Authority; Non-Contravention; Approvals (a) The Corporation has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the making of the Merger Filings, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Corporation, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Corporation are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation by the Corporation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Corporation, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by NDI and the NDI Principal Shareholders, constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Corporation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium, reorganization and other laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and general principles of equity and applicable state or federal laws which may affect the availability of equitable remedies. (b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Principals' Agreements, the Escrow Agreement, and the Investor Statement (the Principals' Agreements, the Escrow Agreement and the Investor Statement are collectively referred to herein as the "Ancillary Documents"), by the Corporation, as applicable, does not, and the performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by the Corporation, as applicable, will not, violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration under, or result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of the Corporation under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (i) the respective Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Corporation, (ii) any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, order, injunction, writ, permit or license of any court or governmental authority, domestic or foreign, applicable to the Corporation or any of its properties or assets or (iii) any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, franchise, permit, concession, contract, lease or other instrument, obligation or agreement of any kind to which the Corporation is now a party or by which the Corporation or any of its properties or assets may be bound. Excluded from the foregoing sentences of this clause (b) are such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or creations of liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances that would not, in the aggregate, have a Corporation Material Adverse Effect. (c) Except for the making of the Merger Filings and filings with NASDAQ, no declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, or authorization, consent or approval of, any governmental or regulatory body or authority, domestic or foreign, is necessary for the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Ancillary Documents by the Corporation or the consummation by the Corporation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than such declarations, filings, registrations, notices, authorizations, consents or approvals which, if not made or obtained, as the case may be, would not, in the aggregate, have a Corporation Material Adverse Effect, or affect the Corporation's ability to consummate the Merger.
Required Regulatory Approvals (a) The obligations of each Party under this Agreement are expressly contingent upon (i) each Party receiving all licenses, permits, permissions, certificates, approvals, authorizations, consents, franchises and releases from any local, state, or federal regulatory agency or other governmental agency or authority (which may include, without limitation and as applicable, the NYISO and the PSC) or any other third party that may be required for such Party in connection with the performance of such Party’s obligations under or in connection with this Agreement (the “Required Approvals”), (ii) each Required Approval being granted without the imposition of any modification or condition of the terms of this Agreement or the subject transactions, unless such modification(s) or condition(s) are agreed to by both Parties in their respective sole discretion, and (iii) all applicable appeal periods with respect to the Required Approvals having expired without any appeal having been made or, if such an appeal has been made, a full, final and non-appealable determination having been made regarding same by a court or other administrative body of competent jurisdiction, which determination disposes of or otherwise resolves such appeal (or appeals) to the satisfaction of both Parties in their respective sole discretion. (b) If any application or request is made in connection with seeking any Required Approval and is denied, or is granted in a form, or subject to conditions, that either Party rejects, in its sole discretion, as unacceptable, this Agreement shall terminate as of the date that a Party notifies the other Party of such denial or rejection, in which event the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall cease as of such date and this Agreement shall terminate, subject to NYSEG’s obligation to pay National Grid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 10.3 above) for all Reimbursable Costs. All of National Grid’s actual costs in connection with seeking Required Approvals shall be included within the meaning of the term Reimbursable Costs and shall be paid for by NYSEG.
Non-Contravention; Approvals and Consents (i) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.02(d)(i) hereto, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent and the Merger-Sub does not, and the performance by the Parent and the Merger-Sub of their obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict with, result in a violation or breach of, constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in, or give to any person any right of payment or reimbursement, termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the respective assets or properties of the Parent or the Merger-Sub under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (x) the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Parent or the Merger-Sub, (y) any Laws or Orders of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority applicable to the Parent or the Merger-Sub or any of their respective assets or properties, or (z) any Contracts to which either the Parent or the Merger-Sub is a party or by which either the Parent or the Merger-Sub or any of their respective assets or properties are bound, excluding from the foregoing clauses (y) and (z) conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, terminations, modifications, accelerations, and creations and impositions of Liens, which individually or in the aggregate, could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent or the Merger-Sub or on their ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (ii) Except (x) for the filing of the Certificate of Merger and other appropriate merger documents required by the DGCL with the Secretary of State of Delaware and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which the Constituent Entities are qualified to do business, and (y) as disclosed in Schedule 3.02(d)(ii) hereto, no consent, approval, or action of, filing with or notice to any Governmental or Regulatory Authority or other public or private third party is necessary or required under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Law or Order of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority or any Contract to which the Parent or the Merger- Sub is a party or by which the Parent or the Merger-Sub or any of their respective assets or properties is bound for the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parent and the Merger-Sub, the performance by the Parent and the Merger-Sub of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for such consents, approvals or actions of, filing with or notices to any Governmental or Regulatory Authority or other public or private third party the failure of which to make or obtain could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Parent, the Merger-Sub or the Surviving Corporation or on the Parent's and the Merger-Sub's ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Reporting Obligations and Regulatory Approvals Applicable laws and regulations may require holders and beneficial owners of Shares, including the Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs, to satisfy reporting requirements and obtain regulatory approvals in certain circumstances. Holders and Beneficial Owners of ADSs are solely responsible for determining and complying with such reporting requirements and obtaining such approvals. Each Holder and each Beneficial Owner hereby agrees to make such determination, file such reports, and obtain such approvals to the extent and in the form required by applicable laws and regulations as in effect from time to time. Neither the Depositary, the Custodian, the Company or any of their respective agents or affiliates shall be required to take any actions whatsoever on behalf of Holders or Beneficial Owners to determine or satisfy such reporting requirements or obtain such regulatory approvals under applicable laws and regulations.
Regulatory Approvals; No Defaults (a) No consents or approvals of, or waivers by, or filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority or with any third party are required to be made or obtained by NBT or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by NBT or NBT Bank of this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, except for filings of applications, notices or waiver requests, and consents, approvals or waivers described in Section 4.08(b). As of the date hereof, NBT has no Knowledge of any reason why the approvals set forth above and referred to in Section 6.01(a) will not be received in a timely manner. (b) Subject to the receipt of all consents, approvals, waivers or non-objections of a Governmental Authority required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including, without limitation, (1) approvals, waivers or non-objections of each of the FRB and the OCC, as required (“Regulatory Approvals”), (2) the required filings under federal and state securities laws, (3) the declaration of effectiveness of the Merger Registration Statement by the SEC, and (4) approval of the listing of NBT Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger on NASDAQ, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the Merger) by NBT and NBT Bank do not and will not (i) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, result in a right of termination, or the acceleration of any right or obligation under, any law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, order, permit, license, credit agreement, indenture, loan, note, bond, mortgage, reciprocal easement agreement, lease, instrument, concession, franchise or other agreement of NBT or of any of its Subsidiaries or to which NBT or any of its Subsidiaries, properties or assets is subject or bound, (ii) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Amended and Restated Bylaws of NBT or other organizational documents of NBT or NBT Bank, or (iii) require the consent or approval of any third party or Governmental Authority under any such law, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, order, permit, license, credit agreement, indenture, loan, note, bond, mortgage, reciprocal easement agreement, lease, instrument, concession, franchise or other agreement, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii), for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults which, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on NBT or NBT Bank. (c) As of the date of this Agreement, NBT has no Knowledge of any reasons relating to NBT or NBT Bank (including, without limitation, compliance with the CRA or the USA PATRIOT Act) why any of the Regulatory Approvals shall not be received from the applicable Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Governmental and Regulatory Approvals Approvals from any Governmental or Regulatory Authority (if any) necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained.
Authorization, Approval, etc No authorization, approval, or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority, regulatory body or any other Person is required either (a) for the pledge by the Pledgor of any Collateral pursuant to this Pledge Agreement or for the execution, delivery, and performance of this Pledge Agreement by the Pledgor, or (b) for the exercise by the Collateral Agent of the voting or other rights provided for in this Pledge Agreement, or, except with respect to any Pledged Shares, as may be required in connection with a disposition of such Pledged Shares by laws affecting the offering and sale of securities generally, the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to this Pledge Agreement.
Requisite Regulatory Approvals All Consents required to be obtained from or made with any Governmental Authority in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained or made.
State Approval of Replacement Personnel The Engineer may not replace the project manager or key personnel without prior consent of the State. The State must be satisfied that the new project manager or other key personnel is qualified to provide the authorized services. If the State determines that the new project manager or key personnel is not acceptable, the Engineer may not use that person in that capacity and shall replace him or her with one satisfactory to the State within forty-five (45) days.
Course Approval Approval for dual credit shall be by the LEA and POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION representatives on a course-by-course basis each semester based on the student’s prior coursework, career pathway, and/or academic readiness. There is no state limit to the number of credits a student may earn through dual credit in an academic term; however, the student must meet eligibility requirements.