Required Filings and Consents None of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company, the consummation by the Company of the Offer, the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, or the Company’s compliance with any of the provisions of this Agreement will require (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing or registration with or notification to, any Governmental Entity, other than (a) the filing and recordation of the Certificate of Merger as required by the DGCL, (b) the Company Stockholder Approval, (c) compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act and other applicable foreign or supranational antitrust and competition laws set forth in Section 4.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (d) compliance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), (e) compliance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, (f) compliance with any applicable foreign or state securities or Blue Sky Laws, (g) filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as may be required by the Company in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (h) such filings as may be required under the rules and regulations of the NYSE and (i) where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits of, or to make such filings, registrations with or notifications to any Governmental Entity, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Authority; No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents (a) The Fund has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Fund have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Fund, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Fund and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Fund, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except that the enforceability of this Agreement is subject only to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Fund does not, and, subject to the approval of this Agreement by the Partners under the FRULPA and the Fund LP Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, (i) conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of the Fund LP Certificate, the Fund LP Agreement or the charter, bylaws, or other organizational document of any of the Fund’s Subsidiaries, (ii) except as set forth on Section 4.3(b) of the Fund Disclosure Schedule, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default (or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any material benefit) under, require a consent or waiver under, or result in the creation of a security interest, lien, claim, pledge, agreement, limitations in the Fund’s voting right, charge or other encumbrance of any nature on any of the properties or assets of the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, contract or other agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets may be bound, (iii) subject to compliance with the requirements specified in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of Section 4.3(c), conflict with or violate any permit, concession, franchise, license, judgment, injunction, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their properties or assets; or (iv) except as set forth on Section 4.3(b) of the Fund Disclosure Schedule, require the Fund under the terms of any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding to which it is a party or by which it or its assets are bound, to obtain the consent or approval of, or provide notice to, any other party to any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding, except in the case of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this Section 4.3(b) for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses, failure to obtain consent or approval or failure to notify which could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Fund Material Adverse Effect.
(c) No consent, approval, license, permit, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration, notice or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for (i) the filing of the Acquisition LLC Articles of Merger with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, the filing of the Fund Articles of Merger with the Florida Department of State, and appropriate corresponding documents with the Secretaries of State of other states in which the Fund is qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business, (ii) the filing of reports with the SEC in accordance with the Exchange Act, (iii) the compliance with any state securities laws, and (iv) any consent, approval, license, permit, order, authorization, registration, declaration, notice or filing, which, if not obtained or made, could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Fund Material Adverse Effect.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, the General Partners have (i) unanimously approved and declared advisable this Agreement to which the Fund is a party, (ii) determined that the transactions contemplated hereby are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Partners, (iii) resolved to recommend approval of this Agreement, the Merger, and the other transactions contemplated hereby to the Partners and (iv) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the Partners for their approval and authorization. As of the date of this Agreement, none of the General Partners have withdrawn, rescinded or modified such approvals, determination, and resolutions to recommend. The affirmative vote of all of the General Partners and the holders of a majority of Fund Interests is the only vote of the holders of any interest in the Fund necessary to approve and authorize this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 4.3(e) of the Fund Disclosure Schedule, to the Fund’s Knowledge, there is no agreement or order binding upon the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their assets or properties which has had or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or materially impairing any current business practice of the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries or the conduct of business by the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted by the Fund or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Fund’s Knowledge, neither the Fund nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any non-competition, non-solicitation or similar restriction on their respective businesses. “Fund’s Knowledge” means knowledge of a particular fact or other matter by Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. or Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, if such individual is actually aware of such fact or other matter.
Third Party Approvals (a) Abraxas and Energy and their respective Subsidiaries, shall cooperate and use their respective reasonable best efforts to prepare all documentation, to effect all filings, to obtain all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all third parties and the expiration or termination of any waiting period under the HSR Act necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations and to cause the Merger to be consummated as expeditiously as practicable.
(b) Each party hereto agrees that it will consult with the other parties hereto with respect to the obtaining of all material permits, consents, approvals, clearances and authorizations of all third parties and Governmental Authorities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and each party will keep the other parties apprised of the status of material matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated hereby. To the extent practicable and in each case subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, Abraxas and Energy agree to (i) cooperate and consult with each other, (ii) furnish to the other such necessary information and assistance as the other may reasonably request in connection with its preparation of any notifications or filings, (iii) keep each other apprised of the status of matters relating to the completion of the transactions contemplated thereby, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by such party from, or given by such party to, any third party and/or any Governmental Authority with respect to such transactions, (iv) permit the other party to review and incorporate the other party’s reasonable comments in any communication to be given by it to any Governmental Authority with respect to obtaining the necessary approvals for the Merger, and (v) not to participate in any meeting or discussion related to the transactions contemplated hereby, either in person or by telephone, with any Governmental Authority in connection with the proposed transactions unless, to the extent not prohibited by such Governmental Authority, it gives the other party the opportunity to attend and observe. In exercising the foregoing rights, each of the parties hereto agrees to act reasonably and promptly.
(c) Each party agrees, upon request, to furnish the other party with all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, directors, officers and equityholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement or any filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of such other party or any of such Subsidiaries to any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
