Approval of Operating Budget Sample Clauses

Approval of Operating Budget. Each Operating Budget delivered pursuant to Section 5.20(a) shall not be effective until approved by the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed (it being acknowledged that the Administrative Agent has approved the Operating Budget for 2022 and the updated Financial Model delivered pursuant to the Eighth Amendment). The Operating Budget will be deemed to be approved unless the Administrative Agent objects in writing to such Operating Budget within twenty (20) days of receipt thereof. In the event that, pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Operating Budget is not approved by the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed) or Borrower has not submitted a proposed Operating Budget in accordance with Section 5.20(a) (excluding the Operating Budget for 2022 delivered pursuant to the Eighth Amendment), an operating budget including the greater of (x) the sum of 100% of the then-actual costs of feedstock, consumables, utilities, routine maintenance and any other variable costs for the then current calendar year and 105% of the fixed costs, including Capital Expenditures (other than for routine maintenance), set forth in the Operating Budget for the immediately preceding calendar year, or in the case of the Operating Budget delivered in connection with the Term Conversion Date, the Operating Budget of 2022 US-DOCS\150507763.9 Bakersfield Refinery – Senior Credit Agreement |US-DOCS\150507763.15|| and (y) the amounts specified in the Financial Model delivered on or before the Eighth Amendment Effective Date for such calendar year (or any updated Financial Model approved by the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)), in any case, shall apply until the Operating Budget for the then current calendar year is approved. Copies of each final Operating Budget adopted shall be furnished to the Administrative Agent promptly upon its adoption.
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Approval of Operating Budget. Each Operating Budget delivered pursuant to Section 5.20(a) shall not be effective until approved by the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed. The Operating Budget will be deemed 85 Bakersfield Refinery – Senior Credit Agreement to be approved unless the Administrative Agent objects in writing to such Operating Budget within twenty (20) days of receipt thereof. In the event that, pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Operating Budget is not approved by the Administrative Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed) or Borrower has not submitted a proposed Operating Budget in accordance with the terms and conditions herein, an operating budget including the greater of (x) the sum of 100% of the then-actual costs of feedstock, consumables and other variable costs for such calendar year and 105 % of the other costs set forth in the Operating Budget for the immediately preceding calendar year and (y) the amounts specified in the Financial Model delivered on the Closing Date for such calendar year (or any updated Financial Model approved by the Administrative Agent), in any case, shall apply until the Operating Budget for the then current calendar year is approved. Copies of each final Operating Budget adopted shall be furnished to the Administrative Agent promptly upon its adoption.
Approval of Operating Budget. All Operating Budgets shall be subject to Class A Member Approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld and approval or disapproval to be made within 10 days of receipt of the Operating Budgets. No Operating Budget shall be deemed to be effective hereunder until such time as the Manager has received the prior Class A Member Approval. When finally approved by Class A Member Approval, the Operating Budget shall be the “Approved Operating Budget”. The Operating Budget for the remainder of the calendar year 2018 attached hereto as Exhibit 2 shall be the Approved Operating Budget for such period.
Approval of Operating Budget. Each annual Operating Budget shall be subject to the review and approval of the University, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In order for the University to fully evaluate and analyze such budgets or any other request by Manager relating to income and expenses, Manager agrees to provide to the University such reasonable financial information relating to the Facility as may be requested by the University from time to time, and, in the event the University reasonably requests any meeting with Manager to discuss budget related issues, Manager shall ensure that its representative(s) are present at such meeting. If extraordinary events occur during any Operating Year which could not reasonably be contemplated at the time the corresponding Operating Budget was prepared, Manager may submit an amendment to such budget for review and approval or denial by the University.
Approval of Operating Budget. Each annual Operating Budget shall be subject to the review and approval of CRDA, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. In order for CRDA to fully evaluate and analyze such budgets or any other request by Manager relating to income and expenses, Manager agrees to provide to CRDA such reasonable financial information relating to the Civic Center as may be requested by CRDA from time to time. If extraordinary events occur during any Contract Year that could not reasonably be contemplated at the time the corresponding Operating Budgets were prepared, Manager may submit an amendment to such budgets for review and approval by CRDA; however, no formal submission of amendments are required for (i) adjustments of 15% or less to departmental line items in the Operating Budget, provided that any such amendment does not increase the total Operating Budget or (ii) for adjustments in budgeted amounts directly related to the costs of insurance, utilities or employee benefits. Upon submission of each annual Operating Budget or amendments to CRDA, CRDA shall have thirty (30) days to review and comment. If CRDA fails to approve any annual Operating Budget (or any proposed amendments thereto), CRDA shall promptly provide Manager the specific reasons therefor and its suggested modifications to Manager’s proposed Operating Budgets or amendments in order to make them acceptable. The Parties shall then engage in good faith discussions and use reasonable commercial efforts to attempt to resolve the matter to the mutual satisfaction of the Parties.
Approval of Operating Budget. Each annual Operating Budget shall be subject to the review and approval of the Owner, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In order for the Owner to fully evaluate and analyze such budgets or any other request by Manager relating to income and expenses, Manager agrees to provide to the Owner such reasonable financial information relating to the Facility as may be requested by the Owner from time to time. If extraordinary events occur during any Operating Year that could not reasonably be contemplated at the time the corresponding Operating Budget was prepared, Manager may submit an amendment to such budget for review and approval by the Owner (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If the Owner fails to approve any annual Operating Budget (or any proposed amendment thereto), the Owner shall promptly provide Manager the specific reasons therefor and its suggested modifications to Manager’s proposed Operating Budget or amendment in order to make it acceptable. The parties shall then engage in good faith discussions and use reasonable commercial efforts to attempt to resolve the matter to the mutual satisfaction of the parties, including, if applicable, negotiation of a mutually acceptable modification to the economic terms of this Agreement to enable the Manager to achieve the compensation contemplated by its proposed Operating Budget.
Approval of Operating Budget. The Operating Budget shall be deemed approved so long as the aggregate amount of the anticipated aggregate Operating Expenses (other than any Operating Expenses funded with equity capital contributions to Borrower by Pledgor, proceeds of Permitted Dispositions, amounts to be applied to fund any Reinvestment Action or Restoration Action in accordance with the terms of the Financing Documents and any Operating Expenses and/or Capital Expenditures that are to be funded by equity capital contributions made by Pledgor) for the Renewable Diesel Project is equal to or less than an amount equal to 115% of the amount proposed to be expended by Borrower for all such items during the applicable calendar year (or in the case of such initial Operating Budget, partial year), as determined by reference to the Projected Initial Operating Budget. In the event that such Operating Budget shall not be deemed approved as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, such Operating Budget shall be subject to the reasonable approval of the Required Lenders, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Failure by the Required Lenders to approve or disapprove any such draft Operating Budget within fourteen (14) days after receipt thereof shall be deemed to be an approval by the Required Lenders of such draft as the final Operating Budget. Borrower shall consider in good faith any Xxxxxx’s suggestions in preparation of a final Operating Budget.
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Approval of Operating Budget. Each of the annual Operating Budgets shall be subject to the review and approval of the City, in accordance with City policies, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In order for the City to fully evaluate and analyze such budgets or any other request by Manager relating to income and expenses, Manager agrees to provide to the City such reasonable financial information relating to the Facilities as may be requested by the City from time to time. If extraordinary events occur during any Operating Year that could not reasonably be contemplated at the time the corresponding Operating Budget was prepared, Manager may submit an amendment to such budget for review and approval by the City, no later than April 1st of the then-current Operating Year with respect to such year’s budget (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If the City fails to approve any annual Operating Budget (or any proposed amendment thereto), the City shall promptly provide Manager the specific reasons therefor and its suggested modifications to Manager’s proposed Operating Budget or amendment in order to make it acceptable. The parties shall then engage in good faith discussions and use reasonable commercial efforts to attempt to resolve the matter to the mutual satisfaction of the parties, including, if applicable, negotiation of a mutually acceptable modification to the economic terms of this Agreement to enable the Manager to achieve the compensation contemplated by its proposed Operating Budget.
Approval of Operating Budget. Each annual Operating Budget shall be subject to the review and approval of the City, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In order for the City to fully evaluate and analyze such budgets or any other request by Manager relating to income and expenses, Manager agrees to provide to the City such reasonable financial information relating to the Facility as may be requested by the City from time to time. If extraordinary events occur during any Operating Year that could not reasonably be contemplated at the time the corresponding Operating Budget was prepared, Manager may submit an amendment to such budget for review and approval by the City (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If the City fails to approve any annual Operating Budget (or any proposed amendment thereto), the City shall promptly provide Manager the specific reasons therefor and its suggested modifications to Manager’s proposed Operating Budget or amendment in order to make it acceptable. The parties shall then engage in good faith discussions and use reasonable commercial efforts to attempt to resolve the matter to the mutual satisfaction of the parties.

Related to Approval of Operating Budget

  • Operating Budget (a) No less than forty-five (45) days prior to the Substantial Completion of each train of the Project, and no less than forty-five (45) days prior to the beginning of each calendar year thereafter, the Borrower shall prepare a proposed operating plan and a budget setting forth in reasonable detail the projected requirements for Operation and Maintenance Expenses for the Borrower and the Project for the ensuing calendar year (or, in the case of the initial Operating Budget, the remaining portion thereof) and provide the Independent Engineer, the Common Security Trustee, and the Senior Facility Agent with a copy of such operating plan and budget (the “Operating Budget”). Each Operating Budget shall be prepared in accordance with a form approved by the Independent Engineer, shall set forth all material assumptions used in the preparation of such Operating Budget, and shall become effective upon approval of the Senior Facility Agent, acting reasonably and in consultation with the Independent Engineer; provided, that if the Senior Facility Agent shall not have approved or disapproved the Operating Budget within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof, such Operating Budget shall be deemed to have been approved; and provided, further that the Senior Facility Agent shall have neither the right nor the obligation to approve costs for Gas purchase contracts for the Project contained in the Operating Budget. If the Borrower does not have an effective annual Operating Budget before the beginning of any calendar year, until such proposed Operating Budget is approved, the Operating Budget most recently in effect shall continue to apply; provided, that (A) any items of the proposed Operating Budget that have been approved shall be given effect in substitution of the corresponding items in the Operating Budget most recently in effect, (B) costs for Gas purchase contracts for the Project shall be as provided by the Borrower and (C) all other items shall be increased by the lesser of (x) two and one-half percent (2.5%) and (y) the increase proposed by the Borrower for such item in such proposed Operating Budget. (b) Each Operating Budget delivered pursuant to this Section 1.12 shall contain Operating Budget Categories, and shall specify for each Fiscal Quarter and for each such Operating Budget Category the amount budgeted for such category for such Fiscal Quarter.

  • Budget Consulting Engineer/Architect shall advise City if, in its opinion, the amount budgeted for construction is not sufficient to adequately design and construct the improvement as requested.

  • Operating Budgets (i) The Borrowers shall, not later than thirty (30) days before the Commercial Operation Date for any Plant, adopt an Operating Budget with respect to such Plant and an updated aggregate Operating Budget for the Project from such date to the conclusion of the calendar year immediately following the then-current calendar year and provide a copy of such operating plan and budget at such time to the Administrative Agent. (ii) No less than sixty (60) days in advance of the beginning of each calendar year with respect to each Plant that has achieved its Commercial Operation Date, the Borrowers shall similarly adopt an operating plan and a budget setting forth in reasonable detail the projected requirements for Operation and Maintenance Expenses and Maintenance Capital Expenses for the ensuing two (2) calendar years for each Plant that has achieved its Commercial Operation Date and an aggregate operating plan and budget for the Project and provide a copy of each such operating plan and budget at such time to the Administrative Agent. (Each such operating plan and budget is herein called an "Operating Budget"). (iii) Each Operating Budget shall include the same items and detail as provided in the Financial Model and be prepared in accordance with a form similar to the Madera Operating Budget delivered on the Closing Date (or a form otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent) and shall become effective upon approval of the Administrative Agent (acting in consultation with the Consultants if the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that such consultation is necessary or desirable). The Administrative Agent's approval of such updated Operating Budgets shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. (iv) If the Borrowers have not adopted an annual Operating Budget covering the applicable two-year period for each Plant that has achieved its Commercial Operation Date and for the Project before the beginning of any calendar year following the Madera Funding or any Operating Budget adopted by the Borrowers has not been accepted by the Administrative Agent before the beginning of any upcoming calendar year, the Operating Budget for each relevant Plant for the preceding calendar year shall, until the adoption of an annual Operating Budget by the Borrowers and acceptance of such Operating Budget by the Administrative Agent, be deemed to be in force and effective as the annual Operating Budget for such Plant for such upcoming calendar year; provided that if the initial Operating Budget for any Plant is not approved by the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers may use a budget for such Plant that is consistent with the Financial Model until an initial Operating Budget is approved, and the Borrowers shall work diligently to prepare an initial Operating Budget for each Plant that is acceptable to the Administrative Agent. (v) If either the actual Operation and Maintenance Expenses or Maintenance Capital Expenses for any Fiscal Quarter is in excess of the applicable Permitted Operating Budget Deviation Levels, the Borrowers may deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Consultants a proposed updated Operating Budget(s), which shall be subject to approval by the Administrative Agent. Such proposed updated Operating Budget(s) shall not become effective until approved by the Administrative Agent. (vi) Each Operating Budget delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 7.01(j) shall be accompanied by a memorandum addressing all material deviations from the Financial Model.

  • Business Plan and Budget As soon as available, but in any event within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, an annual business plan and budget of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, including forecasts prepared by management of the Borrower, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, of Consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a fiscal year basis and, in the case of such forecasted statements of income, on a fiscal quarterly basis for the immediately following fiscal year. As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(f), the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under Section 6.01(a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.

  • Business Plan The Lenders shall have received a satisfactory business plan for fiscal years 1999-2006 and a satisfactory written analysis of the business and prospects of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the period from the Closing Date through the final maturity of the Term Loans.

  • Projected Operating Budget Furnish Agent, no later than thirty (30) days after the beginning of each fiscal year of Borrower commencing with fiscal year 2021, a month by month projected operating budget and cash flow of Borrower on a consolidated and consolidating basis for such fiscal year (including an income statement for each month and a balance sheet as at the end of the last month in each fiscal quarter), such projections to be accompanied by a certificate signed by the President or Chief Financial Officer of Borrower, in his personal capacity, to the effect that such projections have been prepared on the basis of sound financial planning practice consistent with past budgets and financial statements and that such officer has no reason to question the reasonableness of any material assumptions on which such projections were prepared.

  • Annual Operating Budget Manager shall, on or before December 20 in each calendar year during the Term, deliver to Owner for Owner’s approval, an annual operating budget for the Community for the next calendar year (the “Annual Operating Budget”) which shall include separate line items for Capital Replacements and set forth an estimate, on a monthly basis, of Gross Revenues and Community Expenses, together with an explanation of anticipated changes to Tenants charges, payroll rates and positions, non-wage cost increases, the proposed methodology and formula employed by Manager in allocating shared Community Expenses, and all other factors differing from the then current calendar year. The Annual Operating Budget shall be accompanied by a narrative description of operating objectives and assumptions. If Owner does not approve an Annual Operating Budget or any portion thereof, it shall do so, to the extent practicable, on a line item basis. Manager and Owner shall cooperate to resolve disputed items, provided if the Annual Operating Budget is not approved by Owner within thirty (30) days of Owner’s receipt, Manager shall operate under the expired Annual Operating Budget until a new Annual Operating Budget is approved, provided that line items for Impositions, insurance premiums and utilities shall be the amounts actually incurred for such items. If agreement on the Annual Operating Budget cannot be reached within forty-five (45) days of Owner’s receipt (which time may be extended upon mutual agreement of the parties), the matter shall be resolved by arbitration. The Annual Operating Budget as approved by Owner, or as resolved by arbitration, will be the “Approved Budget” for the applicable calendar year. Manager will obtain Owner’s prior approval for any expenditure which will, or is reasonably expected to, result in a variance of 5% or more of any Approved Budget.

  • Annual Budget Prior to the Closing Date, Borrower has submitted and Lender has approved an Annual Budget for the 2014 calendar year (the “Approved Initial Budget”). Borrower shall submit to Lender by November 1 of each year the Annual Budget relating to the Properties for the succeeding calendar year. During the continuance of a Cash Sweep Period, Lender shall have the right to approve each Annual Budget (which approval shall not be unreasonably, conditioned or delayed withheld so long as no Event of Default is continuing). An Annual Budget approved by Lender during a Cash Sweep Period or any Annual Budget submitted prior to the commencement of a Cash Sweep Period, shall each hereinafter be referred to as an “Approved Annual Budget”. In the event of a Transfer of any Property the Approved Annual Budget shall be reduced as reasonably determined by Lender in consultation with Borrower in order to reflect the removal of such Property and the Operating Expenses associated therewith; provided, further, that no such reduction shall be made in the event such Transfer is made in connection with a substitution under Section 2.4.2(a). If Lender has the right to approve an Annual Budget pursuant to this Section 4.3.2, neither Borrower nor Manager shall change or modify the Annual Budget that has been approved by Lender without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed so long as no Event of Default is continuing). The “Monthly Budgeted Amount” for each Payment Date shall mean the monthly amount set forth in the Approved Annual Budget for Operating Expenses for the Interest Period related to such Payment Date, but excluding management fees, Property Taxes that are required to be deposited into the Tax Subaccount pursuant to Section 6.1 and Insurance Premiums that are required to be deposited into the Insurance Subaccount pursuant to Section 6.2. If during any Cash Sweep Period, Borrower has submitted an Annual Budget and such Annual Budget has not been approved prior to the commencement of the calendar year to which such budget relates then the previous Approved Annual Budget shall continue to be deemed to be the Approved Annual Budget for that calendar year.

  • Capital Budget Any amendment that is mutually agreed upon shall be set forth in writing and signed by both parties. It is acknowledged by Owner that capital expenditures required as a result of an emergency situation shall not reduce amounts available pursuant to the Capital Budget or otherwise hereunder, other than to the extent a Capital Budget item is subsumed within the capital expenditures required as a result of the occurrence of the emergency;

  • Interim Operations Except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement or (z) set forth in Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company Parties covenant and agree that, from and after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, except with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), each of the Company Parties shall, and shall cause their Subsidiaries to, conduct their business in the ordinary course and shall, and shall cause their Subsidiaries to, use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to (1) preserve their business organizations intact and (2) maintain existing relations and goodwill with Governmental Entities and customers, suppliers, employees and business associates. (a) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in furtherance thereof, from and after the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the Company Merger Effective Time, except as (x) required by applicable Law, (y) expressly contemplated or required by this Agreement, or (z) as set forth in the relevant subsection of Section 6.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter (it being understood and hereby agreed that if any action is expressly permitted by any of the following subsections such action shall be expressly permitted under the first sentence of Section 6.1), except with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), none of the Company Parties will and the Company Parties will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to: (i) adopt any change in the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws or DPA's limited liability company agreement, or adopt any material change in the applicable governing instruments of any of their Subsidiaries; (ii) merge or consolidate with any other Person or restructure, reorganize or completely or partially liquidate, except for (A) the Mergers or (B) any such transaction between wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company Parties, or between any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company Parties and the Company Parties, unless reasonably objected to by Parent following consultation; (iii) acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise) (x) any corporation, partnership or other business organization or (y) any assets from any other Person (excluding ordinary course purchases of goods, products and off-the-shelf Intellectual Property), except, following reasonable advanced consultation with Parent, where the consideration in such transaction is not in excess of $2,000,000 individually or $5,000,000 in the aggregate; (iv) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer, encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer, or encumbrance of, any shares of its capital stock or equity interests or the capital stock or equity interests of any of its Subsidiaries (other than (A) the issuance of Class A Shares upon the exercise of Company Options and settlement of Company RSAs and Director RSAs in accordance with the Stock Plan, in each case that are outstanding as of the date hereof or that are issued after the date hereof in compliance with this Agreement, (B) the issuance of Class A Shares pursuant to that certain Exchange Agreement dated as of October 3, 2007, as amended through the date hereof, by and among the Company Parties and certain unitholders of DPA (the “Exchange Agreement”), (C) between wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company Parties or between a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company Parties and a Company Party), or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of such capital stock, or any options, stock units, stock awards, warrants or other rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock, equity interests, convertible or exchangeable securities; (v) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in any Person (other than the Company Parties or any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company Parties) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (including business expense advances to employees) in amounts not in excess of $750,000; (vi) declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock or equity interests (except for (A) regular quarterly cash dividends at a rate not in excess of $0.09 per Class A Share and $0.09 per New Class A Unit, with record dates and payment dates consistent with the prior year, (B) tax distributions not in excess of those provided for pursuant to Section 4.4 of the limited liability company agreement of DPA or (C) dividends paid by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary to the Company Parties or to any other direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary) or enter into any agreement with respect to the voting of its capital stock; (vii) reclassify, split, combine, subdivide or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock or equity interests or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock or equity interests (other than the acquisition in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice of any Class A Shares tendered by current or former Service Providers in connection with the cashless exercise of Company Options or in order to pay Taxes in connection with the exercise of Company Options or the vesting of Company RSAs and Director RSAs or in connection with any obligation under the Exchange Agreement); (viii) incur any Indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee such Indebtedness of another Person (other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company Parties), or issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt security of the Company Parties or any of their Subsidiaries, in each case other than (A) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with a face value or principal amount not in excess of $2,500,000 in the aggregate, or (B) in the ordinary course under letters of credit, lines of credit or other credit facilities or arrangements in effect on the date hereof so long as the total Indebtedness incurred under all such letters of credit, lines of credit or credit facilities does not exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate; (ix) make or authorize any capital expenditures in excess of $500,000 individually or $1,500,000 in the aggregate, other than any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures) consistent in all material respects with the 2013 capital expenditure budget of the Company Parties and their Subsidiaries in effect on the date of this Agreement (a copy of which has been previously provided to Parent); (x) make any material changes with respect to any method of Tax or financial accounting policies or procedures, except as required by changes in GAAP or by a Governmental Entity; (xi) compromise, settle or agree to settle any claims (A) involving amounts in excess of $250,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate, except to the extent reflected or reserved against in the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2012 included in the Company Reports in respect of the claim being settled or (B) that would impose any material non-monetary obligations on the Company Parties or their Subsidiaries or Affiliates that would continue after the Company Merger Effective Time; (xii) make any material Tax election, file any material amended Tax Return, settle or compromise any material Tax liability, enter into any closing agreement with respect to any material Tax or surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund; (xiii) transfer, sell, lease, license, mortgage, pledge, surrender, encumber, divest, cancel, abandon or allow to lapse or expire, xxxxx x Xxxx (other than a Permitted Lien) on or otherwise dispose of any assets, properties or rights of the Company Parties or their Subsidiaries, including capital stock of any of their Subsidiaries that are material to the Company Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except (A) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (B) Liens granted in connection with any indebtedness permitted under this Section 6.1; (xiv) except as required under applicable Law or the terms of any Benefit Plan in effect as of the date hereof (A) grant, provide or increase (or commit to grant, provide or increase) any severance or termination payments or benefits to any current or former Service Provider who is or was an executive officer, a director or other Service Provider earning annual compensation (base salary and incentive opportunities) in excess of $750,000 (any such Service Provider, a “Material Service Provider”), grant or provide for (or commit to grant or provide for) any severance or termination payments or benefits to any other current or former Service Provider other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or increase (or commit to increase) any severance or termination payments or benefits; (B) increase in any manner the compensation or benefits of any current or former Service Provider, except (x) for increases in base salary in the ordinary course where the aggregate increase does not exceed 4.5% percent of the aggregate annualized salaries in 2012 and (y) the payment of bonuses for the 2012 performance year in the ordinary course of business and, with respect to Material Service Providers consistent with past practice, and otherwise in the aggregate consistent with past practice, and not in excess of the amounts set forth in Section 6.1(a)(xiv) of the Company Disclosure Letter; (D) become a party to, establish, adopt, terminate, materially amend (or commit to become a party to, establish, adopt, terminate, or materially amend) any Benefit Plan or arrangement that would have been a Benefit Plan if in effect on the date hereof (other than routine changes to welfare plans) or accelerate the vesting of, or lapse of restrictions on, any compensation for the benefit of any current or former Material Service Provider; (E) cause the funding of any rabbi trust or similar arrangement or take any action to fund or in any other way secure the payment of compensation or benefits under any Benefit Plan; or (F) terminate the employment or services of any Material Service Provider other than for cause, or hire any Person that would reasonably be expected to be a Material Service Provider; (xv) abandon, convey title (in whole or in part), exclusively license or grant any right or other licenses to material Intellectual Property owned or exclusively licensed to the Company Parties or any of their Subsidiaries, or enter into licenses or agreements that impose material restrictions upon the Company Parties or any of their Subsidiaries with respect to its or their use of material Intellectual Property owned by any third party, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (A) except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (1) modify or amend, or voluntarily or prematurely terminate, any Material Contract (other than extensions at the end of term that do not materially modify or amend the terms of such Contract or modifications or amendments to reflect actual services performed), (2) enter into any successor agreement to an expiring Material Contract that materially modifies or amends the terms of such expiring Material Contract or (3) enter into any new agreement that would have been considered a Material Contract if it were entered into at or prior to the date hereof other than any such Contracts that may be cancelled, terminated or withdrawn without material liability to the Company Parties or their Subsidiaries upon notice of 90 days or less or (B) enter into any new agreement that would have been considered a Material Contract pursuant to clause (B), (I), (O) or (Q) of Section 5.1(q) if it were entered into at or prior to the date hereof; (xvii) fail to maintain in full force and effect material insurance policies covering the Company Parties and their Subsidiaries and their respective properties, assets and businesses in a form and amount consistent with past practice; or (xviii) agree, authorize or commit to do any of the foregoing. (b) Each of the Buyer Parties agrees that, from and after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and until the Company Merger Effective Time, it shall not consummate or agree to consummate any purchase or other acquisition of any assets, licenses, operations, rights or businesses (other than as expressly contemplated by this Agreement) that, individually or in the aggregate with any other such purchase or acquisition, is reasonably likely to (i) prevent or materially delay from obtaining any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained from any Governmental Entity in connection with the consummation of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) result in the imposition of a condition or conditions on any such consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations, or (iii) otherwise prevent or materially delay any party hereto from performing its obligations hereunder or consummating the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated hereby. (c) Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to give any Buyer Party, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Company Parties' or their Subsidiaries' operations prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, and nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to give the Company Parties or their Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Buyer Parties' operations. Prior to the Company Merger Effective Time, each of the Buyer Parties and the Company Parties shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries' respective operations. (d) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties hereto, following the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make available to Parent: (i) an estimate of the amounts potentially payable to each Service Provider under any Benefit Plan in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the adoption of this Agreement by holders of shares constituting the Company Requisite Vote or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or in conjunction with any other event, including as a result of a termination of employment or service), including the amount of any “excess parachute payments” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and any excise tax gross-up that could become payable under any Benefit Plans; (ii) complete and correct copies of each Lease; and (iii) true and complete current copies of all material Benefit Plans and, where applicable, (A) the most recently prepared actuarial report or financial statement with respect thereto, (B) the most recent summary plan description, and all material modifications thereto with respect thereto, (C) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 Series) and accompanying schedule with respect thereto, (D) the most recent determination letter with respect thereto, (E) copies of any material written correspondence with a Governmental Entity with respect thereto and (F) any related funding arrangements with respect thereto.

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