Common use of Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption Clause in Contracts

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees or Affiliates, in each case, acting on their behalf has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make any unlawful payment or promised, offered, authorized, provided or agreed to provide anything of value to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or of any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Law”), (iii) been the subject of a material claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (iv) received any written notice or communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Pagaya Technologies Ltd.), Agreement and Plan of Merger (EJF Acquisition Corp.)

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Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For None of the last eighteen (18) months and Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of any of the Company since Company, any of the Reference DateGroup Companies’ respective directors, none officers, employees, Affiliates or any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, within the past five (5) years, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenditures; (d) established or maintained any unlawful fund of corporate monies or other properties; (e) created or caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to any of the foregoing; or (f) otherwise violated any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. None of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees employees, Affiliates or Affiliates, in each case, any other Persons acting on their behalf hasbehalf, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly at their direction or indirectly: for their benefit (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment is or other unlawful payments, expenses or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, has been within the past five (ii5) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make any unlawful payment or promised, offered, authorized, provided or agreed to provide anything of value to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or of any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Law”), (iii) been years the subject of a material an unresolved claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received within the past five (5) years any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, the The Group Companies have had and maintained within the past five (5) years a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Crescent Acquisition Corp), Agreement and Plan of Merger (Crescent Acquisition Corp)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees Affiliates or Affiliates, in each case, any other Persons acting on their behalf behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, in connection with the operation of the business businesses of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses expenditures; (d) established or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make maintained any unlawful payment fund of corporate monies or promised, offered, authorized, provided other properties; (e) created or agreed caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to provide anything any of value to foreign the foregoing; or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, (f) otherwise violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices ActAct of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq., the U.K. Xxxx-United Kingdom Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, 0000 or of any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to Legal Requirements (the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption LawLaws”). None of the Group Companies or any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, Affiliates or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective employees or any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit, (iiii) is or has been the subject of a material an unresolved claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Letter Agreement (FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp.), Business Combination Agreement (FinTech Acquisition Corp. IV)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge Neither Holdings nor any of the Company since the Reference Dateits Subsidiaries, none nor any director or officer of the Group Companies orHoldings or its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge knowledge of Holdings and the CompanyBorrower, any agent, employee or representative of the Group Companies’ respective directorsHoldings or its Subsidiaries, officers, employees or Affiliates, in each case, any affiliate or other person associated with or acting on their behalf hasof Holdings or its Subsidiaries, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contributionscontribution, giftsgift, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses or anything of value expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act by in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any Governmental Entity direct or indirect unlawful payment of corporate funds or benefit to any foreign or domestic government or regulatory official or employee, including, without limitation, of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or campaign, party official or candidate for political office; (iiiii) promised, offered, authorized, made violated or agreed to make any unlawful payment or promised, offered, authorized, provided or agreed to provide anything is in violation of value to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices ActAct of 1977, as amended, the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, as amended, the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Canada), as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offense under any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Law”), (iii) been the subject of a material claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws laws; or (Biv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any potentially unlawful paymentbribe or other unlawful benefit, contributionincluding, giftwithout limitation, bribe, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. Each of Holdings and the provision of anything of valueBorrower has instituted, directly or indirectlymaintained and enforced, and will continue to an officialmaintain and enforce, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (iv) received any written notice or communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months policies and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably procedures designed to (x) promote and ensure material compliance with the Antiall applicable anti-Corruption Laws bribery and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Antianti-Corruption Lawscorruption laws.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Loan Agreement (SunOpta Inc.), Loan Agreement (SunOpta Inc.)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For Since the last eighteen (18) months and Reference Date, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected have a Company Material Adverse Effect, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates (including any direct or indirect controlling equityholder of the Company since Shareholder) or any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenditures; (d) established or maintained any unlawful fund of corporate monies or other properties; (e) created or caused the creation of any false or materially inaccurate books and records related to any of the foregoing; or (f) otherwise violated any applicable provision of (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq., (ii) the United Kingdom Bxxxxxx Xxx 0000, (iii) Brazilian Federal Law No. 12,846/2013, (iv) Brazilian Federal Law No. 8,429/1992, (v) Brazilian Federal Law No. 9,613/1998, (vi) Brazilian Federal Law No. 12,813/2013, (vii) Brazilian Federal Law No. 8,666/1993, (viii) Brazilian Federal Law No. 14,133/2021, (ix) Brazilian Decree-Law No. 2,848/1940, (x) the Irish Criminal Justice (Corruption Offenses) Axx 0000 or (xi) any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery Legal Requirements (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”). Since the Reference Date, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees Affiliates (including any direct or Affiliates, in each case, acting on their behalf has, in connection with the operation indirect controlling equityholder of the business Company Shareholder) or any of the Group Companies’ respective employees or any other Persons acting on their behalf, directly or indirectly: (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment is or other unlawful payments, expenses or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make any unlawful payment or promised, offered, authorized, provided or agreed to provide anything of value to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or of any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Law”), (iii) has been the subject of a material an unresolved claim or unresolved allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an any government official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Business Combination Agreement (HPX Corp.)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees employees, Affiliates or Affiliates, in each case, any other Persons acting on their behalf behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses expenditures; (d) established or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make maintained any unlawful payment fund of corporate monies or promised, offered, authorized, provided other properties; (e) created or agreed caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to provide anything any of value to foreign the foregoing; or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, (f) otherwise violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices ActAct of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq., the U.K. Xxxx-United Kingdom Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, 0000 or of any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to Legal Requirements (the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption LawLaws”). None of the Group Companies or any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, Affiliates or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective employees or any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit, (iiii) is or has been the subject of a material an unresolved claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp.)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of any the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees employees, Affiliates or Affiliates, in each case, any other Persons acting on their behalf behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses expenditures; (d) established or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make maintained any unlawful payment fund of corporate monies or promised, offered, authorized, provided other properties; (e) created or agreed caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to provide anything any of value to foreign the foregoing; or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, (f) otherwise violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices ActAct of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq., the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx United Kingdom Bxxxxxx Xxx 0000, 0000 or of any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to Legal Requirements (the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption LawLaws”). None of the Group Companies or any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit, (iiii) is or has been the subject of a material an unresolved claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Vertiv Holdings Co)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen (18a) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, none of the XXXX Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the CompanyXXXX, any of the XXXX Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, or employees or Affiliates, in each case, acting on their behalf has, in connection with the operation of the business of the XXXX Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses expenditures; (d) established or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make maintained any unlawful payment fund of corporate monies or promised, offered, authorized, provided other properties; (e) created or agreed caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to provide anything any of value to foreign the foregoing; or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or (f) violated, as applicable, any provision of conspired to violate or aided and abetted the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or violation of any other applicable anti-bribery money laundering or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Law”), (iii) been the subject of a material claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (iv) received any written notice or communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For Since the last eighteen (18) months and Reference Date, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected have a Company Material Adverse Effect, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company since Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates or any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any bribe, influence, payment, kickback, payoff, benefits or any other type of payment, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any official act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; or (iv) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenditures; or (d) established or maintained any unlawful fund of corporate monies or other properties, in each case, that would be unlawful under any applicable provision of (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq., (ii) the United Kingdom Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, (iii) Brazilian Federal Law No. 12,846/2013, (iv) Brazilian Federal Law No. 8,429/1992, (v) Brazilian Federal Law No. 9,613/1998, (vi) Brazilian Federal Law No. 12,813/2013, (vii) Brazilian Federal Law No. 8,666/1993, (viii) Brazilian Federal Law No. 14,133/2021, (ix) Brazilian Decree-Law No. 2,848/1940 or (x) any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery Legal Requirements (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”). Since the Reference Date, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, or any of the Group Companies’ respective Affiliates, employees or Affiliates, in each case, any other Persons acting on their behalf has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses or anything of value relating to an act has ever been found by any a Governmental Entity or to have violated any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make any unlawful payment or promised, offered, authorized, provided or agreed to provide anything of value to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or of any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Law”), (iii) been the subject of a material claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) has been the subject of any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback indictment or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, any governmental investigation with respect to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (iv) received any written notice or communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any applicable Anti-Corruption LawLaws. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material promote compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Alpha Capital Acquisition Co)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees employees, Affiliates (including any direct or Affiliates, in each case, indirect controlling equityholder of the Company Shareholder) or any other Persons acting on their behalf behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful paymentsexpenditures; (d) established or maintained any unlawful fund of corporate monies or other properties; (e) created or caused the creation of any false or materially inaccurate books and records related to any of the foregoing; or (f) otherwise violated any applicable provision of (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, expenses or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaignas amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-l, et seq., (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make any unlawful payment or promised, offered, authorized, provided or agreed to provide anything of value to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Xxxx-United Kingdom Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, (iii) Brazilian Federal Law No. 12,846, dated August 1, 2013, as amended, and Federal Decree No. 8,420, dated March 18, 2015, as amended; (iv) Brazilian Law No. 8,429, dated June 2, 1992, as amended; (v) Brazilian Law-Decree No. 2,848, dated December 7, 1940, as amended; (vi) Brazilian Federal Law No. 9,613/1998; (vii) Brazilian Federal Law No. 12,813/2013; (viii) Brazilian Federal Law No. 14,133/2021; (ix) Brazilian Law No. 8,666, dated June 21, 1993, as amended; (x) Brazilian Law No. 9,504, dated September 30, 1997, as amended, or of (xi) any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable Legal Requirements (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption LawLaws”). Since the Reference Date, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, Affiliates (including any direct or indirect controlling equityholder of the Company Shareholder) or any of the Group Companies’ respective employees or any other Persons acting on their behalf, (iiiA) is or has been the subject of a material an unresolved written claim or unresolved allegation relating to any (A1) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B2) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an any government official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivB) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Mercato Partners Acquisition Corp)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen five (185) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Dateyears, none of the Group Companies Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or, to the Knowledge knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ their respective directors, officers, employees employees, Affiliates or Affiliates, in each case, any other Persons acting on their behalf behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group CompaniesCompany or any of its Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses expenditures; (d) established or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make maintained any unlawful payment fund of corporate monies or promised, offered, authorized, provided other properties; (e) created or agreed caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to provide anything any of value to foreign the foregoing; or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, (f) otherwise violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices ActAct of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq., the U.K. Xxxx-United Kingdom Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, 0000 or of any other Applicable Law related to anti-corruption or anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to (the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption LawLaws”). None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit, (iiii) is or has been the subject of a material an unresolved claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity Authority regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen five (185) months and to the Knowledge of years, the Company since the Reference Date, the Group Companies and its Subsidiaries have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

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Samples: Director Nomination Agreement (GS Acquisition Holdings Corp II)

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Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For During the last eighteen five (185) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Dateyears, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees or Affiliatesany other Persons, in each case, acting on their behalf behalf, at their direction or for their benefit, has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, and in each case in all material respects, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses expenditures; (d) established or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make maintained any unlawful payment fund of corporate monies or promised, offered, authorized, provided other properties; (e) created or agreed caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to provide anything any of value to foreign the foregoing; or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, (f) otherwise violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices ActAct of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq., the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx United Kingdom Bxxxxxx Xxx 0000, Sub-chapter 5 of Chapter 9 of Part B of the Israeli Penal Law, 1977, the Israeli Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 2000, OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, the UN Convention against Corruption, United States Currency, Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, or of any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to Legal Requirements (the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption LawLaws”). None of the Group Companies or any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective employees or any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit, and in each case in all material respects, (iiii) is or has been the subject of a material an unresolved claim or allegation by a Governmental Entity, relating to (A) any potential violation of the applicable Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (MedTech Acquisition Corp)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees or Affiliatesany other Persons, in each case, acting on their behalf behalf, at their direction or for their benefit, has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, and in each case in all material respects, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses expenditures; (d) established or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make maintained any unlawful payment fund of corporate monies or promised, offered, authorized, provided other properties; (e) created or agreed caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to provide anything any of value to foreign the foregoing; or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, (f) otherwise violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices ActAct of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq., the U.K. Xxxx-United Kingdom Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, Sub-chapter 5 of Chapter 9 of Part B of the Israeli Penal Law, 1977, the Israeli Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 2000, OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, the UN Convention against Corruption, United States Currency, Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, or of any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to Legal Requirements (the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption LawLaws”). None of the Group Companies or any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective employees or any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit, and in each case in all material respects, (iiii) is or has been the subject of a material an unresolved claim or allegation by a Governmental Entity, relating to (A) any potential violation of the applicable Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Fintech Acquisition Corp V)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For Except as would not, individually or in the last eighteen (18) months and aggregate, reasonably be expect to be material to the Knowledge of Group Companies taken as a whole, for the Company since the Reference Datepast five (5) years, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees employees, Affiliates or Affiliates, in each case, any other Persons acting on their behalf behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful paymentsexpenditures; (d) established or maintained any unlawful fund of corporate monies or other properties; (e) created or caused the creation of any false or materially inaccurate books and records related to any of the foregoing; or (f) otherwise violated any applicable provision of (i) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, expenses or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaignas amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-l, et seq., (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make any unlawful payment or promised, offered, authorized, provided or agreed to provide anything of value to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Xxxx-United Kingdom Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or of (iii) any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable Legal Requirements (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption LawLaws”). For the past five (5) years, none of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, Affiliates or any of the Group Companies’ respective employees or any other Persons acting on their behalf, (iiii) is or has been the subject of a material an unresolved claim or unresolved allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an any government official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Rose Hill Acquisition Corp)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen (18a) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, none of the eLMTree Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the CompanyBest Assistant, any of the eLMTree Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, officers or employees or Affiliates, in each case, acting on their behalf has, in connection with the operation of the business of the eLMTree Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses expenditures; (d) established or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make maintained any unlawful payment fund of corporate monies or promised, offered, authorized, provided other properties; (e) created or agreed caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to provide anything any of value to foreign the foregoing; or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or (f) violated, as applicable, conspired to violate or aided and abetted the violation of any anti-money laundering or any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices ActAct of 1977, as amended, 15 U.S.C. §§78dd-1, et seq., the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, United Kingdom Bribery Act 2010 or of any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to Legal Requirements (the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption LawLaws”), (iii) been the subject of a material claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (iv) received any written notice or communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc.)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For (a) None of the last eighteen Group Companies or any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees, any holders of its equity securities or rights to purchase its equity securities (18) months and acting in such capacity), Affiliates, or to the Knowledge of any of the Company since Group Companies, any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, in connection with the Reference Dateoperation of the business of the Group Companies, none directly or indirectly: (a) made, authorized, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan, gift or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any Person, government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenditures; (d) established or maintained any unlawful fund of corporate monies or other properties; (e) created or caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to any of the foregoing; (f) used funds or other assets, or made any promise of undertaking in such regard, for establishment or maintenance of a secret, unrecorded or improperly recorded fund; or (g) otherwise violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, Chapter 9 of Part B of the Israeli Penal Law, 1977, the Israeli Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 2000 or any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery Legal Requirements (the “Anti-Corruption Laws”). None of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees employees, Affiliates or Affiliates, in each case, any other Persons acting on their behalf hasbehalf, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companiesat their direction or for their benefit, directly or indirectly: (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment is or other unlawful payments, expenses or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make any unlawful payment or promised, offered, authorized, provided or agreed to provide anything of value to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or of any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Law”), (iii) has been the subject of a material an unresolved claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Moringa Acquisition Corp)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For (a) None of the last eighteen Group Companies or any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees, any holders of its equity securities or rights to purchase its equity securities (18) months and acting in such capacity), Affiliates, or to the Knowledge of any of the Company since Group Companies, any other Persons acting on their behalf, at their direction or for their benefit has, in connection with the Reference Dateoperation of the business of the Group Companies, none directly or indirectly: (a) made, authorized, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan, gift or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any Person, government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) influencing any act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenditures; (d) established or maintained any unlawful fund of corporate monies or other properties; (e) created or caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to any of the foregoing; (f) used funds or other assets, or made any promise of undertaking in such regard, for establishment or maintenance of a secret, unrecorded or improperly recorded fund; or (g) otherwise violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, Chapter 9 of Part B of the Israeli Penal Law, 1977, the Israeli Prohibition on Money Laundering Law, 2000 or any other applicable anti-corruption or anti-bribery Legal Requirements (the “Anti-Corruption Laws”). None of the Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of the Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, employees employees, Affiliates or Affiliates, in each case, any other Persons acting on their behalf hasbehalf, in connection with the operation of the business of the Group Companiesat their direction or for their benefit, directly or indirectly: (i) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment is or other unlawful payments, expenses or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make any unlawful payment or promised, offered, authorized, provided or agreed to provide anything of value to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated, as applicable, any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or of any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Law”), (iii) has been the subject of a material an unresolved claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (ivii) has received any written notice or other communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

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Samples: Business Combination Agreement (Moringa Acquisition Corp)

Anti-Bribery; Anti-Corruption. For the last eighteen (18a) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since Since the Reference Date, none of the GXXX Group Companies or, to the Knowledge of the CompanyGXXX, any of the GXXX Group Companies’ respective directors, officers, or employees or Affiliates, in each case, acting on their behalf has, in connection with the operation of the business of the GXXX Group Companies, directly or indirectly: (a) made, offered or promised to make or offer any payment, loan or transfer of anything of value, including any reward, advantage or benefit of any kind, to or for the benefit of any government official, candidate for public office, political party or political campaign, or any official of such party or campaign, for the purpose of: (i) used influencing any funds act or decision of such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign; (ii) inducing such government official, candidate, party or campaign or any official of such party or campaign to do or omit to do any act in violation of a lawful duty; (iii) obtaining or retaining business for or with any Person; (iv) expediting or securing the performance of official acts of a routine nature; or (v) otherwise securing any improper advantage; (b) paid, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any bribe, payoff, influence payment, kickback, unlawful rebate or other similar unlawful payment of any nature; (c) made, offered or agreed or promised to make or offer any unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful payments, expenses expenditures; (d) established or anything of value relating to an act by any Governmental Entity or any foreign or domestic political party or campaign, (ii) promised, offered, authorized, made or agreed to make maintained any unlawful payment fund of corporate monies or promised, offered, authorized, provided other properties; (e) created or agreed caused the creation of any false or inaccurate books and records related to provide anything any of value to foreign the foregoing; or domestic government officials or employees, to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or (f) violated, as applicable, any provision of conspired to violate or aided and abetted the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Xxxx-Xxxxxxx Xxx 0000, or violation of any other applicable anti-bribery money laundering or anti-corruption laws to the extent applicable (collectively, “Anti-Corruption Law”), (iii) been the subject of a material claim or allegation relating to (A) any potential violation of the Anti-Corruption Laws or (B) any potentially unlawful payment, contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other payment or the provision of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to an official, to any political party or official thereof or to any candidate for political office, or (iv) received any written notice or communication from, or made a voluntary disclosure to, any Governmental Entity regarding any actual, alleged or potential violation of, or failure to comply with, any Anti-Corruption Law. For the last eighteen (18) months and to the Knowledge of the Company since the Reference Date, the Group Companies have had and maintained a system or systems of internal controls reasonably designed to (x) ensure material compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws and (y) prevent and detect violations of the Anti-Corruption Laws.

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Samples: Agreement and Plan of Merger (Gravitas Education Holdings, Inc.)

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