations or defaults under any FCC Rules or rules of any State Regulator or Locality. (d) Upon the terms and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Parent and the Company agree, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries, to cooperate and to use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain any Consents of any Governmental Entity, and to make any registrations, declarations, notices or filings, if any, necessary for Closing under the HSR Act, and any other Federal, state or foreign Law designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions for the purpose or effect of monopolization, restraint of trade or regulation of foreign investment (collectively, “Antitrust Laws”), to respond to any requests of any Governmental Entity for information under any Antitrust Law, to secure the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period, to resolve any objections asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby raised by any Governmental Entity and to contest and resist any action, including any legislative, administrative or judicial action, and to prevent the entry of any court order and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any Judgment (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that restricts, prevents or prohibits the consummation of the Merger or any other transactions contemplated hereby under any Antitrust Law. (e) Subject to applicable Law and the instructions of any Governmental Entity, Parent and the Company shall in good faith cooperate, consult and consider the other’s views in order to jointly develop (but subject to Parent’s final approval (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)), (x) the strategy for obtaining any Consents from any Governmental Entity (including the FCC Consents, PSC Consents and Local Consents) in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and (y) the positions to be taken and the regulatory actions to be requested in any filing or submission with a Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry or Action by or before, or any negotiations with, a Governmental Entity relating to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and of all other regulatory matters incidental thereto. (f) For the purposes of this Section 6.03, “reasonable best efforts” shall include taking any and all actions necessary to obtain the Consents of any Governmental Entity (including the FCC Consents, PSC Consents and Local Consents) required to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby prior to the End Date; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall permit the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (without the prior written consent of Parent) or require Parent or the Parent Subsidiaries to take or refrain from taking, or agree to take or refrain from taking, any action or actions that, individually or in the aggregate, would be reasonably likely to have a either a Parent Material Adverse Effect or Company Material Adverse Effect (each a “Burdensome Condition”). For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any request or consent of Parent to do so, in no event shall the Company or the Company Subsidiaries be required to submit to a Burdensome Condition unless such Burdensome Condition is conditioned in all respects upon the consummation of the Merger and will not be effective for any purpose until after the Effective Time, and any such Burdensome Condition imposed on the Company or the Company Subsidiaries at the request of or with the consent of Parent shall not affect any representation or warranty of the Company under this Agreement or any condition under Section 7.01 or Section 7.03 to the obligation of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger.
Accounting Decisions All decisions as to accounting principles, except as specifically provided to the contrary herein, shall be made by the General Partner.
Investment Company Act; Public Utility Holding Company Act Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is (a) an "investment company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) a "holding company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.