Authority; Non-Contravention; Approvals (a) Powin Energy has full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and, subject to the Powin Energy stockholders’ approval attached hereto, to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Powin Energy’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and its consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by its board of directors and no other corporate proceedings on its part are necessary to authorize its execution and delivery of this Agreement and its consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for the Powin Energy stockholders’ approval attached hereto. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Powin Energy and constitutes its and binding agreement, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except that such enforcement may be subject to the Enforceability Exception. (b) Powin Energy’s execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and their consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby 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 upon any of their properties or assets under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (i) Powin Energy’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, (ii) subject to obtaining the Powin Energy stockholders’ approval, any Law or Order, injunction, writ, permit or license of any Governmental Authority applicable to them or any of their 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 they are now a party or by which they or any of their properties or assets may be bound, excluding from the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii), such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or creations of liens, security interests, charges or encumbrances that do not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Powin Energy. (c) Except for the filing and clearance of the Information Statement and the Form 8-K with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act and any blue sky qualifications, if needed, no declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, or authorization, consent or approval of, any governmental or regulatory body or authority is necessary for Powin Energy’s execution and delivery of this Agreement or their consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, 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 Material Adverse Effect on Powin Energy.
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.
No Violation; Necessary Approvals Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, nor the consummation or performance by the Company of any of the transactions contemplated hereby, will: (a) with or without notice or lapse of time, constitute, create or result in a breach or violation of, default under, loss of benefit or right under or acceleration of performance of any obligation required under any Law, Order, contract or Permit to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or any of its assets are subject, or any provision of the Company’s organizational documents as in effect on the Closing Date, (b) result in the imposition of any lien, claim or encumbrance upon any assets owned by the Company; (c) require any Consent under any contract or organizational document to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound; or (d) require any Permit under any Law or Order other than (i) required filings, if any, with the SEC and (ii) notifications or other filings with state or federal regulatory agencies after the Closing that are necessary or convenient and do not require approval of the agency as a condition to the validity of the transactions contemplated hereunder; or (e) trigger any rights of first refusal, preferential purchase or similar rights with respect to any of the Shares.
Regulatory Approvals; No Defaults (1) No consents or approvals of, or filings or registrations with, or notice to, or authorizations, permits or declarations of, any Governmental Authority or with any other Person are required to be made or obtained by it or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by it of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger except for (A) filing of notices, and expiration of the related waiting period, under the HSR Act, (B) filings of applications and notices with, and receipt of approvals or nonobjections from, the SEC and state securities authorities, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and Nasdaq, (C) filings under the Exchange Act, (D) the filing of the Certificate of Merger. (2) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (A) constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default), result in any loss of any benefit under, give rise to any Lien, any acceleration of remedies or any penalty, increase any benefit or right of termination under, any law, rule or regulation or any judgment, decree, order, governmental permit or license, or agreement, indenture, note, mortgage, lease or other contract, commitment, agreement or instrument to which it or any of its Subsidiaries or its or their properties is subject or bound, (B) conflict with, constitute a breach or violation of, or a default under, its Constituent Documents or those of any of its Subsidiaries or (C) assuming that the regulatory consents, approvals, authorizations, permits and declarations described in Section 5.04(d)(1) have been obtained and all filings and notifications described in Section 5.04(d)(1) have been made and the expiration or termination of related waiting periods, conflict with, violate or require any consent or approval under any such Law applicable to it or its Subsidiaries or by which any of its or its Subsidiaries' property or assets is bound.
Governmental and Regulatory Approvals Other than the filing of the Articles of Merger provided for under Section 1.3, all consents, approvals and actions of, filings with and notices to any Governmental Entity required by the Company, Parent or any of their subsidiaries under applicable law or regulation to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the failure of which to be obtained or made would result in a material adverse effect on Parent’s ability to conduct the business of the Company in substantially the same manner as presently conducted, shall have been obtained or made (all such approvals and the expiration of all such waiting periods, the “Requisite Regulatory Approvals”).
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.
Governmental Approvals; Consents Except as described in Schedule -------------------------------- -------- 4.3(c), the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Xenon 2 ------ Merger Agreement, the Voting Agreement, the Option Agreement and the Implementing Agreements by Xoom, Xenon 2 and each of their respective Subsidiaries and the consummation by such party of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other governing documents of Xoom, Xenon 2 or their respective Subsidiaries; (ii) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority; (iii) require the consent or approval of any Person (other than a Governmental Authority) or violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision of, constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) or give to any third party any right of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration under, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of the assets of Xoom, Xenon 2 or any of their respective Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any contract or license to which Xoom, Xenon 2 or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or its assets or property are bound; or (iv) violate or conflict with any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Xoom, Xenon 2 or any of their respective Subsidiaries; other than any consents, approvals, authorizations and permits the failure of which to obtain and any violations, conflicts, breaches defaults and other matters set forth pursuant to clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) above which, individual ly or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Governmental Approvals and Consents (a) Each party hereto shall, as promptly as possible, (i) make, or cause or be made, all filings and submissions required under any Law applicable to such party or any of its Affiliates; and (ii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, all consents, authorizations, orders and approvals from all Governmental Authorities that may be or become necessary for its execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Ancillary Documents. Each party shall cooperate fully with the other party and its Affiliates in promptly seeking to obtain all such consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. The parties hereto shall not willfully take any action that will have the effect of delaying, impairing or impeding the receipt of any required consents, authorizations, orders and approvals. (b) The Partnership and Royale shall use reasonable best efforts to give all notices to, and obtain all consents from, all third parties that are described in Section 4.03 and Section 5.03 of the Disclosure Schedules. (c) Without limiting the generality of the parties’ undertakings pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) above, each of the parties hereto shall use all reasonable best efforts to: (i) respond to any inquiries by any Governmental Authority regarding antitrust or other matters with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document; (ii) avoid the imposition of any order or the taking of any action that would restrain, alter or enjoin the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document; and (iii) in the event any Governmental Order adversely affecting the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Document has been issued, to have such Governmental Order vacated or lifted. (d) All analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals made by or on behalf of either party before any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any interactions between Matrix or the Royale Parties and Governmental Authorities in the ordinary course of business, any disclosure which is not permitted by Law or any disclosure containing confidential information) shall be disclosed to the other party hereunder in advance of any filing, submission or attendance, it being the intent that the parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals. Each party shall give notice to the other party with respect to any meeting, discussion, appearance or contact with any Governmental Authority or the staff or regulators of any Governmental Authority, with such notice being sufficient to provide the other party with the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, discussion, appearance or contact. (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.08 shall require, or be construed to require, the Partnership or Royale or any of their Affiliates to agree to (i) sell, hold, divest, discontinue or limit, before or after the Closing Date, any assets, businesses or interests of Royale, the Partnership or any of their respective Affiliates; (ii) any conditions relating to, or changes or restrictions in, the operations of any such assets, businesses or interests which, in either case, could reasonably be expected to result in a Partnership Material Adverse Effect or a Royale Material Adverse Effect, or which would materially and adversely impact the economic or business benefits to Parent, Royale, Matrix, the Partnership or their respective stockholders or partners, of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii) any material modification or waiver of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Consents and Approvals; No Violation Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the respective certificate of incorporation (or other similar document) or by-laws (or other similar document) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or registration or filing with or notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority, in each case, by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except (A) in connection with the applicable requirements, if any, of the HSR Act, (B) pursuant to the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (including a Schedule 13D with regard to the Company Stockholders Agreement in accordance with the Exchange Act) and the NNM, (C) the filing of the Certificate of Merger pursuant to the DGCL and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which the Company is authorized to do business, (D) as may be required by any applicable state securities laws, (E) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under the antitrust or competition laws of any foreign country or (F) where the failure to obtain such consent, approval, authorization or permit, or to make such registration, filing or notification, would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or adversely affect the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration or lien or other charge or encumbrance) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any indenture, note, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of their assets may be bound, except for such violations, breaches and defaults (or rights of termination, cancellation, or acceleration or lien or other charge or encumbrance) as to which requisite waivers or consents have been obtained or which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or adversely affect the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (iv) cause the suspension or revocation of any authorizations, consents, approvals or licenses currently in effect which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; or (v) assuming the consents, approvals, authorizations or permits and registrations, filings or notifications referred to in this SECTION 5.2(F) are duly and timely obtained or made, violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to any of their respective assets, except for violations which would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or adversely affect the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
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.